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Marriage and U.S. Citizenship
An extremely common practice in the USA is for an American citizen (or legal permanent resident) to have a spouse who is a foreign national. When this happens, the citizen most often desires that their spouse shares in the same opportunities and privileges they have as an American citizen.

Travel And Work Permits: Other Important Documents To Get While Applying For Your Green Card
While applying for your adjustment of status, it makes sense to apply for two other INS documents:

American Refugee Policies Violate Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement - Comment by Canadian Immigration Attorney
A Canadian Federal Court judge has ruled that Canada must reassess its reciprocal refugee-protection agreement with the United States, stating that the US is not in compliance with international refugee conventions. Attorney David Cohen comments on the implications for Canada immigration.

Differences Between U.S. Citizenship and Permanent Residency
Permanent Residency provides your wife with most of the benefits of citizenship, with a few notable exceptions.

U.S. Citizenship
There are many wasy to become a U.S. citizen.

Jacobson & Han LLP (greencard4you.com) Immigration Attorneys Warn U.S. Residents About Green Card Renewal Requirements www.greencard4you.com
Jacobson & Han LLP, Immigration Attorneys Warn U.S. Residents About Green Card Renewal Requirements www.greencard4you.com. In August 1989, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS - now USCIS) began issuing "Green Cards" with a 10-year expiration date and required permanent residents to renew their Green Cards every 10 years. In addition, a "Green Card" that is too old, with out-of-date photographs or is damaged, cannot effectively serve as evidence of current immigration status, registration, identity, and employment authorization or re-entry documents. Current Green Cards have an expiration date stated on the front of the card and expire...

What Is A Green Card and How Do I Get One?
Green card is the term used to describe a document that gives a person born in another country the right to live and work in the United States. A green card is usually issued to those people who are permanent resident aliens and who wish to eventually become a United States citizen.

State Citizenship Is Alive And Well
Did the 14th Amendment do away with State Citizenship?"The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1868, creates or at least recognizes for the first time a citizenship of the United States, as distinct from that of the states." Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edition, p.

Green Card: Dont Pay to Get One!
It's amazing. The very first spam ever sent was from a couple of lawyers who offered to help people get a Green Card if they paid the law firm a small fee.

Canadian Citizenship Exam
A condition of acquiring Canadian citizenship is passing the Canadian citizenship exam. All citizenship applicants between the ages of 18 and 54 must write and pass the Canadian citizenship exam in order to become a Canadian citizen. The citizenship test will measure your comprehension of English or French but it will also measure your understanding of Canada. The exam contains questions regarding Canada?s social, economic, and political structure.

Immigration Law - What To Do With Our Parents?
Commonly there is an expectation amongst parents of children in close knit families, particularly when a family is of humble means, that the children will grow up, gain a good education and be successful. Taking this one step further those parents of Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents expect to be able to join their children in Australia as permanent residence and eventually as Australian citizens.

Green Card Lottery Visa
A Green Card Lottery Visa. Boy, what a mouthful! Yet, when you pick it apart and get down to the details, it is really a very simple program. Every year, the United States allows a certain number of people to (legally) enter the country. Each is issued a visa to do so, the so called ?Green Card.? Well, each year, the U.S. Government sets aside between 50,000 to 55,000 of those visas to give out via a lottery held in October.

VisaAmigo.com Introduces Bilingual Immigration Law Forums
VisaAmigo.com, a new immigration law informational website, announced the launch of its immigration law forum feature. The forum will allow users to post questions and comments about immigration law issues and have them answered by an immigration law attorney. Questions may be posted in Spanish or English.

Immigration Law Site Warns Employers that Tougher Restrictions are on the Way
ImmigrationLawHelp.info, a Web site that offers information about immigration issues and help finding an immigration attorney, is offering sound advice to employers thinking about hiring illegal immigrants.

Music & Citizenship: Can Playing a Musical Instrument Help Your Child Become a Better Citizen?
Disregard the popular image of rappers with their ghetto blasters, terrorizing neighborhoods with eardrum-splitting cacophony. Consider instead our delightful school bands and orchestras.