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.
Tips For Finding A U.S. Immigration Attorney
Each year, millions of individuals want to migrate to the U.S. They are admitted into the United States because mainly of their legal preferences, individual qualifications and absolute determination in working through with the U.S. Immigration law requirements.
Entering the Green Card Lottery
So many people around the world want to live and work in the United States of America, and have the rights and privileges ? and responsibilities ? of a US citizen. The culture of freedom and opportunity, along with the USA?s excellent record on human rights means that many people are queuing up to get their Green Card.
Spouse Immigration Law - A Beginner?s Guide
Marriages and weddings have their own share of excitement and complexities. Leading a married life is quite simple if the two people are from the same region or even the same country. However, if the people are from a different country, things may be a bit difficult at first.
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.
Green Card Weddings Website Launches New Site at GreenCardWeddings.com
The newly-launched GreenCardWeddings.com, the website of a Boston-based company, offers a unique wedding planning service that includes guidance through the legal process of obtaining green card through the marriage to a United States citizen. With the launch of the website, information on this immigration process is available online 24/7 to interested parties around the world.
Florida Immigration Attorney
There's a new use for immigration law. It's increasingly being used as an anti-terrorism tool and that means Florida immigration attorney have a whole new clientele that feel they're being discriminated against by the US government who targets immigrants they consider likely to be terrorists and charge them with immigration fraud...at least that's what the immigrants claim.The stories are becoming commonplace. Over a year before the attacks of 9/11, one immigrant was under investigation for fraudulent commercial driver's licenses. After the attacks, the FBI pursued the case more vigorously as possibly having a link to terrorism. Any connection to terrorism was quickly dispelled but the Iraqi immig...
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.
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.
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.
Chambers USA 2008 Ranks Charles Kuck as #1 Immigration Attorney in GA and Kuck Casablanca & Odom, LLC as #2 Immigration Law Firm in GA
Charles Kuck, Managing Partner of premier multi-state Immigration Law Firm, Kuck Casablanca & Odom, LLC, was recently named the number one Immigration Attorney in the state of Georgia by the 2008 publication of Chambers USA. Furthermore, the firm itself, Kuck Casablanca & Odom, LLC, was honored as the number two Immigration Law Firm in Georgia.
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.
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.
OutIndex Launches Corporate Citizenship Program
OutIndex (www.OutIndex.com), the leading electronic discovery software company in Europe, today announced a corporate citizenship program focused on children's healthcare issues. The program consists of two components, free electronic discovery processing for pro bono programs and non-profit organization support.
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...
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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:
One is Form I-131 Petition for Travel Document. Technically speaking, your fianc? cannot leave the country until her Permanent Residency is approved, i.e. she gets her Green Card. Getting a Green Card may take a minimum of several months and may take as long as two years.
If she does leave, she may not be readmitted to the United States. The fianc? visa is a visa that allows entry into the US one time. It is not a visa that allows you to come and go in and out of the US at will.
The Form I-131 Travel Document allows your fianc? to travel outside the country before her Green Card is issued.
Technically speaking, there has to be a compelling reason for issuing the Travel Document. The INS is not obligated to issue the Travel Document. You must qualify for it.
The most compelling reason is that a family member is ill and may need your wife to return any time in the next year to her native country. In my case, my wife?s mother is not in the best of health. My wife used this reason for qualifying for the Travel Document.
Be as vague in the timing of your trip(s) and the countries you are planning to visit as possible on your application. If you state you are only going to Russia, and you and your fianc? go to Jamaica for a vacation, the US Passport Officer may question the use of your wife?s Travel Document upon your reentry into the United States.
Employment Authorization The other document you want to apply for at the same time as your adjustment of status is Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization.
The Application for Employment Authorization allows your wife to work while she is waiting for her Green Card to be processed. As stated before, processing of the Green Card can take up to two years.
Your wife has no legal right to work in the United States until she has either a Permanent Residency Card (Green Card) or an Employment Authorization Card.
The Employment Authorization Card is issued right at the time you file your initial application for Permanent Residency, so your wife can start working right after your marriage with this card. The employment authorization card is good for one year. Your wife should hopefully receive her Green Card by then.
The Travel Document requires a five-minute interview. The interview is usually scheduled a few weeks to a few months after your initial application for permanent residency.
The Travel Document is mailed to you a few weeks after the brief interview.
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