Immigration Blog Articles, News, and Guides from File Right

If you are applying for a permanent resident card, commonly referred to as a green card, you will need supporting documents. A marriage certificate, or marriage contract, will be required for your petition if you are applying for a green card through marriage. Lost or stolen certificates must be replaced. Challenges

U.S. permanent residency entitles you to live and work in the U.S. legally. Therefore, you are unlikely to face the looming threat of deportation. However, this doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible. Each year, the U.S. deports thousands of lawful permanent residents (10% of all deportations).  Other than failing to renew

Although most naturalization applicants are required to take citizenship tests, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) does make exceptions or offer help to some immigrants. The USCIS also gives special accommodations and assistance to people with disabilities. Learn about these U.S. citizenship test accommodations, exceptions, exemptions, waivers, and additional assistance

Recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), also known as DREAMers, are typically people who entered the United States without inspection as children or who entered the United States lawfully as children but remained in the US after their visa expired. While DACA provides opportunities for DREAMers to live

When filing immigration paperwork, supporting evidence, like a birth certificate, maybe in a foreign language. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires you to translate the document into English when sending supporting evidence. Those translations of evidence and application materials require a simple certification by the person who is translating

If you’re immigrating to the United States on a family-based green card, you may need to have your relative file USCIS’s Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, on your behalf. This form shows that your relative has sufficient funds to sponsor your immigration to the U.S.  If you’re unsure which form you

Individuals sometimes come to the United States for protection from persecution in their home country because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in certain social groups, or political opinions. These expatriates can apply for asylum and get authorized to work.  If you’re a refugee seeking asylum, you may want to

You may have heard the terms DACA, DREAM Act, and DREAMers on the news frequently. Since 2012, these terms have been used interchangeably by various media personalities and in general conversation. Unfortunately, this causes confusion between the two different terms. To understand the difference between DACA and the DREAM Act,

A new Green Card is good for 10 years from the date it was issued (unless it was a conditional Green Card, see below). You are still considered a legal permanent resident after this time; however, a valid card is necessary to prove your legal status to employers and customs

A nadie le gusta rendir un examen. Los nervios, la sensación de que no estudiaste lo suficiente, o quizás el pánico al tener que responder una pregunta … Eso sí, todos nos alegramos cuando se terminó. No es sorprendente que muchos inmigrantes que tienen tarjetas de residencia no soliciten la