Immigration Blog Articles, News, and Guides from File Right

Considering filing your green card renewal application through the government’s electronic filing system? Here’s why you shouldn’t—they have a track record of losing paperwork, delivering green cards to the wrong addresses, and even charging applicants double. Luckily, there’s an alternative—FileRight.com. We provide online “do-it-yourself” software and lawyer review services to help you complete

After two weeks of being in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, DREAMer and Daniela Vargas, 22, was recently released, according to her attorney. Vargas was detained by immigration agents after a public appearance in early March where she was critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recent raids across the United

The U.S. exchange visitor immigration program helps the U.S. and the visitor’s home country exchange culture. Before an exchange visitor can get a Green Card, USCIS sometimes requires them to go back to their home country to live for two years. This is the “foreign residence requirement,” or “two-year rule.” The

USCIS InfoPass is a free online service that lets you schedule appointments with USCIS. If you have questions about a pending immigration application or other USCIS services, you can schedule to meet with a USCIS an officer. For your convenience, the InfoPass system is available in 12 languages. To use

Going through the naturalization process can be scary. And regardless of how long you’ve been in the U.S., getting the correct documentation to stay is more intimidating than it needs to be. Instead of struggling through the process on your own, let FileRight make it easier on you. We understand how important

Parents who have become U.S. citizens should file for their child’s citizenship. If you do not apply for citizenship of the child, he or she may face difficulty in obtaining college scholarships, working legally, voting, and enjoying other rights and benefits offered to U.S. citizens. That is why it’s important to

There are a lot of different USCIS forms and because they’re often referred to by just their form numbers, it can be difficult to remember which is which. Form N-400 and N-600 are both forms that have to do with US citizenship. But they have two very different purposes. Form

1. What is an H-1B visa? The H-1B visa is the most popular non-immigrant employment visa in the U.S. It is a temporary visa that allows you to work for a specific employer for a specific amount of time. Companies use the H-1B program to employ qualified foreigners in positions

I’m 30 years old and I’m embarrassed to say I have never been able to vote. I’m politically and civically active, but because of my immigration status I’ve never had this right. For most of my adult life, I’ve been an undocumented immigrant. My immigrant story, my American story, is

After 14 years living undocumented in the U.S., Oralia Basurto’s life drastically changed. Because of a new immigration policy created by President Obama, she was able to do things she could before only dream of — secure a better job, buy a car and live every day without the fear of