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It can take several months to get a decision on your green card application, and your immigration status hangs in the balance. Fortunately, you can check on the status of your application through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Before you can do this, you will need a copy of

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

How do adults decide the rules and laws we live by? That’s what the government is for. The United States government makes the rules. Then, the government makes sure they’re followed. The U.S. government also judges any conflicts between the rules. If you want to know how the U.S. government

Generally, green card holders (permanent residents) are considered “resident aliens” in the United States. This means that they are foreign immigrants lawfully recorded as a resident of the country. So, why is it essential to distinguish green card holders as resident aliens? The primary reasons have to do with taxes and a

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Permanent residency cards are known informally as “green cards.” They’ve never been the official name of the document, but it quickly took on the nickname after these cards were first introduced in 1950 as a result of the Alien Registration Act of 1940. Under the Alien Registration Act, foreigners 14 years

U.S. green card holders are considered permanent residents and can travel to Canada without a visa. However, if you are a green card holder, you may need additional documentation depending on how you travel to or through Canada. Flying has the most restrictions. If you’re wondering what you need to

When applying for U.S. citizenship, people often get confused with the continuous residence and physical presence requirements. Of course, they deal with the length of time you’re in the United States. But do continuous residence and physical presence vary, similar to the difference between a U.S. citizen and a U.S. national?

A visa is a permit to visit a country for a certain length of time. It allows governments to track foreigners as they enter and leave a country. In conversations about U.S. immigration, the terms green card vs. visa may seem to be the same. But are they? Here, we’ll

The good moral character naturalization provision allows the United States government to conclude whether a green card holder would be a good fit for U.S. citizenship. To verify good moral character, you need to confirm that you are continuing to be a law-abiding individual free of significant offense arrests.  However,