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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 agents if you travel outside […]

The high cost of filing the U.S. citizenship application, Form N-400, may give you second thoughts about applying for naturalization. Fortunately, applicants that demonstrate financial need can qualify to pay discounted rates, or even no filing fee, to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when they apply.  The reduced fee, or partial fee waiver, is available

When applying for your permanent resident card, commonly known as a green card, you need to submit a photo. Government-issued identification cards have strict requirements for the photo you can use. If you take the picture yourself, it will likely be rejected. The U.S. embassy or consulate where you apply for a green card will have the

It’s tricky enough figuring out which immigration application to use and answer complicated questions to complete it. But what happens next? What should you expect after you file? With our automated software and informative blog posts, FileRight.com is here to help you at each step along the way. When you submit paperwork to help your

A partir del 2 de octubre de 2020, subirán considerablemente las tarifas de presentación para las solicitudes de ciudadanía estadounidense, tarjeta verde y muchas más. Noticias de inmigración de EE. UU .: El 2 de octubre de 2020, el USCIS implementará nuevos aumentos para muchas aplicaciones y otros beneficios de inmigración. Muchas de las solicitudes presentadas el

Marriage offers a legal path to permanent residency for foreign nationals. Among other requirements, the sponsoring spouse must be able to financially support their spouse. The minimum annual income required to sponsor a spouse for a marriage green card is 125% of the federal poverty guideline levels. This ensures that the sponsoring spouse is financially

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 a normal life, it does

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 the document. The translation and

Are you a long-time green card holder and still unsure about becoming a U.S. citizen? Are you having a hard time wrapping your head around how U.S. citizenship will benefit you and your family? One of the main benefits of naturalization is that it can help protect you and your children from the possibility of deportation. The

There are many benefits to becoming a US Citizen. You probably knew the benefits of citizenship, even before reading the article. So why do the 9 million eligible Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) not become Citizens? There seem to be five major reasons why people don’t become Citizens: #1) Cost Becoming a citizen today will cost you