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Becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen gives you the right to live and work in the country permanently. However, the federal government can investigate whether you obtained citizenship through fraud or other unlawful means. If federal officials contact you about your...
When your family depends on you, deportation, also called removal, can affect more than your immigration status. It may change your children’s care, your spouse’s income, your parents’ medical care and the stability you have built in New York. If you are a nonlawful...
This short guide discusses what happens when USCIS finds that you have committed fraud in a prior application, denies your citizenship application and places you in immigration court proceedings. These days many people who apply for citizenship are being denied...
This guide will discuss the reasons for denaturalization What is Denaturalization Denaturalization is when a person loses U.S. citizenshiip. The person must have naturalized in the U.S. meaning that at some point they applied for U.S. citizenship and the application...
The EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Category allows noncitizens of Extraordinary Ability, along with Outstanding Professors and Researchers, or qualifying Multinational Executive or Managers, to petition for residency in the United States. Of particular interest is the...
It is understandable if a decision by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to deny your application makes you fear that you have lost your chance to immigrate to the United States. However, it is possible to appeal a negative decision against you. There are a...
Immigration tends to look different every year depending on a number of factors. This includes the current administration and its policies, the state of global and national economies, social climate and much more. What does immigration look like in 2023 so far? What...
Naturalization is the process of becoming a citizen of the United States, the same as you would be if the U.S. was your place of birth. Naturalization requires commitment and is not a decision you should make lightly. When you become a naturalized citizen, you have...
Once you secure a green card, you become a lawful permanent resident of the United States under immigration law until one of two things occurs. Either you apply for citizenship and follow the process of becoming a citizen through naturalization, or something happens...
Given that the United States government can deport immigrants for different reasons, it is natural to worry that committing a crime could get you kicked out of the country. It is true that some criminal convictions endanger the residency of foreign residents, but the...