Archive for the ‘Green Card & Citizenship’ Category
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published an advance copy of amendments to its regulations pertaining to the naturalization of military personnel in the federal register. The amendments are aimed at:
Reducing from three years to one year the length of time a member of the U.S. Armed Forces has ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Amendments, Application for Naturalization, Biographic Information, DHS, Form G-325B, Form N - 400, Green Card & Citizenship, Naturalization, Naturalization of Military Personnel, Ready Reserve of the U.S. Armed Forces, Selected Reserve, US Armed Forces | No Comments »
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released a set of Question and Answers (Q&As) regarding the vaccination requirements for immigrants (including individuals seeking adjustment of status). The Q&As cover the assessments made by the civil surgeon to determine whether an applicant meets the vaccination requirements, but do not ...
Posted in Assessments Made by the Civil Surgeon, Green Card & Citizenship, Permanent Resident, Q&As, USCIS, USCIS’ Q&A on Vaccination Requirements | No Comments »
Monday, December 21st, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced new filing addresses for Form N-400 (Application for Naturalization) in Phoenix and Dallas. Starting immediately, applicants filing Form N-400 at the USCIS Dallas or Phoenix Lockbox must submit the application and all supporting documents and fees to the addresses mentioned in ...
Posted in Application for Naturalization, Dallas, Form N - 400, Form N-400 Filing Location Changed, Green Card & Citizenship, Naturalization, Phoenix, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria ...
Posted in ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Diphtheria, Green Card & Citizenship, Haemophilus influenza type b, Hepatitis A, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Influenza, Measles, Meningococcal, Mumps, Permanent Resident, Pertussis, Polio, Rotavirus, Rubella, U.S. Domestic Population, Vaccination Requirements, Varicella | No Comments »
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires that applicants for immigrant visas and adjustment of status receive all routine vaccinations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for U.S. domestic population. Accordingly, on November 13, 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted specific vaccination criteria ...
Posted in ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Diphtheria, Green Card & Citizenship, Hepatitis A, Hepatitus B, Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Influenza, Measles, Meningococcal, Mumps, Permanent Resident, Pertussis, Pneumococcal, Polio, Rotavirus, Rubella, Tetanus, U.S. Permanenet Residence | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Finally, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) puts an end to a defective federal law that made deceased U.S. citizens’ alien widows ‘ lives miserable. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) interpreted the previous law as, if a citizen spouse dies before the USCIS acts on his/her petition ...
Posted in DHS, Green Card & Citizenship, I-360, Mayorkas, Napolitano, Permanent Resident, USCIS, Widow Penalty Outlawed, Widows and Widowers of U.S. Citizens | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriation Act of 2010, signed by the President on October 28, 2009, has extended the following four programs through September 30, 2009:
E-Verify;
Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program;
Special immigrant visa category for non-minister religious ...
Posted in Certain Religious Workers, Conrod 30 Program, DHS, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriation Act of 2010, E-Verify, EB - 4, EB - 5, EB-5 Visa, Enforcement, Green Card & Citizenship, Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Pilot Program, Immigrant Visas, Investor Pilot Program, J-1 Nonimmigrant Exchange Visitors, Permanent Resident, Special Immigrant Visa Category for Non-Minister Religious Workers, USCIS, USCIS Programs Extended Through September 2012 | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released a Q&A on 2009 Update to the Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Required for Adjustment of Status. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had recently updated the TB Component of the Technical Instructions for ...
Posted in 2009 Update on Tuberculosis for Adjustment of Status, CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Form I-693, Green Card & Citizenship, HHS, TB Screening Required for AOS, Technical Instructions for Medical Examination of Aliens, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
As a part of an elite group called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Recruitment Program (MAVNI) five soldiers from South Korea, India, and Nigeria were granted U.S. citizenship. The U.S. military immigration recruitment program began this year and helps immigrants obtain citizenship by joining the military. Until now, ...
Posted in Green Card & Citizenship, MAVNI Pilot recruitment Program, Naturalization | No Comments »
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
The registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa Lottery program has been officially declared opened by the Department of State (DOS). Interested individuals may submit their entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa Lottery electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT -4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard ...
Posted in DV-2011, Electronic Forms, Electronic Registration System, Eligible Countries, Geographic Regions, Green Card & Citizenship, Registration for Lottery, Special Technology Used, Website Delays | No Comments »
