Archive for the ‘Green Card & Citizenship’ Category
Friday, September 18th, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that 13 organizations have been selected to receive federal funding to support citizenship preparation programs for legal permanent residents (LPRs). This funding will also expand outreach on U.S. citizenship, rights and responsibilities, and available educational opportunities and resources. By way of Consolidated ...
Posted in Citizenship Grant, Citizenship Grant Program, Consolidated Security Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, Fact Sheet, Green Card & Citizenship, LPRs, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Under a pilot program, the Army has recruited more than 100 people in Los Angeles allowing immigrants who do not have a green card to join the military. Previously only citizens or permanent residents with green cards have been allowed to enlist. That changed in February when the Army started ...
Posted in Citizenship Insentive List, Green Card & Citizenship, Military Branches, Recruitment Drive, Skilled Healthcare Workers, U.S. Military Operations, Young Indians | No Comments »
Monday, September 14th, 2009
To commemorate the formation and signing of U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day at special naturalization ceremonies throughout the country. For location of ceremony, date and time etc, USCIS has provided related files.
For detailed information, please ...
Posted in Add new tag, Constitution and Citizenship Day, Green Card & Citizenship, Naturalization, Related News, Special Naturalization Ceremonies, U.S. Constitution | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a reminder to special immigrant workers, who have a pending or approved Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant (Form I-360) to file their Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485) on or before August 31, 2009. The ...
Posted in Green Card & Citizenship, Minister (SD-1), Nonminister (SR-1), Petition for Amerasian, Religious Worker Classification, Special Immigrant, Spetember 2009 Visa Bulletin | No Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
An Associated Press (AP) review of government data has found that the number of petitions from employers trying to bring foreigners to work permanently in the U.S. has declined dramatically over the last two years. Amidst economic downturn and high unemployment, the government has received about half the number of ...
Posted in Green Card & Citizenship, Immigrant Visa Availability, Specialized Skills, Weak Job Market, Work-Based Green Cards | No Comments »
Monday, July 20th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Acting Associate Director, Donald Neufeld issued a memo that provides guidance to the field leadership when adjudicating I-751 petitions. Form I-751 is filed by the Conditional Permanent Residents (CPRs) who obtained their status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident ...
Posted in Conditional Permanent Resident, Conditional Resident Status, Eligibility for Waiver, Form I-751, Green Card & Citizenship, Joint Filing Requirement, Notice of Termination, Petitioning Spouse, Service Center ISO, Termination of Marriage | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released a detailed list of Q&As pertaining to immigration information for members of the Armed forces and their families. It includes information on conditional residence, naturalization, certification of military service, initial adjustment interviews for military spouses when husband/wife is overseas, expedited processing ...
Posted in Armed Forces, Green Card & Citizenship, I-360, Naturalization, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Giving respite to alien widow(er)s of U.S. citizens, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two years to them and their unmarried children below 18 year, whose stay in U.S. was in peril after the demise of their U.S. spouses before completing two ...
Posted in Circuit Courts, Deferred Action, Green Card & Citizenship, Immediate Relatives, Immigration and Nationality Act, Janet Napolitano, Legal Status, Widow Penalty | No Comments »
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Owing to a technical glitch and overwhelming high volume at Grants.gov, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided alternative submission instructions for Citizenship Grant Applications (CGA). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not requiring application submission through Grants.gov at this time. The applicants in addition to Grants.gov may ...
Posted in Citizenship Grant Application, DHS, Green Card & Citizenship, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
In its latest issue, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Talking Points, calls for eliminating the employment based (EB) green card backlog, which according to AILA is vital to America’s economic recovery. It states that reforms in the permanent employment-based green card program is need of the hour that would ...
Posted in AILA, Economic Recovery, Green Card, Green Card & Citizenship, talking points | No Comments »
