Foreign citizens looking to live in the US need to get an immigrant visa. One of the ways to do this is to receive a family-based immigration sponsorship from a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. Before anyone applies for a visa designed to reunite families,...
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2 ways to seek asylum in the United States
The United States has two processes for seeking asylum. The goal of asylum is to protect foreign nationals from imminent danger in their home country. However, you need to prove you face persecution if forced to return home to obtain asylum status. According to the...
What is the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program?
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is a lottery for a green card run by the U.S. Department of State. Each year, up to 50,000 immigrant visas become available to people from countries with low levels of immigration to the United States. A random drawing from all...
What legal protections exist for undocumented immigrants?
Undocumented immigrants find themselves in a precarious double bind. They may be the victims of crime or threats of crime, yet they fear going to the police, suspecting they face deportation. The question they encounter is, how do they get information and legal...
How do you remove conditions on your permanent residency?
Marrying a U.S. citizen is one of the more common ways for a non-citizen to become a legal permanent resident of the country. If your marriage was fewer than two years old when you received your green card, though, you probably have a conditional one. To minimize...
Becoming a U.S. citizen through naturalization
When you were born in another nation and wish to live and work permanently in the United States, you may wish to establish yourself as a U.S. citizen through a process known as naturalization. Obtaining citizenship through naturalization is voluntary. Once you do so,...