Green card holders are lawful permanent residents of the United States. Most of them only need to submit paperwork to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to extend their stay in the country once every 10 years. They can work jobs, marry and...
A fiancé visa, also known as a K-1 visa, allows a foreign national to enter the United States with the purpose of marrying a U.S. citizen. Once married, the foreign national can adjust their status from a visa holder to a lawful permanent resident. One of the...
For a lot of immigrants to the United States, their journey from their old homeland to this one isn’t complete until they become a naturalized citizen. To do that, however, an immigrant has to show that they meet certain criteria, and their application for citizenship...
For many, a fast path to US citizenship results from an illegal crossing and subsequent marriage with a legal citizen. Due to hardship reasons, deportation mostly does not occur. However, an I-601 application may represent a path to remain in the United States. I-601...
The process of becoming a citizen after legally entering the United States is a lengthy one. It can take people years to meet the criteria for naturalization. Even when someone has been in the country for long enough and has avoided criminal charges that might affect...
If you are a United States citizen (or a resident alien) and are married to a non-citizen, who cannot otherwise qualify as a resident alien under either the Substantial Presence Test or the Green Card Test (as explained at the IRS link directly below), then you have...
For many people, the initial path that they choose to enter the United States is a visa. For instance, students who want to study abroad can get a student visa to attend a university in the U.S. Even those who simply want to stay for a short time can get tourist...
The immigration process is quite complicated. You have to meet very specific standards to legally enter the United States, and there are many different stages involved in the process. Most immigrants wait years to become permanent residents, and many never become...
When you entered the United States, you were given an I-94 form as proof of your status as a legal visitor – but it had an end date that you overlooked or simply couldn’t obey for one reason or another. Since you’ve now overstayed your visa, you live in fear of being...
America is known for being home to millions of people from different backgrounds and creeds. This includes not only natives but immigrants, too. Some studies indicate that up to one million people move to the US every year. Why is this the case? What makes the US so...
