USCIS field office in Las Vegas approved an I-751 petition and N-400 citizenship petition for our client. Our client originally obtained his conditional 2-year green card based on his marriage…
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USCIS field office in New York just approved a citizenship application for our client, a national of United Kingdom. Our client originally got her green card based on employment sponsorship…
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The USCIS field office in New York just approved a citizenship application for our client, a national of the United Kingdom. Our client originally obtained her green card through employment…
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We just had an N-400 citizenship petition approved by the USCIS NYC field office.
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This is a special provision for U.S. military service members to become eligible for citizenship based on military service during designated periods of hostilities pursuant to Section 329 of the…
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Section 319(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, “INA” allows for the surviving spouse, child or parent of a deceased U.S. Citizen military service member who died during a period…
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Pursuant to Section 329A of the Immigration Act, certain noncitizens of the United States may be eligible for U.S. citizenship after their passing away if they meet certain eligibility criteria.
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A Legal Permanent Resident “LPR” who is married to a U.S. service member can naturalize outside the United States if he meets the requirements pursuant to section 319(e)(2) of the…
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Applicants for Naturalization based on military service can be permanently barred based on being discharged or exempted from military service based on the applicant being a noncitizen of the United…
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This is a special provision for U.S. military service members to become eligible for citizenship based on military service during peacetime pursuant to Section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality…
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I am a Legal Permanent Resident living in the US for 10 years. Last year I was convicted of a marijuana related offense. Will this conviction affect my green card…
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In short, traveling to certain U.S. territories is, for purposes of U.S. immigration law, considered travel within the United States. Specifically, travel to Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,…
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The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution makes clear that, in general, a person born in the United States is a U.S. citizen. But what counts as the “United States”…
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California District Court Judge White has blocked the Department of Homeland Security’s fee increase, originally slated to take effect on October 2, 2020. The October 2 fee increase would have…
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USCIS announced that its planning to furlough of 70% of its employees on August 31 unless Congress acts on the agency’s $1.2 billion emergency funding request. Since March, USCIS has…
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced new application fees that will take effect on October 2, 2020. This new announcement will increase the application fees for most application types.…
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After halting all in person interviews and naturalization ceremonies for 3 months since March amid the coronavirus pandemic, USCIS has resumed naturalization ceremonies last week. Naturalization involves the filing of…
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There are a number of factors that can derail the citizenship process. There are outlined below. You can find out more about citizenship by clicking here. Disqualifying Factors Criminal Convictions…
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USCIS announced today that U.S. service members and veterans can now file for naturalization online. Naturalization is the process a legal permanent resident must go through to become a U.S.…
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Scott Legal, P.C. just had a green card approval for a petition based on marriage. The applicant completed the adjustment of status interview and the green card was approved a…
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