Family Based Green Cards Approved by USCIS
We just had two family based green card petitions approved by USCIS.
Khadija DerrickSeptember 30, 2024
I was born in the United States as the child of a foreign diplomatic officer. Do I get U.S. citizenship at birth? If not, how can I become a U.S. citizen?
In short, no -- a child born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer does not receive U.S. citizenship at birth. However, many employees of foreign governments -- including consular officials -- are not considered “foreign diplomatic officers”…
Do I need to pass an English language test to get a green card/U.S. citizenship? What about the civics test?
Applying for a green card You will not have to complete a language test at your green card interview. However, with your green card application (more specifically, with your I-944 form, you will have to submit evidence about your English…
Jenny ZhanDecember 4, 2020
Can I register an E-2 company so I can bring employees from my home country if I am a naturalized U.S. citizen?
An E-2 visa is a great option if you want to start a business in the U.S., you have invested a substantial amount of money in the U.S. or you are in the processing of investing the money, and you plan to…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 21, 2020
I filed the I-751 Petition to remove conditions on my Green card. Can I travel outside the U.S. after the I-751 petition was filed? Can I keep working once my green card expires?
If you obtained your green card based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen and you have been married to the U.S. citizen for less than 2 years on the day you obtained your green card, your green card will…
Jenny ZhanMay 8, 2020
What is derivation of citizenship? How can I derive citizenship through my parent(s)?
There are several ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, you automatically obtain U.S. citizenship if you are born in the U.S. If case you are born outside the U.S. and one (or both) of your parents are U.S. when…
Jenny ZhanDecember 20, 2019
I am a U.S. citizen and I want to sponsor my parents for a Green Card. What documents do I need to submit to USCIS to demonstrate the parental relationship?
If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your parents for a Green Card, you will need to submit evidence demonstrating the parental relationship. I was born in wedlock and I want to sponsor my parents for…
Jenny ZhanDecember 16, 2019
I am a U.S. citizen, which members of my family can I sponsor for a green card? Who are my immediate relatives? Can my immediate relatives get a green card?
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can sponsor certain family members for a green card. There are two categories of family members you can sponsor: your immediate relatives and relatives you can sponsor through family preference categories. The benefit…
Jenny ZhanOctober 8, 2019
USCIS Provides New Definition for Residency for Citizenship Applications. Children of U.S. Government Employees and Military Stationed Overseas No Longer Considered Residents
If you are a U.S. citizen and your child was born outside the U.S., your child may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. However, simply being born to a U.S. citizen parent is not enough for the child to get the…
Jenny ZhanAugust 28, 2019
One McPassport with a Side Order of Fries to Go, Please!
In lighthearted and joyous news today, the U.S. Embassy in Vienna has announced on Facebook that the U.S. Ambassador to Austria, Trevor Traina, signed a McAgreement with the McDonald’s chain in Austria. The agreement stated that any American citizens in…
Jenny ZhanMay 28, 2019
I am a U.S. citizen and my child was born abroad. Is my child a U.S. citizen? What should I do after my child is born? Can my child get a U.S. passport?
If you are a U.S. citizen and your child was born outside the U.S., your child may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. However, simply being born to a U.S. citizen parent is not enough for the child to get the…
Jenny ZhanApril 22, 2019
What is the Adam Walsh Act? How can the Adam Walsh Act limit the immigration rights of a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder?
Form I-130 is an immigration form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) by a U.S. citizen or Green card holder who wants to get a green card for an immediate or close relative. I-130’s can be…
Jenny ZhanApril 10, 2019
If I was born abroad to a US citizen parent, does that make me a US citizen?
Acquisition of citizenship is the legal term given to children born to U.S. citizens abroad who automatically become U.S. citizens at birth. Simply being born to a U.S. citizen abroad is not enough—certain U.S. residency requirements of the U.S. parent…
IanScottJune 15, 2017
Can I Apply for an E-2 Visa When I Have a Pending Green Card Immigration Petition?
E-2 Investor Visa An E-2 visa is an investor visa granted to entrepreneurs who want to start or buy a business in the United States. If you are a national of one of the E-2 Visa Treaty Countries and you…
IanScottOctober 26, 2016