Sarah Farnan used to dream of working the Shamu show at Sea World. Now she just wants a way to stay in the United States, at least until her college graduation. A Bright Futures scholar in her junior year at the University of South Florida, Sarah could be deported back to England when she...
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Tags: England, Gus Bilirakis, Immigration, Interest group, Permanent residency, SeaWorld, United States, University of South Florida
Posted in E-2 | 11 Comments »
An increasing number of Koreans are immigrating to the U.S. through an investment program as the U.S. has loosened immigration restrictions in order to boost its economy hit hard by the global economic crisis. In 1990 the U.S. government began granting permanent residency, or greencards, to immigrants who invest over US$1 million in the...
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Tags: Add new tag, Economy, Federal government of the United States, Immigration, Investment, Permanent residency, Residency, Tuition, United States
Posted in EB-5 Visa | 20 Comments »
President Obama has his hands full during this difficult legislative session (2009). Health care and the war in Afghanistan seem to have taken all his energy. Immigration reform has been passed over. It seems than congress does not have the time, or the will to tackle immigration reform at this time and possibly not...
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Tags: Code of Federal Regulations, Homeland Security Department, Law, Law of the United States, Permanent residency, Police, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security
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Q:I’ve been a US legal permanent resident for almost ten years, and my green card visa is expiring soon. What is the current procedure for renewing it? A: Immigrants filing applications to renew permanent resident cards, commonly known as “greencards,” need to file Form I-90 (which can be downloaded at www.uscis.gov) with US Citizenship...
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Tags: Law, Permanent residency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States nationality law, US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Clutching a rolled-up American flag in one hand, Mahmoud Saad couldn’t stop grinning today as he sat beside 15 other immigrants in a jury box inside a Redding courtroom. After all, the 26-year-old Egyptian Chico State University electrical engineering student had been waiting for much his life to recite the words that would make...
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Tags: Immigration, Permanent residency, Pledge of Allegiance, San Francisco, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States nationality law
Posted in Greencard News | 3 Comments »
Association House of Chicago will kick off its first of a series of monthly citizenship workshops on Nov. 21. The event will assist qualifying lawful permanent residents (Greencard) with everything they need to fill out the application for naturalization. Bilingual volunteers will be on hand to assist in filling out the application. Lawyers will...
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Tags: Chicago, Driver's license, Health care, Permanent residency, Social Security, Social Security number, United States, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Posted in naturalization | 2 Comments »