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Greencard for child of a fiancée of a US citizen

March 31, 2010
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Greencard for child of a fiancée of a US citizen

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a child of a fiancée of a United States Citizen or K-2 visa holder can adjust his or her status to Greencard holder or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) even though the child turns twenty-one while the application is pending. The court’s ruling comes from the matter...
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Immigration laws quash many dreams

February 22, 2010
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Immigration laws quash many dreams

UNDER CURRENT U.S. immigration law, there are three primary ways to gain legal entry into the country other than for a limited stay as a tourist. • The first is through the annual “green card diversity lottery,” held each year by the Department of Homeland Security, for citizens of countries that have “low rates...
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U.S.-Canadian marriage costly for couple

February 15, 2010
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U.S.-Canadian marriage costly for couple

Newlyweds Matt and Heather Lopresto knew that every marriage has its ups and downs; they didn’t know that living together would be so difficult. Matt, originally from Corning and now living in Rochester, is a U.S. citizen. Heather, who met her husband in 2005 when both were students at the Elim Bible Institute in...
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STOKES INTEVIEW IN MARRIAGE BASED IMMIGRATION CASES

December 10, 2009
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STOKES INTEVIEW IN MARRIAGE BASED IMMIGRATION CASES

A stokes interview happens primarily in marriage based immigration cases. Very often, U.S. Citizens sponsor their spouses for Permanent Residence to the United States. Upon submission of the documents, the USCIS office forwards an interview notice to the parties to come in for an interview. The interview letter from Immigration clearly describes the documents...
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Immigration meetings show citizenship test takes careful study

December 5, 2009
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Immigration meetings show citizenship test takes careful study

The path to naturalization can be a maze of confusing paperwork, capped by a test in English and U.S. civics. For some, it’s a daunting road. John Macharia is thinking about applying for citizenship after Christmas. The Kenyan from Duluth has lived here 10 years and his children are U.S. citizens, but he and his...
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RENEWING YOUR GREENCARD? WHY NOT NATURALIZE TOO?

November 28, 2009
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RENEWING YOUR GREENCARD? WHY NOT NATURALIZE TOO?

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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16 immigrants sworn in as U.S. citizens at Redding ceremony

November 23, 2009
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16 immigrants sworn in as U.S. citizens at Redding ceremony

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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Congress passes greencard bill for spouses of deceased U.S. citizens

October 24, 2009
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Congress passes greencard bill for spouses of deceased U.S. citizens

Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would make widows and widowers of U.S. citizens eligible for greencard even if their spouses died before their applications were approved. The measure, part of the more than $40-billion Homeland Security appropriations bill, ends the “widow penalty,” which required couples to be married for two years before the...
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