Adjustment of status is the process through which beneficiaries of immigrant petitions can get green cards while in the U.S. They can get green cards while in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant visa without having to return to their home countries to complete visa processing, provided they have an approved immigrant petition. The Form I-485, […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses Form I-797 to communicate with its customers who apply for immigration benefits. There are seven different types of Form I-797. USCIS uses one of the seven different types of forms to communicate with its customers or to provide an immigration benefit. Following are the purposes that the seven different

U.S. citizens and green card holders file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, to establish qualifying family relationship with certain family members who wish to immigrate to the U.S. What happens after Form I-130 is approved will depend on the family relationship the immigrant visa applicant has with the sponsoring U.S. citizen or green card

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is often simply called the Diversity Visa Lottery or DV Lottery. President George H. W. Bush signed it into law in 1990 as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Through the program, each year, the U.S. Department of State issues up to 50,000 immigrant

Si tiene una tarjeta verde de los EE. UU., tiene derecho a vivir y trabajar permanentemente en los EE.UU. De hecho, disfruta de muchos de los beneficios de vivir en el país y  disfruta de todos los derechos y privilegios de ser un inmigrante de los EE. UU. Sin embargo, hay algunos derechos que están

El gobierno de los Estados Unidos permite la doble ciudadanía. Si su país de origen le permite mantener una segunda ciudadanía, es posible que pueda conservar su ciudadanía original mientras disfruta de todos los privilegios de la ciudadanía estadounidense. La ventaja de la doble ciudadanía es que no tiene que renunciar a los lazos con

The form filing fee for Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative is $535. This form is filed by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents for their alien relatives who wish to immigrate to the U.S. The I-130 immigrant petition is used to establish the existence of a qualifying family relationship between the petitioning U.S. citizen

Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), is used to apply for a K-1, K-2, K-3 or a K-4 visa. The filing fee for Form I-129F is $535. K-1 visas are for the fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens. U.S. citizens can apply for K-1 fiancé(e) visas for their fiancé(e)s who they plan to get married to in the

To work in the U.S., you will need to be a permanent resident (green card holder), a U.S. citizen or hold an employment authorization document (EAD). This EAD is commonly known as a work permit. Certain categories of nonimmigrants who seek to work in the U.S. can file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to request

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, needs to be filed by an individual who seeks to apply for legal permanent resident status while in the U.S. through the process called adjustment of status. Read more about the adjustment of status process and the eligibility requirements. Every application must include the required