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If your spouse is living in the U.S. while you’re waiting overseas for your green card, it is only natural to want to visit. Is it possible? Will it hurt your prospects of receiving your green card quickly? Like so many issues connected with U.S. immigration law, the answers depend on your circumstances. The safest course of action would be…

If you are engaged and either you or your partner is a U.S. citizen, you have two main choices for immigration. The non-citizen partner could apply for a K-1 fiancé visa, or the citizen could sponsor the other partner for a marriage-based green card. The right option for you will depend on a variety of factors, including where you intend…

Si usted está comprometido(a) y usted, o su pareja, es ciudadano(a) estadounidense, tienen dos opciones principales para el proceso de inmigración. La pareja no ciudadana podría solicitar una visa K-1 de prometido(a), o el ciudadano podría patrocinar a la otra pareja para obtener una green card por matrimonio. La opción correcta para usted dependerá de una variedad de factores, incluyendo…

Si su cónyuge está viviendo en los Estados Unidos mientras usted está esperando su green card en el extranjero, es natural que desee visitarle. ¿Es posible hacerlo? ¿Perjudicará sus expectativas de recibir su green card rápidamente? Al igual que muchos temas relacionados con la ley de inmigración de los Estados Unidos, las respuestas dependen de sus circunstancias. El curso de…

When you become a lawful permanent resident of the United States, you’ll receive a green card. Officially known as a Permanent Resident Card, a green card is given to a non-U.S. citizen to serve as a source of identification demonstrating status as a lawful permanent resident with the ability to live and work in the United States. Here’s how to…

Usted recibirá una Green Card cuando se convierta en un residente permanente legal de los Estados Unidos. Oficialmente conocida como una Tarjeta de Residente Permanente, la Green Card se le proporciona a un ciudadano no estadounidense para que pueda servirle como una identificación que demuestre su estatus como residente permanente legal con la capacidad de vivir y trabajar en los…

Typically, becoming a U.S. citizen requires the applicant to live in the United States continuously for five years (three years for those married to a U.S. citizen). An absence from the United States of more than one year will break your continuous residence. An absence between six months and one year will create a presumption that you have broken your…

Por lo general, convertirse en ciudadano de los Estados Unidos requiere que el solicitante viva en los Estados Unidos de manera continua durante cinco años (tres años para aquellos casados con un ciudadano de los Estados Unidos). Una ausencia de los Estados Unidos por más de un año interrumpirá su residencia continua. Una ausencia entre seis meses y un año…

Naturalization is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Generally, you have to be a green card holder for three to five years in order to be eligible for naturalization. Once you meet the eligibility requirements, here’s what you can expect from the naturalization process. Step 1: Application for Naturalization The first step to becoming a U.S. citizen is to…

People who want to become U.S. citizens through naturalization have to meet many requirements, and the application process can be complicated. The challenges increase considerably for someone who owes child support, because failure to support can be a conditional bar to citizenship. However, if you take the right steps to address the issue, it might still be possible for you…