Investment Visa EB-5 This program was created by Congress in 1990 to stimulate United States economy creating new job opportunities by foreign capital investment. It was enacted as a pilot in 1992 and has been reauthorized since then. Investors may qualify to EB-5 by investing in programs designed by USCIS centralized in creating job opportunities. If you want to know USCIS policy on EB-5 adjudications...
If you have plans to apply for a U.S. visa in the near future, get ready to provide information on your social media accounts. The Trump administration is taking all possible steps to tighten visa rules. Now, the administration has unveiled a questionnaire that asks visa applicants for information on their social media accounts. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved new measures...
A lot of people are unaware of the difference between the visa expiration date and the date of expiration of their authorized period of stay. To travel to the U.S. you must hold a passport and a valid U.S visa. You need to get the right type of visa based on the purpose of your trip to the U.S. With a visa, you can travel...
Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Southwest Border Security Release Date: January 4, 2016 For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 (En Español) As I have said repeatedly, our borders are not open to illegal migration; if you come here illegally, we will send you back consistent with our laws and values. In the spring and summer of 2014 we faced a significant...
Q: I came here on a k-3 visa. In the event of the divorce will I lose my visa and my green card or I can apply for 10 years green card and hopefully citizenship (my brother has USA citizenship) ? A: Firstly, I will assume that at the time you entered the United States as a K3, you were not married with your husband for a period longer...
Q: I applied for a fiancé case and filled out all of the paper work and everything that is required. My fiancé had his interview on April 27, 2014 but he received a yellow paper stating that our case needed further administrative processing and that they will call my fiancé for further instructions. My fiancé did receive a call but unfortunately was unable to speak...
Q: My wife and I were married in September in Miami and we are currently living in England. I am American and she is British. Which would be the correct visa needed for her to live and work in the US? How much would it cost and how long would it take to get? A: Your wife is the wife of a United States Citizen and as...
Q: I am a PhD student graduating in August 2014. I got a job at a top US university as a postdoctoral scholar. I recently applied for OPT a few days ago and I am worried about one thing. A few years ago, it took me about a year to get my F-1 visa because I had a “common name” and I went through administrative processing....
A: The acquisition of American Citizenship when born abroad has always been dependent upon the satisfaction of preliminary requirements imposed by law. An indispensable prerequisite to the transmission of citizenship by descent under the laws of the United States is the requirement that the transmitting parent or parents must have resided in the United States. Regarding persons born on or after November 14 of 1986, (the case...
Q: I’m a 60 year old woman who became a permanent USA resident in Dec 2013. My husband has the 10 year bar and was refused by the Embassy to come to the States. He has completed over 7 years of the 10 year bar. The Embassy informed him that I need to apply on his behalf by completing Form I-601 and I-212 in order...
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