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R-1 visas are temporary work visas issued to foreigners who have been offered jobs in the U.S. as religious workers. This category is meant for foreigners who work in religious occupations or who are ministers and who wish to come to the U.S. to work here temporarily. They can come to the U.S. on R-1 […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the renewal process for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Deferred action is nothing but a discretionary determination to postpone the removal action of an immigrant as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Undocumented youth who receive this temporary status will be allowed to remain legally

The date of adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the official U.S. flag is celebrated as Flag Day. June 14 was proclaimed as the official date for Flag Day in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. This day is not a federal holiday but many U.S. states celebrate this day as a state holiday. The

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a new version of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization that must be filed to obtain U.S. citizenship. USCIS will only accept this new form that has a revision date 9/13/13. Applicants must complete all the sections of the form and answer all the questions completely. Since the

Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, is the form that must be filed to get a certificate of citizenship. This does not apply to those who receive citizenship through the naturalization process but to those who derive or acquire citizenship from their parents. People who were born outside the U.S. to U.S. citizens, have

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started to accept Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal requests. USCIS has already granted DACA to more than 560,000 youth. Eligible undocumented youth who have not previously applied for this program also can apply for DACA now. Those who have already received DACA can now file applications

L-1 non-immigrant visas allow international companies to transfer qualified foreign workers to their parent, branch, affiliate, or subsidiary companies in the U.S. These visas are for intra-company executive transferees seeking to work in the U.S. This visa category also allows foreign companies that do not have an affiliated office in the U.S. to send their

USCIS recently announced that it will publish a new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status renewal form. USCIS has not yet published a new form but the deferred action recipients can now start preparing for renewal. Prospective applicants can start collecting the required supporting documentation. Supporting documents submitted with previous applications for DACA need not

After taking the Oath of Allegiance, the newly naturalized U.S. citizens need to do the following. Register to Vote Naturalized U.S. citizens can take part in the election process and vote in federal elections. Registering to vote is the first step in the voting process and the new citizens can do that soon after they