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The deferred action process will temporarily postpone the deportation of qualified undocumented immigrants and will allow them to get work permits. Form I-821D, filed by eligible applicants is being accepted by the USCIS. Such eligible applicants will be subject to background checks and they will have to provide biographic and biometric data and the fingerprints […]

Most of the time, an Employment Authorization Document is only made available to those who can work in the U.S. due to a nonimmigrant status and/or through a specific employer. Some people who are waiting to adjust their status to permanent resident would also be eligible for an EAD. But ever since the Obama administration […]

The T visa is a nonimmigrant visa for victims of human trafficking and violence. Victims are the following: People who have been recruited, harbored, transported, provided or obtained for prostitution by force, fraud, or coercion People who have been recruited, harbored, transported, provided or obtained for prostitution by force, fraud, or coercion and are under […]

EAD is an official document that grants permission for an immigrant to work in the United States. It’s necessary to be an EAD holder because the United States does not permit all immigrants to work there. Only Lawful permanent residents or Green card holders and US citizens are allowed to work in the US. Hence, […]

Once you receive your Certificate of Naturalization, have at least one backup copy of it. You can make backup copies of your certificate in case it is lost, damaged, or stolen. Unlawful copying means copying for falsifying or altering the photo, altering the information on the certificate, copying so others may use the certificate, and […]

A permanent resident or a conditional resident in the US who plans to travel abroad for a period of more than one year, needs to get a reentry permit. If your stay outside the US is going to be for a period less than one year, you do not need a reentry permit, your green […]

If you are not eligible to enter the U.S., you must file an Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, Form I-601. Not being eligible to enter the U.S. is referred to as inadmissibility. If Form I-601 is approved, the reasons why you cannot enter are waived. Form I-601 is granted forever even if you […]