Dual Nationality
State Department
Publication from the United States Department of State which explains the concept of dual nationality.
Family Sponsored Preferences For Permanent Residence
Linda F. Kaplan
IMMEDIATE RELATIVES Spouses, parents or children (under 21 years of age) of U.S. citizens FIRST PREFE.
How Can I Obtain Permanent Residency Through Marriage?
McCoy Law Office
Each year, over 160,000 citizens of the United States marry foreign-born persons and petition for them to obtain pe.
How do I become a U.S. citizen?
McCoy Law Office
The applicant must be eighteen years of age or older. The applicant must have been a lawful permanent resident f.
Family-Based Permanent Residency Categories
Law Offices of Irani & Wise, PLC
The following family-based preferences have been designated by Congress as groups eligible for permanent residence:.
Documentary Evidence Needed to Establish a Citizenship Claim
State Department
Checklist of the documentary evidence needed to establish a citizenship claim from the United States Department of State.
Tips for United States Visas: Immigrant
State Department
Tips from the United States Department of State on how to obtain an immigrant visa.
Citizenship and Naturalization
Law Offices of Diana P. Atencia
The 14th Amendment to our Constitution provides that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are.
Labor, Employment and Benefits Update
Robinson & Cole LLP
The diversity immigrant visa lottery under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1997 provides 50,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to natives of countries from which immigration has been low over the preceding five years. This program is informally known as the "DV visa lottery," and it will be of interest to companies that employ foreign nationals. Please note that the registration period for this year's lottery begins November 5, 2004.
Tips for United States Visas: Family Based Immigrants
State Department
Tips from the United States Department of State on how to obtain a visa based on relationship to a United States citizen or legal permanent resident.
Waivers, Exceptions & Special Cases
Department of Justice
Summary of the circumstances that may qualify a person for citizenship regardless of the length of residency in the United States.
DHS Issues Rebranded Form I-9
Bonnie K. Gibson of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on June 21, 2005 that a newly updated version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9) is now available. The revised form makes no material changes to the I-9 form.