VISA2US Blog

For decades, hundreds of thousands of families have entered the US under work visas like the H-1B, which allows the holder to bring their dependent spouse and children. The H-1B permits the beneficiaries and their families to remain in the US for three years, with an optional three-year extension. But what happens to those minors who outgrow their dependent category during that time? Without a visa, they might be deported. However, the Dream Act of 2023 could change that.

The USCIS online N-400 application is an efficient means for applying for U.S. citizenship. This blog details some of the most important considerations for this online filing procedure.

Your sponsor cannot usually withdraw an accepted I-130 unless fraud was involved. For cases still pending, a letter can be written to the USCIS to withdraw the application. In addition, a VAWA self-petitioner can get around a spouse who is trying to withdraw an I-130.

Having a crime of moral turpitude on your record can create many obstacles for those living in the U.S. as non-citizens. Below is a review of the moral turpitude clause and how it affects different classes of immigrants.

Attachment to the principles is required for the Oath of Allegiance. Officers might also use the attachment principles as a guiding resource when looking over applicants N-400 and other supplementary forms provided in their application package.

You won’t lose your green card status for having overdue tax payments, but it might affect other immigration processes such as naturalization and travelling abroad. Make sure you sign up with an IRS re-payment plan to get it figured out.

The N-400 brings up many questions relating to public charge, but also questions that pertain to an applicant's loyalty to the United States and whether or not they might now, or ever, pose as a threat to the order of national security. Through completing this section, USCIS officers will be able to determine one's fitness for being admitted as a naturalized citizen or not.

While some things have remained the same, such as the N-400 application itself, longer processing times and more scrutiny on behalf of the applicant have definitely been on the rise.

Form I-566 is a supplemental form that can be used by government employee dependents to apply for working authorization, and also for principal non-immigrant visa holders to adjust their status, or change to another non-immigrant status. The form is accompanied by an I-485 application when applying for permanent residence.

The military draft is over in the United States, but non-citizen immigrants still need to register for the Selective Service if they want a fair shot at naturalization.