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Hi Here is a scenario where your feedback is most welcomed: My friend was laid off one month PRIOR TO receiving her I-485 approval notice in the mail, while she was still in H1 (already passed 180 days with AOS pending and obtained work authorization card then). However, she was offered a...

I was reading a note posted by someone else and have the following: =================================== SEC. 102. FIVE-YEAR RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT FOR NATURALIZATION (a) Section 316(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1427(a)(1)) is amended by inserting "after the...

The passport is required at the POE (especially when flying in), even though it may not be required by law. This is because most likely, the BCIS officiers will need to stamp on your passport with a note of your length of absence. If without the passport, you might run through some hassels...

Hi everybody, Given the lengthy processing time of re-entry permit (over 1 year), can we apply for a new permit before the current one expires, just to save time. Thanks.

Hi there, A question that needs your help--a close friend of mine got her green card through employer sponsorship. Shortly (1< month) after it, she got laid off due to economic downturn. She wasn't able to find jobs ever since due to bad economy (3 years already). Her family from overseas...

Hi All, In the following URL, there is a paragraph talking about President Bush's proposal to shorten waiting times for U.S. citizenship. But no details have been found (e.g shorten to how many years?). Does anybody have any further details? Thanks...

Is the new VIST system applicable to green card holders or just foreign visitors only? Can someone attach the link to justify your answer? Thank you.

Can we notify BCIS about change of address via internet or where is the web site for downloading the form in mailing is the only alternative? Thanks.

Hi all, In this web site, there is a place to urge people to sign and to have the citizenship law change so that employment-based GC may have their wait time for citizenship counted from the time when I-485 was filed, which was great! But how likely is this going to be successful?

http://www.visalaw.com/03jun4/9jun403.html HR 2600, ponsored by Rep Eni Faleomavaega (introduced 6/25/2003), to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the requirements for United States nationals to become citizens. =============================== Does anyone have more...

We were previously informed that the new US VISIT sytem is applicable to non-immigrants only, however, according to the web site from Department of Homeland Security, Green Card holders will be subject to it as well, as quoted below: ================================== COLLECTION, USE AND...

My friend's dad was born out of the US in 1932. His grandma is a US citizen that immigrated to the US in the 70's. According to the citizenship law governing children born before May 24, 1934, my friend's dad, who's still living overseas, can derive US citizenship from his mother, who is...

DHS Marks First 100 Days With Plans For New US VISIT System And The End Of NSEERS The Department of Homeland Security reflected on its 100-day anniversary this week with a speech by Secretary Tom Ridge before the National Press Club. Ridge gave an assessment of the department's progress and...

Read the following: http://65.54.246.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=96e17f08b1ced4fa008eab4a309595f5&lat=1052116958&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2evisalaw%2ecom%2f03may1%2f10may103%2ehtml Does the VISIT system mentioned in the article apply to green card holders and US citizens? It...

Some of us have mentioned waiting about 5 months after passing the citizenship interview. How long does it usually take in California? A friend of mine just waited 3 weeks between passing his citizenship interview and taking oath in San Jose, California. Can anyone share anything?

Given that airlines have started swiping green cards over the counter when the PR is leaving the US, as JoeF has mentioned many times, how come the BCIS officers still ask questions like "How long were you gone?" at the POE still? My understanding is that they can already see from their...

Although BCIS states that the reentry permit can be used as passport for travel in case if you can't obtain it from your own countries or for some other reasons, some countries are not accepting it to have their visas to put on. An example will be the Schengen countries that won't put visas on...

Hi, my friend and her husband would like to take a 1-week auto trip to Vancouver, Canada for vacation. They have not been there before and are holding green card. Does anybody have any recent experience with land crossings at the US/Canadian border? What needs to be brought other than green...

Hi, my friend and her husband would like to take a 1-week auto trip to Vancouver, Canada for vacation. They have not been there before and are holding green card. Does anybody have any recent experience with land crossings at the US/Canadian border? What needs to be brought other than...

Hi, my friend and her husband would like to take a 1-week auto trip to Vancouver, Canada for vacation. They have not been there before and are holding green card. Does anybody have any recent experience with land crossings at the US/Canadian border? What needs to be brought other than...