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Immigration Articles
What is the DV Lottery?
Published: Oct 15,2011
Once a year, the US Department of State holds what is referred to as the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, to satisfy the intention of the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.
How can I fight a deportation order?
Published: Aug 29,2011
If you are a foreign national faced with deportation from the United States, there are steps that you can take to legally fight deportation. If you have no prior immigration violation or serious criminal convictions, and have significant assets, have lived in the U.S. for a long period of time, and have extensive ties to family members in the United States, your chances of fighting deportation are much greater.
Do I qualify for a Green Card?
Published: Aug 23,2011
The United States Permanent Resident Card, nicknamed the "Green Card," states that an individual has been authorized to live and work in the United States permanently.
Do I qualify for political asylum?
Published: Aug 20,2011
If you are an immigrant or foreign national to the United States and are afraid to return to your home country because you have substantiated fear of persecution in your home country or because you left your home country because it persecuted you in the past, you may qualify for political asylum, which allows you to stay in the United States and lets you apply for and receive your Green Card, which makes you a permanent resident of the United States.
Do I qualify to become a U.S. Citizen?
Published: Aug 16,2011
A person can become a U.S. citizen by one of two ways: by birth or by law. If a person is a citizen from birth then no action is required on their part unless he or she was born overseas to a parent who was a U.S. citizen and the birth was not recorded at the American consulate. If a person wants to become a U.S. citizen by law, they must go through the administrative process of naturalization.
What immigration violations can result in deportation?
Published: Jul 17,2011
There are a number of circumstances under which an immigration violation is severe enough for an individual to be deported, or forcibly removed and banned from the United States. If you are facing deportation, it is important to have a good immigration lawyer who can help you appeal your deportation order to help you stay in the United States (see How can I fight a deportation order?)
What type of work visa should I get to temporarily work in the United States?
Published: Jul 15,2011
If you wish to temporarily work in the United States, there are a variety of different categories of visas for nonimmigrants, or work visas, available for you to apply from. This is because U.S. immigration law requires a work visa for anyone who wants to work in the United States temporarily. (If you wish to be employed in the country permanently, then you can instead get your employer to sponsor you so that you are eligible for your Permanent Residency Card, or Green Card.)
