“IMMIGRATION LAW CONNECTION”

This year, in February, the U.S. Army started a new recruiting pilot program for foreign healthcare professionals. Titled “Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest” (”MAVNI”), the new pilot program allows certain non-citizens who are legally present in the United States to join the Army and apply immediately for expedited U.S. citizenship, without first obtaining [...]

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Just earlier this month, USCIS issued some internal guidance on the Naturalization of service members of the U.S. Armed Forces.  The special naturalization provisions are essentially governed by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
These amendments provide certain immigration benefits for any qualifying spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces. [...]

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U.S. immigration law provides for the examination of all persons seeking to enter the U.S. by an immigration officer (CBP), at a port of entry. Once determined not to be a U.S. citizen, the applicant will be inspected as an “Alien”. There are, however, certain classes of aliens who are specifically exempt inspection and may [...]

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This second installment continues and concludes the previous post on the typical types of issues Green Card holders can (and often do) face when returning to the U.S. from abroad.
Conditional Residents.
A conditional resident is admissible if applying before the second anniversary of admission for conditional residence. The conditional resident may also be admissible if he [...]

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When Should I Use Form I-102? incorrect, lost, stolen or damaged Nonimmigrant Arrival – Departure Document.
As a nonimmigrant visitor to the United States, you should use Form I-102 to apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a new or replacement:
Receive a corrected Form I-94, I-94W or Form I-95 if you were issued [...]

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In January, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 into law. This new law amended portions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain spouses of members of the military to naturalize overseas where they are stationed.
Before January 2008, these spouses could only naturalize while physically within the United [...]

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Members and certain veterans of the U.S. armed forces are eligible to apply for United States citizenship under special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In addition, USCIS has streamlined the application and naturalization process for military personnel serving on active-duty or recently discharged. Generally, qualifying service is in one of the following [...]

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