Tag: Case Law
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Reschedule A USCIS Biometrics Appointment
HOW TO RESCHEDULE YOUR USCIS BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT Your biometrics appointment is for you USCIS to collect your fingerprints and a photograph of you for running security clearances and checking your identity and criminal record. Your biometrics appointment notice will arrive on USCIS Form I-797C with a location of a biometrics service center as well as…
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Documents Checklist for Naturalization Application
Application for Naturalization for U.S. Citizenship Form: N-400 Online: Online application is available but not required Filing Fee: $640 Biometrics Fee: $85 biometrics fee (Total Fee: $725) Do not send original documents unless specifically requested. TRANSLATIONS: If you submit any documents (copies…
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FAQ: Freedom of Information Act
ASK A QUESTION Have a question that isn’t answered on this page? submit your question using this form and it will be added to the page. If you provide your email we will send the answer to your email as well (your email address will not be shared with anyone). Please enable JavaScript in your…
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HOW TO: Make A FOIA Request
How to use the Freedom of Information Act to request a copy of your A-File (or Alien File) from Immigration to see all documents and other information that the U.S. Government has regarding your past immigration filings, entries, stops by immigration, How to File With USCIS How to File With CBP How to File With…
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USCIS Pushing Online FOIA Requests Hard
The Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States’ federal law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. Federal Government upon request [full text of 5 U.S.C.§552]. The act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure procedures,…
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Temporary Protected Status Extension and Redesignation for Ukraine & El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan
Temporary Protected Status Extension and Redesignation for Ukraine On Aug. 18, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Ukraine for TPS for 18 months. The extension of TPS for Ukraine allows current beneficiaries to retain TPS through April 19, 2025, if they meet eligibility requirements. Existing beneficiaries of TPS for Ukraine seeking…
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UNLAWFUL PRESENCE BARS CAN RUN IN THE US, BIA & USCIS AFFIRM
UNLAWFUL PRESENCE AND THE THREE/TEN-YEAR-BAR Under the unlawful presence grounds of inadmissibility, the three- and ten-year bars at INA § 212(a)(9)(B) penalize people who are present in the US. without any lawful immigration status for more than 6 months and 12 months respectively. This could be overstaying a visa by failing to depart the US.…
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Petty Offense Exception
The “petty offense exception” applied to a person with only one conviction for a crime involving moral turpitude (CIMT). Eligibility for the petty offense exception. Only one CIMT, Punishment under 6 months. Max term of imprisonment under one year.
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False Claim to U.S. Citizenship
Inadmissible and deportable for making a false claim to U.S. citizenship. INA § 212(a)(6)(C)(ii); INA §237(a)(3)(D). A person who falsely represents or has falsely represented themselves to be a U.S.citizen for any purpose or benefit under the INA or any other federal or state law is inadmissible anddeportable Therefore, as written, DHS could apply these…
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Passport Style Photos For USCIS
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE “PASSPORT STYLE PHOTOGRAPHS” THAT USCIS REQUIRES WITH CERTAIN APPLICATIONS AND VISA PETITIONS? USCIS requires that you provide photographs of yourself with your visa petition or with certain immigration benefit applications (asylum, adjustment of status, employment authorization, and others). Below are USCIS’ requirements for the “passport-style photographs” that must be…
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INFORMATION & RESOURCES
INFORMATION & RESOURCES Immigration Court Immigration Appeals VISAS & CITIZENSHIP Helpful Links Templates & Samples WebEx Court Links Immigration Judge Stats Immigration Judge approval rates and statistics for the NY Immigration Courts. Read Here “In this nation of immigrants and their descendants, we have become so obsessed with rooting out, locking up and packing off…
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USCIS Launches Online Appointment Request Form
USCIS is now allowing for people to schedule an in-person appointment at USCIS using an online form. It will no longer be necessary to call the USCIS 1-800 number, say ‘infopass,’ then talk to a rep to schedule an appointment. It’s nice of USCIS to bring back this option that used to exist but they…
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