Booking a hotel room in the city where your Green Card interview will take place the night before is a smart way to reduce stress and avoid unnecessary complications if you live some distance from the USCIS office. The interview is an important and often...
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I-130 Pending While Petitioner Naturalizes — Notify USCIS
When a person with a Green Card, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, files petition for their foreign spouse, the petition places the spouse in a waiting line called a “family preference category.” This category is reserved for spouses and unmarried...
Bring Additional Evidence of Good Faith Marriage to the Green Card Interview
When a Green Card applicant is applying for a Green Card based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, providing strong evidence of a real marriage is super important. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is very concerned about fraud. USCIS knows that a person...
Be Prepared for Silence in your USCIS Interview
During your USCIS interview, you will almost certainly experience periods of silence while the officer works on their computer. This can happen when the officer is reviewing your file, entering information, or experiencing technical issues. There may be long periods...
Bringing your family to the U.S.: Understanding visas and waivers
The United States is a land of opportunity and a destination for many seeking to build a new life. For immigrants already settled in the U.S., bringing family members to join them can be a significant and heartwarming process. However, navigating the complex world of...
Can your aging parent become a citizen without speaking English?
Perhaps you entered the United States for school or work and then became a citizen. Maybe your parent is the one who originally obtained the right to enter the country and helped you follow. You now feel like your status is secure, but you worry about your parent. The...
Which family members can you help enter the United States?
Immigration often starts with a family relationship. If you have loved ones in another country, you may want to help them enter the United States. Your ability to do so depends on two primary factors. The first is your current legal status in the United States. The...
What happens when a U.S. citizen wants to marry a non-citizen?
Modern communications have made the world a much smaller place. People no longer have to see one another in real life to form a connection. Instead, they fall in love over the internet or through frequent video chats on their phones. You may spend a lot of your day...
How to sponsor a family member for U.S. citizenship
If you are a United States citizen, you can petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to issue citizenship to an immediate relative. The application process varies, depending on the family member or members in question as well as other factors. Start the...

