Immigration & Citizenship
From a first filing to the oath — and the driver's licence, tax number and school place that hang on it.
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Immigration & Citizenship
What Happens at the Naturalization Interview
The naturalization interview combines an oath, a line-by-line review of your N-400, and the English and civics tests. Here is the order it happens in and what the officer can decide.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Replacing a Lost Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate
Form N-565 is the federal request to replace a certificate of citizenship or naturalization that was lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, or that carries the wrong name.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan and Iraqi Translators
The special immigrant visa programs reward qualifying service to the United States with permanent residence, but they run through two agencies and a chief-of-mission approval step first.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Deferred Enforced Departure: What It Gives and What It Does Not
DED comes from the President's foreign affairs power rather than from a statute. It pauses removal and usually allows work authorization, but it confers no lawful immigration status at all.
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Immigration & Citizenship
The International Entrepreneur Parole Rule
The International Entrepreneur Rule lets DHS parole a founder with a substantial stake in a recent start-up that has attracted qualified investment or government awards, for defined periods.
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Immigration & Citizenship
B-1 Business Visitors Doing Work That Looks Like Employment
A B-1 visitor may meet, negotiate and take orders, but may not perform productive work or draw pay from a U.S. source. The line is drawn by who benefits and who pays.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Getting a Consular Appointment Moved Up
Every U.S. embassy and consulate runs its own appointment system and sets its own expedite criteria. Here is how requests are made, what usually persuades a post, and what does not.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Sponsoring a Parolee on Form I-134A
Form I-134A is the online declaration a U.S.-based supporter files to bring someone through a parole process. It is a personal undertaking to receive and maintain that person.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Country-Specific Parole Programs and What Happens When They End
Country parole programs are created by executive action and end the same way. When a parole period lapses, the person returns to whatever status they had before, which is usually none.
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Immigration & Citizenship
When a Family Green Card Interview Is Waived
USCIS may waive the adjustment interview in defined low-risk categories where the record already establishes eligibility. A waiver is a judgment about the file, not a shortcut you can request.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Aging Out of Dependent Status at Twenty-One
Turning twenty-one ends dependent status for most immigration purposes. The Child Status Protection Act helps in some green card cases and does not help nonimmigrant dependents in the same way.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Driver's Licenses and State IDs for Noncitizens
The federal REAL ID standards govern which state credentials work for federal purposes, but each state decides what else it will issue and what documents it accepts.