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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing

Over the next month U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will, in phases, resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. What is "Premium Processing"? Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker. Specifically, USCIS guarantees to either issue an approval notice, denial notice

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing

USCIS Re-Opening Updates: Local Offices will restart Services in June

As services begin to reopen, on or after June 4, USCIS offices will reduce the number of appointments and interviews to ensure social distancing, allow time for cleaning and reduce waiting room occupancy. Appointment notices will contain information on safety precautions that visitors to USCIS facilities must follow. All visitors must follow the Guidelines for Entering USCIS Facilities below. Visitors may not enter a USCIS facility if they: Have any symptoms of COVID-19, incl

USCIS Re-Opening Updates: Local Offices will restart Services in June

As services begin to reopen, on or after June 4,2020, USCIS offices will reduce the number of appointments and interviews to ensure social distancing, allow time for cleaning and reduce waiting room occupancy. Appointment notices will contain information on safety precautions that visitors to USCIS facilities must follow. All visitors must follow the Guidelines for Entering USCIS Facilities below. Visitors may not enter a USCIS facility if they: Have any symptoms of COVID-19,

Green Card Holders and their Rights and Responsibilities

Becoming a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) can be an expensive, anxiety inducing process. Even after approval, there are still several rules and responsibilities Green Card Holders must be aware of in order to protect their residency status here in the United States. More importantly, a Permanent Resident's conduct can affect their ability to become a U.S. citizen. The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is called "Naturalization" and most Green Card holders become eligible to

Green Card Holders and their Rights and Responsibilities

How to Maintain your Green Card - Tips and Recommendations

Congratulations on becoming a permanent resident of the United States of America! If you become a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), you maintain permanent resident status until you: Apply for and complete the naturalization process; or Lose or abandon your status. There are several ways that you can lose your status as a lawful permanent resident. Here you can find some tips to not lose your permanent resident status by intentionally abandoning it. Your conduct w

How to Maintain your Green Card - Tips and Recommendations

Unemployment Insurance For Immigrants and Non-Citizens: UPDATED

As an immigrant, can I apply for an Unemployment Insurance Benefits in the event of a layoff, reduction in force (RFI), or termination? It depends. Each state determines a different rule in how it handles unemployment insurance and if someone is considered unemployed or eligible to receive unemployment compensation. In general, first you must be unemployed “through no fault of their own.” Second, you must have enough wages earned or hours worked in their “base period” to esta

Unemployment Insurance For Immigrants and Non-Citizens: UPDATED