Just as a reminder, the Green Card Lottery ends in only a couple of days. Apply now to make sure that you can get permanent residency in the United States! Permanent Residency not only allows one to live and work in the United States, but also grants immigrants the same protection of American infrastructure and [...]

Social media, the exchange of information through personal networks on the internet, is an incredibly powerful force in the new millennium. It has connected us, informed us, bored us and entertained us in unprecedented ways. Many conversations today could not exist without the assistance of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any [...]

If you travel within the United States you need not fill out any form. But there are certain forms that must be filled by international travelers who seek to enter the United States. You must fill the customs declaration form, if you travel to the United States from a foreign country. If you are traveling [...]

Independence Day of the United States is diversely known as the Fourth of July. July 4th has been a national holiday in the United States since 1941. From the year 1776 till date, 4th of July is being celebrated as the nation’s Independence Day. It is because the declaration of Independence was adopted on this [...]

The American Citizens Abroad (ACA) has proposed two changes to US tax laws : To abolish citizenship-based taxation To get all withholding taxes at source on all US passive income that also includes dividends, interest, royalties, etc. of Americans living abroad similarly as the US currently collects withholding taxes on the income generated by US [...]

Legal residency is an immigration status in the United States which allows foreign nationals to live and work within the country on a more or less permanent basis. In most circumstances, immigrants follow the same pathways to permanent residency. However, with the Green Card Lottery, there are a number of steps that can be passed [...]

Green Cards are immigration documents which are only used in the United States to indicate that the holder is a permanent resident of the US. Permanent residency is an immigration status that allows a newcomer to America to live, work, study and travel throughout the country. There are some rights that are not available to [...]

When economists talk about different jobs in an economy they usually divide it into three sectors, sometimes four. It’s relevant to understand the difference because even though the United States has jobs in all of the different sectors, the most important ones in the country are those located in the third sector, the service industry. [...]

A Green Card is the United States document for permanent residency and allows immigrants to live, work, study and travel throughout America for as long as they wish. There is a certain amount of time that a permanent resident must remain within the United States before they can apply for citizenship, but there is no [...]

As a Permanent Resident of the United States you will have the freedom to travel all across the nation without restriction and, indeed, live wherever you would like. When you are considering where to live in the United States consider the American Midwest. Located in the central part of the North American continent between Ohio [...]

The United States’ immigration system can sometimes prove to be tricky, so here we will present a brief summary of how visas and Green Cards work. What is a Visa? Visas are immigration documents that are used all over the world by nearly every country. In the United States they are effectively documents which grant [...]

Priority dates, as they are called by the United States Department of state, are the timeframes issued to visa applicants that indicate when they are able to actually get their Green Cards. Fortunately for those who win the Green Card Lottery, diversity visa winners do not need to have a priority date and they can [...]

A foreign national who wishes to enter the US must first get a US visa, that will be placed in the foreign national’s passport or on the travel document issued by the foreign national’s country of citizenship. Some foreign nationals can enter the US without a visa if fulfill the requirements for visa-free travel. US [...]

If you are an immediate relative of a US citizen, a visa is always available. If you are in a family or employment based preference classification, visa availability is generally determined by: the priority date the preference category you are immigrating under the country the visa will be charged to (usually your country of citizenship) [...]

While mailing your Employment Authorization Document (EAD) application to the USCIS, you must also submit: A copy of Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record (front and back), if available. If you are filing the EAD application under the(c)(9) category, an I-94 record need not submitted. A copy of your last EAD. If no prior EAD has been [...]

Applying for citizenship in the United States requires you to file a variety of forms depending on how you will be applying for citizenship. Below, we have listed some of the forms that you may need to become a full citizenship of the United States of America. Permanent Residency When applying for United States citizenship [...]

September 11th is a very somber day in the United States as it marks probably the worst terrorist act in the history of America. The horrendous nature of the attacks at the very beginning of the new millennium made an indelible mark upon the culture and political climate of the United States. September 11th changed [...]

Illegal immigration has become an dangerous situation in the US. It is estimated that there are 13 million illegals. These figures are only going to get worse as children of illegals become U.S. citizens and put a further drain on social security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other entitlement programs. Many solutions have been proposed on how [...]

Naturalization applicants who want to claim an exception to the English and civics testing requirements “due to physical or developmental disability or mental impairment” should file Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions with the USCIS. But applicants capable of learning or demonstrating the required knowledge and understanding of basic English and civics will not [...]

One of the requirements in the naturalization process is that almost all applicants are required to take an English language and a Civics test. You have to establish to the satisfaction of the interviewing officer that you can read, write and speak basic English and also that you have basic knowledge of US history and [...]

Legal residency is an immigration status in the United States which allows foreign nationals to live and work within the country on a more or less permanent basis. In most circumstances, immigrants follow the same pathways to permanent residency. However, with the Green Card Lottery, there are a number of steps that can be passed [...]

Moving to a different country is a big process and takes quite a bit of research to make sure that it goes smoothly. The period of time that you use to research your moving arrangements should be concurrent with your application to immigrate to the United States. It’s never too early to start! Let’s talk [...]

The United States, being a very large country, has a great number of tourism destination spots throughout. You could potentially spend your entire life exploring this great country and still miss a great deal of it. Travelling the extensive interstate highways of the United States is a very American tradition and permanent residents are of [...]

In the past year there has been a great amount of discussion about changing immigration policy in the United States from both major political parties in the United States. One topic that came up from the Republican side of Congress was what is now casually called the STEM bill. If this bill were to be [...]

A Green Card is the United States document for permanent residency and allows immigrants to live, work, study and travel throughout America for as long as they wish. There is a certain amount of time that a permanent resident must remain within the United States before they can apply for citizenship, but there is no [...]

Free information about the Green Card Lottery can be found very easily, particularly on this website! We’ve been busy putting together articles to help you immigrate using the State Department’s Diversity Visa Program. You can find our top ten articles written about the program here, free of charge. People tend to have a lot of [...]

On May 1, 2013 at 12 pm Eastern Standard Time, the United States Department of State officially opened the electronic-diversity visa website for DV-2014. Applicants who registered between October 2, 2012 and November 3, 2012 for the Green Card Lottery (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery) can now check whether they have won the [...]

The Diversity Visa is an annual immigration program which allows people from countries that usually do not supply immigrants to the United States the chance to immigrate. This program is often called the Green Card Lottery and there are many different rules that should be paid attention to when applying to make sure that applicants [...]

The US State Department is expected to announce the winners for its yearly Diversity Visa Lottery Program on Wednesday May 1, 2013. Immigrants who registered for the Green Card Lottery (As the Diversity Visa is also known) in October or November of 2012 will find out if they will have a chance to immigrate to [...]

If you are looking to apply for the Green Card Lottery you only need to follow some rather simple steps. First, find out if you are eligible or not, then register for the Green Card Lottery. Third, keep an eye on the State Department’s website, then, lastly, you will apply for your very own green [...]

There are various issues related to immigration and there are different US government agencies that handle the administrative tasks related to US immigration. One specific agency is not assigned to deal with all immigration issues. If you are a person who is seeking to immigrate to the United States, seeking employment, or a US citizen [...]

Foreign nationals from all over the world immigrate to the US to reunite with family members, or in search of a better life. Some come for an advanced education, some for a visit, while others work in a wide variety of business sectors, providing services ranging from unskilled labor to highly specialized positions. U.S. Citizenship [...]