Saturday, February 8, 2014

Frequently Asked Questions on Immigration and Naturalization

Q. What is the immigration law ?

A. Immigration is governed exclusively by federal law. The federal Immigration and Nationality Act regulates who can enter the United States on a temporary or permanent basis. It also rules that the government can remove (or " eject " ) from the United States .
Q. What is naturalization ?

A. The act of making a person a U.S. citizen who was not born with that status. An application for citizenship is an application for naturalization .
Q. What are the requirements for naturalization ?

A. You can apply for naturalization if :

you have been a lawful permanent resident for five years,
you have been a lawful permanent resident for three years, are married to a U.S. citizen for those three years , and continue to be married to such a citizen of the United States,
You are a child of lawful permanent resident of the United States citizen parents , or
have qualifying military service. Children under 18 can automatically become citizens when their parents naturalize .

Q. If I am a naturalized citizen, is my child a citizen?

A. Usually if children are permanent residents who derive citizenship by operation of law from their parents naturalized . In most cases , your child is a citizen if all of the following are true:

The ' other parent is also naturalized or
You are the surviving parent ( if the other parent is dead) or
You have legal custody ( . If you and the other parent is legally separated or divorced ), and the child was under 18 years old when his father ( s ) naturalized, the child was not married when the parent ( s ) naturalized, and the child was a permanent resident before his 18th birthday.

Q. What is an immigrant ?

A. A person coming to the U.S. to stay permanently or for an indefinite period of time and make the United States the principal place of residence. A permanent resident of the United States is an immigrant. A person who intends to become a permanent resident is an immigrant .
Q. What is a visa?

A. An authorization granted by a U.S. consul that allows a person to come to a U.S. port or a control point to ask to be admitted to the U.S. for the purpose of special visa. A visa does not give the holder the right to enter the United States , but only the right to ask to be admitted to a control point.
Q. What is an Immigrant Visa ?

A. an immigrant visa is a visa given to a person by a consul of the United States after qualifying for permanent residence . After arriving in the United States , the person will receive a green card . Immigrant visas are issued to those who qualify for residency in the United States . There are various applications for residence permits some are listed below:

Visas and Employment -Based visa special ability

Family Relations Watched

Diversity Visa Lottery

Religious Worker Visa

Watched Investors / Entrepreneur

Refugee / Asylum / Protection Status
Q. What is a Green Card?

A. A Permanent Resident Card , which is commonly known as a green card , is evidence of your status as a lawful permanent resident with a right to live and work permanently in the United States , to travel in and out of the counrty without a visa, to work at any job , and to accumulate time toward U.S. citizenship . It ' also the proof of registration in accordance with the immigration laws of the United States . The Permanent Resident Card is also called Form I- 551.

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