This is a column created especially for immigrants concerned or unsure of issues pertaining to the U.S. immigration law. The column will answer some of our readers' frequently asked questions and provide responses from qualified immigration attorneys and advocates lobbying for the U.S. immigration cause. A: Once you qualify for citizenship under the U.S. immigration law, you can go ahead and apply, according to the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. Being married to someone who is not yet a permanent resident will not affect your case but, in fact, will help you to help her obtain a green card faster, according to the law. You are eligible to become a naturalized citizen of the United States if you have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and have resided here conti...
... her status under INA ' 245 to that of a lawfully admitted permanent resident. Angelica Maria Delgad... lawfully admitted for permanent residence if (1) the alien makes an application for s...
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, established by the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-603), was designed to provide cash assistance to needy aged, blind, and disabled citizens, and noncitizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence or permanently residing under color of law. Since then, this means-tested program has undergone many legislative changes that affect the eligibility status of noncitizens. This article, presented in three parts, discusses the legislative history of noncitizen eligibility, and details relevant laws enacted since the program's inception; provides current data on the trends and changes of the noncitizen population; and describes the larger population of foreign-born SSI recipients, of which the noncitizens are a part. Data on th...
Over 300 Haitians and thensupporters rallied in front of the White House on June 4 to call on the [Barack Obama] administration to make a decision on granting some 30,000 Haitian immigrants Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The rally was sponsored by the Florida-based TPS Haitian Coalition and Haitian Citizens United Task Force Inc. TPS is the most immediate, least costly form of aid the U.S. can provide, stated the Florida congressman. [Alcee L. Hastings] has a bill, with 40 cosponsors, that he introduced during the 110th congressional session that would make Haitian nationals in the U.S. eligible for TPS and also calls for adjusted immigration status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Well, activists say the signals haven't been strong enough to move Obama....
In order to apply for naturalization, an applicant must be at least 18 years old. The applicant must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. You must have continuously lived in the U.S. for at least 5 years as a permanent resident, prior to applying. In addition, you cannot have a single absence from the U.S. for more than a year. Absences of more than 6 months but less than a year disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence. An applicant must have been physically present in the U.S. for at least 30 months out of the previous 5 years. Generally, an applicant must be a person of good moral character. For example, a person is permanently barred from naturalization if he or she has ever been convicted of murder. A person is also permanently barred from...
...citizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United Sta...
... and the deportation of aliens previously admitted. Before 1996, these two kinds of action occurred i... alien, if the alien had lawfully resided in the UnitedStates for at least seven... in the UnitedStates as a lawful permanent resident since 1974, pleaded guilty tovoluntary ma... "Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who temporarilyproceeded abroad voluntarily and no...
... law judges who serve on the permanent Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals establi...H-1A nurse means any nonimmigrant alien admitted to the United States to perform services as a nurs...citizen; is a U.S. national; is lawfully admitted for permanent residence; is granted the s...
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