The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a WARNING against SCAMMERS, which we copy here word for word: “If someone claiming to be a government official or law enforcement officer calls making threats such as deportation, beware! Hang up and report it! Here’s How it Works A number appears on your caller ID that […]
After you filed your application for a Green Card (Form I-485), you may encounter long DELAYS – six (6) months or more – before being scheduled for an Adjustment of Status interview. Why? Because SECURITY CHECKS have not been completed. SECURITY CHECKS are separate and different from CRIMINAL RECORDS checks. For criminal records checks, the […]
After you filed your application for a Green Card (Form I-485), you may encounter long DELAYS – six (6) months or more – before being scheduled for an Adjustment of Status interview. Why? Because SECURITY CHECKS have not been completed. SECURITY CHECKS are separate and different from CRIMINAL RECORDS checks. For criminal records checks, the […]
Yes. If you are applying for a visa at an American Consulate your tattoos can BITE you. The American Consul can decide that your body art – as ARTISTIC as it may be – actually means that you are, or that you have been, or that there is a risk that you might be in […]
HIV-positive green card applicants can end up stranded for months in countries such as Mexico without access to adequate medical care while they wait for the results of medical tests required for their permanent resident applications. Changing the procedure to allow undocumented green card applicants to conduct the tests in the United States would keep […]
USCIS has advised that it offers immigration relief measures for people affected by natural disasters, such as the severe earthquakes that recently occurred in Ecuador, Japan and Burma and were present in the U.S. when the events happened. The following measures may be available upon request: change or extension of nonimmigrant status if the applicant […]
If you are a Legal Permanent Resident (a Green Card holder), and you applied for naturalization to become an American citizen, and you have the impression that your application is being delayed, and delayed and delayed – you are probably right. It is being delayed. This is especially true if you are a Moslem or […]
Some people don’t have a SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, but they still need a NUMBER. For them, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created an INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN). This number has the same format like a Social Security Number, but always has a 9 at the beginning and a 7 or 8 in the position […]
Yes, WORLD WAR II. The war that ENDED 70 years ago, in August 1945. And the VETERANS? If still living, probably are 90 years old. The U.S. Government estimates that the number of Filipino Veterans of World War II still living in the U.S. is between 2,000 and 6,000. The U.S. Government also recognizes that […]
Medical specialists who agree to practice in any area designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having a shortage of healthcare professionals may be eligible for the physician national interest waiver. Specialty care physicians are eligible for a waiver if they are working in areas identified as shortage designations.
