by | | American Citizenship, Avoiding Deportation, Crimes, Deportation, Forgery
The Consequences of Making False Claim to U.S. Citizenship In a recent decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the BIA stated that a foreigner who only claimed on a passport application that she was born in Texas is not only deportable but can never again...
by | | American Citizenship, Conditional Residence, Danger of Travel, Form N-470, Legal Residence, Non-Immigrant Visa, Re-Entry Permit, Visa SB-1
Less than a year: Use your green card If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) returning to the United States from a visit abroad of less than one year, you may apply for readmission by presenting your green card to immigration authorities at a port of entry. (An...
by | | American Citizenship, Immigration Law, Immigration Reform 36, Naturalization
Yesterday morning I woke up to the news that President-elect Barack Obama nominated retired four-star General Eric K. Shinseki, a Japanese-American, to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This will be done by the first Asian-American in that position. The...