Process of US Citizenship Application Part 2

Complete the Form then Submit

The completed citizenship application form should be accompanied by a copy of your permanent resident card (both front and back of it), 2 passport sized photographs and the filing fee. Find out the USCIS office that has jurisdiction over your area of permanent residence and mail the application package to that particular lockbox facility.

USCIS always recommends a traceable delivery method to be used while dispatching your application. If your application has been accepted by the USCIS, you will receive a notification within a few days. You will then be called in for completing the subsequent procedures.

Ensuing processes after filing the citizenship application:

• Preparing for the Citizenship test
• Taking the Biometrics test
• Taking the Citizenship Test and Interview
• Taking the Oath of Allegiance
• Receiving the Naturalization Certificate

Once you have become a US citizen, make sure to update all your records with this status. Also begin the process of applying for a US passport, for it is the sole privilege of a US citizen. Travels may spring up most unexpectedly, so it is best that you get your US passport as soon as you have become a citizen.

Form I-90 - Renew Expired Greencard

If your green card is expired or about to expire, you should fill a Form I-90 application to renew it as soon as possible. We know that the green card is an important document in the United States, and failing to go throught the green card renewal process might affect the holder's rights and obligations.

But one need not to worry much because renewing an expired green card can be done easily by filing up the Form I-90 online.

For details, visit:
http://www.immigrationdirect.com/greencard/replace-expired-green-card-Form-I-90.jsp

The Dream Act

The Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act) is a bill that will assist to do a proper US citizenship processing to individuals who came to the U.S. illegally as children, only after fulfilling specific requirements from USCIS. After that, these individuals can be qualified for conditional permanent residency under DREAM Act.

For further reading, see resources below:
The Dream Act Legislation
Dream Act Q & A

E-Verify System

Familiar with E-verify?

E-Verify is a system used by businesses - permitting employers to submit the I-9 information of job applicants to a federal database. With the help of the system, it can easily confirm an applicant’s legality an prevent them from hiring an undocumented worker.

Details at:
http://www.immigrationdirect.com/blog/2012/10/what-is-everify/

Ciudadanía Americana and the Hispanic Vote Bank

The Hispanics are one of the major immigrant groups in America. Spanish is a language as common as if not more common than English today. It is no wonder that the phrase 'Ciudadanía Americana' is being heard more and more often these days. The Hispanics are a major vote bank and both the Democrats and the Republicans are trying to woo them.

Europeans seeking US citizenship does not seem to attract as much interest as the Spanish speaking population seems to be doing. Republicans were talking about constructing walls along the Mexican border and increasing patrols to prevent illegal immigration and a lot of new immigration laws have affected Hispanics specifically. But today, the same Republicans have realized that alienating the Hispanic vote bank is not in their best interests.

The EAD Card

Do you know what is an EAD Card?

The EAD Card is known as the Employment Authorization Document (Form I-765). It is the form needed to fill up by a foreign applicant who are stayng temporarily in the United States so they may be able to work in the country.

Upon successful application for the EAD card, the applicant is legally authorized to work in the US for any company or employer.

Read this for more details: EAD Card