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Obtain Strong Support Letters When Seeking Immigration Benefits

By Carolyn Mason, Contributor Support letters can be very helpful in immigration, particularly when seeking naturalization (citizenship), a waiver of something that prevents you from obtaining a visa to enter the country, or when fighting removal (deportation). Strong support letters are critical if there is anything in your background that may lead to discretionary denial of the benefit or relief…

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Enter Now to Win the Green Card Lottery

by Carolyn Mason, Contributor The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is an annual lottery, conducted by the State Department, to distribute applications for 50,000 diversity visas (DV). Winners are randomly selected from on-line entries and there is no fee to enter. There are, however, strict eligibility requirements: entrants must be from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S. (see below),…

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Today’s Immigrant: Dian Alyan Helps Orphans Around the World

By Carolyn Mason, contributor and Tanya M. Lee, Esq. AboutUSvisas attorney Tanya M. Lee had the pleasure of meeting Dian Alyan this past June in Rome, Italy at the Procter & Gamble Alumni Network Global Reunion, where Dian was being honored with the organization’s 2009 Humanitarian Award.  Please read her inspiring story and check out the video below. Dian Alyan…

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Interim Employment Authorization Documents Provided for Nationals of El Salvador

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently announced that interim Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) will be issued to Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who have not yet received a final action on their re-registration applications and whose re-registration applications have been pending for more than 90 days. Initially, the expiration date for Salvadoran EADs was March 9,…

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Warning: All Men Should Register for Selective Service Regardless of Status

By Carol Mason, Contributor IMPORTANT: All men between the age of 18 and 26 who have residency in the U.S. must register for Selective Service, even if they are out of status (overstayed their legitimate period of stay), are undocumented, or have entered the country illegally. Selective Service registration is very important, as many people who may be out of…

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