Useful Information on Immigration
If a Permanent Resident is out of U.S. continuously for more than one year, DHS takes the position that residency has been abandoned. The criteria in determining whether a LPR abandons his residency include purpose of departure, existence of fixed termination date for visit abroad, and objective intention to return to U.S. as place of … Read more
Person applying for citizenship must show good moral character for 5 years (or for a spouse of a United States citizen, 3 years, or for person in the military, 1 year) prior to filing and up to the time of admission. For example, a person convicted of a crime of moral turpitude, multiple crimes or … Read more
USCIS issued a memo on changes to the naturalization interview process. “The only difference from current practice is the sequence – that the English and civics testscan be administered before the interview following the pre-examination check-in process,as opposed to during the actual interview. “ For a copy of the memo, please seehttp://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=25932