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Why hire an immigration attorney or lawyer?

Can immigration lawyers speed up the immigration process?

What is a green card?

Who is eligible to receive a green card?

Do immigration laws vary by state or is it all federal law?

What is immigration law?

What is the definition of an immigrant for immigration law?

Can a U.S. citizen file an application to adopt a foreign-born child before the citizen has identified a child to adopt?

Can I adopt a child from any country?

What is the United States asylum program and who benefits?

Who is eligible for asylum?

Can I apply for asylum even if I am in the United States illegally?

Will I have to undergo a background check if I apply for asylum?

Can I apply for asylum if I have been convicted of a crime?

Who determines whether I will be granted asylum?

What happens if I am granted asylum?

Can a grant of asylum be terminated?

Do I need an immigration attorney to help me with my immigration case?

When can I retain legal counsel in my immigration case?

What are the benefits of having an immigration attorney assist me?

How can I afford an immigration attorney?

How should I choose an immigration attorney?

How much will an immigration attorney cost me?

If I have a legal problem involving United States immigration law, when should I retain an immigration attorney?

Can an immigration attorney ever help to speed up the resolution of an immigrantion or nationality matter?

How do immigration attorneys bill legal fees?

Who is born a United States citizen?

Are children of American parent(s) born outside of the United States citizens of the United States?

Are children with only one American parent citizens of the United States?

Are children born in the United States from foreign parent(s) citizens of the United States?

Are children born abroad with American grandparents citizens of the United States?

How do I get proof of my American citizenship?

What are the costs of applying for citizenship?

Can I become a United States citizen?

What does it take to become a United States citizen?

Why should I become a United States citizen?

What happens if my application for United States citizenship is denied?

How do I become a naturalized citizen?

What are the requirements for naturalization?

When does my time as a permanent resident begin?

Will United States CIS provide special accommodations for me if I am disabled?

How long will it take to become naturalized?

Where can I be fingerprinted?

What if I cannot make it to my scheduled interview?

If United States CIS grants me naturalization, when will I become a citizen?

What should I do if I cannot go to my oath ceremony?

What can I do if United States CIS denies my application?

Can I reapply for naturalization if United States CIS denies my application?

What can I do if I lost my certificate of naturalization for proof of citizenship?

Do I need a new permanent resident (alien registration) card when United States ICS issues a new version of the card?

If I am a United States citizen, is my child a United States citizen?

If I am a U.S. citizen, but my child does not meet the requirements, can I still apply for citizenship for my child?

How do I become a United States citizen if I already have a green card?

How do I become a United States citizen through my family or relatives?

How do I request citizenship for my spouse and children?

Can I become a United States citizenship through a H1 work visa?

Can I become a United States citizenship through any type of visa?

Where do I present or submit my citizenship application?

How long does the citizenship application process take?

When and where do I go to take the citizenship test?

What If I am not able to go to my appointment, can I reschedule for a later date?

What type of questions are included in the English and civic sections of the citizenship or naturalization test?

Once I pass the naturalization test, do I automatically become a United States citizen?

Can a fee for immigration related services be waived?

I have an green card and have been offered Canadian permanent residency. Will there be a problem?

What is the wet-foot dry-foot law?

What is the basis for being deported? What are the consequences of deportation?

How is the deportation process initiated?

Can a deportation or removal order be appealed?

What is cancellation of removal related to being taken into immigration custody?

What is the present deportation policy for crime?

How do aggravated felonies affect deportation?

I am now on probation. Will the government deport me?

What is a deportable offense?

Is dual citizenship possible?

Does United States law forbid dual citizenship?

Do you lose your American citizenship if you move to another country with the intent of living there for a long time?

Do people who want to become naturalized United States citizens have to take an oath giving up their old citizenship?

Does serving in a foreign army result in automatic loss of United States citizenship?

Is it against the law to have more than one passport?

A United States customs official told me that the United States does not recognize dual citizenship. Is that true?

I am engaged to a United States citizen. When we get married, will I automatically get dual citizenship?

Do I need to be registered in a United States university or institution to apply for a student visa?

Can my dependents or spouse obtain a derivative visa?

Where can I download forms to apply my student visa?

Can I obtain a green card if I have a student visa?

Can I stay in the United States on my student visa after I finish my studies?

When does a foreign fiance, admitted into the U.S. for the purpose of getting married, have to leave the United States?

What is the alien registration number?

What does immigration intent mean?

What happened to INS?

Can foreigners get a Social Security number?

Why does my Social Security card says not valid for employment?

Can I obtain permanent residence through investment?

Can I obtain permanent residence through marriage to a United States citizen?

Can I become a permanent resident through relatives?

Do green card holders need to join the military?

How long is a green card valid?

I have a green card and plan on traveling out of the United States for a long time. Can I keep my green card?

Why did the priority dates for some categories move back by a number of years?

How long is the I-693 medical form valid?

How do I need to provide the medical examination?

On which date am I considered a permanent resident: the I-485 approval date, or when I later returned to the U.S.?

I received a notification that my I-485 was forwarded to the local United States CIS office. Will there be an interview?

My service center or local office has very long processing times. Can I use a different office?

Do I need to file the I-485 at the service center or at the local office? Do I have a choice?

Do I need to file the medical exam together with the I-485?

What is the quota backlog and what are the priority dates?

Why is the backlog different for Mexico, China, India, or the Philippines?

Does my category backlog of four years mean I can get a green card four years from now?

At what point in the process is it important that my priority date is current?

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Martin Sweet is a visiting assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He teaches and researches in the area of American Politics and Constitutional Law. He earned his J.D. in 1995 from the University of Minnesota Law School and his Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 2005, he was co-awarded by the American Political Science Association for the nation's best dissertation in the area of public law. Martin is the author of Merely Judgment: Ignoring, Evading, and Trumping the Supreme Court, published by the University of Virginia Press, and is a regular political and legal contributor on television.


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