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By Reuben Seguritan The National Visa Center (NVC) was created in 1994 to centralize the immigration visa process and allow the US consular offices around the world to concentrate on adjudicating visa applications. A visa applicant submits all of the required documents to the NVC and the NVC will check the completeness of the documents Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   One of the requirements for naturalization is that “the immigrant must be a person of good moral character.” The immigrant must possess good moral character for the entire period of continuous residence required prior to filing for naturalization, and from the time of filing the naturalization application through the administration of Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   There are several categories under which a foreigner may enter the US as a trainee and then return to his home country after the training is completed. These are B-1 (temporary business visitor); F-1 (student visa), H-3 (nonimmigrant trainee J-1 (exchange visitor), M (vocational student visa) and Q (cultural exchange visitor). Read the full article…

Archana Chatterjee left her loved ones behind in India nearly three decades ago to pursue her medical training in the United States. She missed her parents’ final years and her mother’s funeral since she moved to care for communities far from her own. Today, Chatterjee is one of three pediatric infectious disease specialists in the Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   Naturalization is the process of becoming a US citizen. The immigrant must pay for the fees required and submit the Form N-400 and other necessary documents. There are 3 residency-related requirements: 1. Continuous residence; 2. Physical presence; and 3. Time in district or state. Residence is defined as the “place of Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   A large group of people from Central America are trying to cross the border to the United States. They have been dubbed as the “migrant caravan”. President Trump issued a proclamation on November 9, 2018 stating that anyone who crossed the southern border illegally would not be eligible to apply for Read the full article…

By Reuben Seguritan   A US citizen who wishes to bring his/her fiancé(e) to the US must file an I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) with the USCIS. After processing and approval, the fiancé(e) will be issued a K-1 fiancé(e) visa. This visa is a nonimmigrant visa which will allow the  fiancé(e) to enter the US Read the full article…