All guides — page 2
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Immigration & Citizenship
Getting a Consular Appointment Moved Up
Every U.S. embassy and consulate runs its own appointment system and sets its own expedite criteria. Here is how requests are made, what usually persuades a post, and what does not.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Immigration Consequences of Local Ordinance Violations
Why a city ticket is usually not a conviction for immigration purposes, where that reasoning breaks down, and how the underlying conduct still reaches a discretionary decision.
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Immigration & Citizenship
In-State Tuition and Residency for Immigrant Students
One federal statute limits what states may offer undocumented students, but the actual tuition rules are written state by state and have been repeatedly challenged in court.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Interpreters in Immigration Proceedings
What the immigration court provides in the way of interpretation, what it does not, and how to object when the interpretation going into the record is wrong.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Municipal ID Cards and What They Can Be Used For
A municipal ID is issued by a city to its residents. It works for city services and often for local police, but it proves residence and identity only, never immigration status.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Notario Fraud and the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law
Only attorneys and accredited representatives may give immigration legal advice. Notario fraud exploits a word that means something entirely different in civil-law countries.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Refugee Travel Documents and Returning After a Trip
How a refugee or asylee travels abroad and returns, why the document must be obtained before departure, and the specific risk of returning to the country you fled.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Remote Examination of I-9 Documents
How the alternative procedure for remote document examination works, which employers may use it, and what a worker should expect when a new job verifies documents by video.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Replacing a Lost Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate
Form N-565 is the federal request to replace a certificate of citizenship or naturalization that was lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged, or that carries the wrong name.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Requesting Re-Parole Before Parole Expires
Parole is granted for a set period and does not extend automatically. This explains how to request re-parole in time and what a gap does to work authorization and status.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Social Security Numbers and Cards for Noncitizens
Who can get a Social Security number as a noncitizen, the difference between an unrestricted card and a restricted one, and how to apply without losing time.
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Immigration & Citizenship
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan and Iraqi Translators
The special immigrant visa programs reward qualifying service to the United States with permanent residence, but they run through two agencies and a chief-of-mission approval step first.