Do I Need a Visa to Travel Abroad?
Do you know what a visa is? In the United States we have two different types of visas: immigrant visas and nonimmigrant visas. Nonimmigrant visas are usually for tourists and business visitors. Those who hold immigrant visas are entitled to stay in the U.S. permanently and eventually apply for citizenship. M ost Americans think visas are only needed by those visiting or …
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The Widow's Penalty
Current immigration law requires deportation of the alien spouse of a U.S. citizen if their marriage does not last past two years. This law was intended to prevent sham marriages where a non-citizen would marry a U.S. citizen to quickly gain legal residency and then just as quickly get a divorce. Now, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, USCIS, argues they are …
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