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Frequently Asked Questions

• Who Has Citizenship By Birth?
  Persons who are born in the United States are citizens at birth unless they are born to foreign diplomats. A person who is born abroad to TWO US citizens is a US citizen if both parents were … more
• What is a motion to reopen?
  If a person within the United States has been denied citizenship, a visa, or other lawful means of staying in the country, they may be ordered to leave the U.S. At the point the removal order … more
• How Do Most People Become U.S. Citizens?
  One way in which citizenship may be achieved is by birth in the U.S., or birth to parents who are U.S. citizens.  If neither of these situations applies, one may pursue naturalization: the … more

Legal Articles

• Overstaying Your Visa
  Visitors to the United States come to the US for a variety of reasons such as to work, to explore, to visit family or to get married.  Many non-citizens wish to remain in the US beyond their visa time limit, but  rather than take the proper legal steps or leave and return to the US, they will take the riskier step of overstaying their visa and staying below the radar of the … more
• What Happens When You Divorce a U.S. Citizen Prior to Becoming a U.S. Citizen?
  The lives of most divorcees change once a divorce is finalized. However, if one of the divorcees is not a United States citizen then that person may face an additional challenge and need to fight for the right to remain in the United States. Generally, when an immigrant marries a U.S. citizen and the couple resides in the United States, the immigrant spouse is provided with a … more

Top Related Immigration Topics

• Green Card Lottery
• Hague Adoption
• Immigration And Naturalization
• Entry Port
• Studying in the USA
• Visa Bulletin
• Visiting the USA - Visas

More Immigration Topics

• Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)
• Hague Adoption
• Immigration And Naturalization
• Port-of-Entry
• Studying in the USA
• Visa Bulletin
• Visiting the USA - Visas