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How Do I Apply for Resettlement in the United States as a Refugee? Note: The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) is now called the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). What is the United States Refugee Program and Who Benefits? Every year millions of people around the world are displaced by war, famine, […]

How Do I Apply? If you believe that you are in need of protection, you may wish to make your concern known to the UNHCR or to an international non-profit voluntary agency. If either of these organizations is unavailable to you, you should contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. Where appropriate, a representative from […]

Every year millions of people around the world are displaced by war, famine, civil unrest, and political unrest. Others are forced to flee their countries in order escape the risk of death and torture at the hands of persecutors. In mid-1998, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated the world’s population of refugees and […]

Overview A lawful permanent resident is a foreign national who has been granted the privilege of permanently living and working in the United States. If you want to become a lawful permanent resident based on the fact that you have a relative who is a citizen of the United States or a relative who is […]

Immigration through the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE) of 2000 The Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 (LIFE Act), among other things, allowed certain people residing in the U.S. who (although they might be eligible for an immigrant visa) are currently barred from adjusting their status to become permanent residents without having […]

VISA PROCEDURES The Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, provides U.S. citizens with two options for facilitating the immigration of future spouses to the United States: the K-1 fiance visa and the alien-spouse immigrant visa. In many cases, the processing time for a fiance visa is shorter than that for an alien spouse. Fiance visa […]