Immigration Answers on this Page:
How Do I Renew My Green Card?
How Do I Let USCIS Know If I Have Moved?
I recently filed for Naturalization or a Green Card with the USCIS. How long will that take?
I need a form from the USCIS, but the local office won't give me one. How do I get an USCIS form?
I've tried calling the USCIS to ask a simple question, but can't get through. How do you call the USCIS?
How Do I Become a US Citizen?
Business and Immigration
How Do I Bring My Fiance to the United States?
How Do I Renew My Green Card?
If your card has not expired, you need to complete Form I-90 and take the completed form along with two pictures and the applicable filing fee to an Application Support Center. The closest one is Birmingham Application Service Center.
If your card has expired, been lost or stolen, you need to complete Form I-90 and hand deliver it to the USCIS Office in Atlanta, Georgia.
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How Do I Let INS Know If I Have Moved?
If you have an application or petition pending with Immigration, you should send a letter to the office handling the matter and give them your old address and new address and attach a copy of your receipt for having filed those documents with that particular office.
If you have nothing pending with Immigration and you have moved, it is necessary that you complete form AR-11.
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I recently filed for Naturalization or a Green Card with the USCIS. How long will that take?
If you would like the Congressman to inquire about the status of your Naturalization or Green Card, fill out a Privacy Release Form.
The INS will only allow us to check the status of your application/petition if you give us your consent by filling out the privacy form.
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I need a form from the USCIS, but the local office won't give me one. How do I get an INS form?
Forms are available for download from the USCIS website.
You can request forms be mailed to you on the USCIS website, or by calling 1-800-870-FORM (3676).
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I've tried calling the USCIS to ask a simple question, but can't get through. How do you call the USCIS?
You can also try the USCIS's toll-free number for general questions: 1-800-375-5283.
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How Do I Become a US Citizen?
Visit the USCIS website for information about how to become a U.S. Citizen. Also, you can download a "Guide to Naturalization." This 45-page booklet answers most questions you may have regarding citizenship. You must have Adobe Acrobat to access it.
If you prefer, you can also call 1-800-870-3676 and request form N-400, the Naturalization application, or download it from the USCIS website.
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Business and Immigration
The USCIS web site contains a lot of information related to hiring people who live outside of the U.S. Refer to the INS's H-1B Frequently Asked Questions Page for answers on all your questions regarding hiring employees outside of the U.S.
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How Do I Bring My Fiance to the United States?
If your fiance is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with USCIS on behalf of your fiance. After the petition is approved, your fiance)must obtain a visa issued at a U.S. Embassy or consulate abroad. The marriage must take place within 90 days of your fiance entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days or your fiance marries someone other than you (the U.S. citizen filing USCIS Form I-129F - Petition for Alien Fiance, your fiance will be required to leave the United States. Until the marriage takes place, your fiance is considered a nonimmigrant. A nonimmigrant is a foreign national seeking to temporarily enter the United States for a specific purpose. A fiance may not obtain an extension of the 90-day original nonimmigrant admission.
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