Client With Special Needs Granted U.S. Citizenship
Our office would like to publicly thank USCIS Raleigh Durham for its generous accommodation for a recent client with special needs. Our office has helped several clients with mental and physical disabilities obtain lawful permanent residence and U.S. citizenship. Each client has unique needs regarding their disability, and their ability to request a possible waiver of the government and citizenship test, English language test, or the Oath of Allegiance required for citizensh
Unavailability of EB-2 India for September - what does this mean for EB-2 and EB-3 Applicants?
Introduction Recent news reports suggest that the U.S. Department of State may make EB-2 India "unavailable" until the end of this fiscal year - that is, until September 30, 2014. This means that for the year 2014, the 7% per country cap for EB-2 applicants has likely been already reached or will be reached immediately. While this is a rare move because USCIS fiscal year ends only on September 30, 2014, and not before that, this should not cause panic amongst EB-2 or EB-3 a
Increasing Costs of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship
On September 12, 2014, the U.S. Department of State will increase the fee for renouncing U.S. ctiizenship by more than 100%. The fee, which was earlier $450.00, will be now $2,350.00. The Department of State derives the general authority to set the Administrative Processing of Formal Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship fee from the general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C. § 9701. See, e.g., 31 U.S.C. § 9701(b)(2)(A) (“The head of each agency . . . may prescribe regulations estab
