Welcome back to Immigration Lawyer Blog, where we discuss all things immigration. In this video, we cover a new policy update handed down by USCIS that affects children of U.S. service members and government employees stationed abroad. The new policy update states that certain children of U.S. government employees and…
What happens when you have let your green card expire, and you now want to apply for citizenship? Overview: Under current immigration law, a naturalization applicant is not required to have a valid green card at the time of filing for citizenship. Because of this, individuals with a now expired…
Overview: In this video attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses a new USCIS policy that says that individuals who use marijuana, may be barred from obtaining U.S. Citizenship, even if smoking marijuana is not an offense in that state. This includes individuals who work in the marijuana industry. Under federal law, marijuana…
In this post, attorney Jacob Sapochnick discusses the top reasons applications are denied at their citizenship interview. Requirements to apply for citizenship: In order to become a United States Citizen, you must meet the following general requirements at the time of filing your N-400 Application for Naturalization: You must be:…