Delia de la Garza's Legal Blog

Are you a Lawful Permanent Resident who has applied for Naturalization and are pending name checks?  How long have you been waiting?  Did you know that if USCIS has not made a decision on your naturalization case within 120 days, you can do something about it?  USCIS requires a background check when you apply for naturalization.  […]

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If you applied for your U.S. passport because of the new DHS and DOS rule that all persons entering the United States present a passport or other travel document, and have not recieved it yet, do not be alarmed.  ”Effective January 31, 2008, a person claiming U.S., Canadian, or Bermudian citizenship must establish that fact to the examining […]

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If you are planning on traveling to Mexico to go through “consular processing” to get your residency, be aware that USCIS has changed the process for submitting Applications for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility, Form I-601.  Previously, USCIS provided appointments via the Infopass system on the USCIS website.  These appointments have been unavailable for quite some time […]

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USCIS recently increased the fees to apply for immigration benefits in the United States.  Now, the Department of State will be increasing their fees as well.  The DOS attributes the increase to the additional security measures that have been put in place.  The fees will be increased for all visas, immigrant and non-immigrant, including border crossing cards.  […]

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