If you have only one name, or if your name appears in one line in your passport, your full name goes in the surname field and "first name unknown", or "FNU," goes in the given name. We recommend obtaining a new passport with given and surnames if possible
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On July 15, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it has approved 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (also referred to as the “U visa”) in fiscal year 2010, an important milestone for a program that offers immigration p
Continue reading >>If a birth certificate is incomplete, it is necessary to supply the details through other documents. In some countries, such as India, it is common for the birth to be registered prior to the naming of the child. Thus, birth certificates may not refer to
Continue reading >>If an applicant does not have a birth certificate, then s/he generally must provide an official statement from the local government body where the birth certificate would be on record, if it existed. This statement is a nonavailability certificate, verify
Continue reading >>In most cases, a child born in the United States is automatically a U.S. citizen. All children must be listed on their own I-485 applications. However, a U.S. citizen child does not need to file an application or petition with the USCIS in order to obtain
Continue reading >>An employment-based green card process is premised upon the green card recipient promising to work for the sponsoring employer once the green card is approved. Therefore, once the green card is approved, the green card recipient should work for the sponso
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