Recent Posts in US Citizenship Category
Posted on May 18, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
Every year many persons who are holders of a US green card and who are eligible to apply for US citizenship elect not to do so. Indeed, many people spend decades as a lawful permanent resident (i.e., ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2013 By Heartland Immigration
A USA green green card allows a person to work and live permanently in the United States, and can also lead to USA citizenship. Family-based immigration affords more green cards to the US than any ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2012 By Guest Author
The following is a guest blog post by an author who is not affiliated with Heartland Immigration. ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Persons applying to become a US citizenship through the process of naturalization face, in most cases, a long and often difficult road in trying to achieve their US immigration goals. From filling out ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Many US citizens believe their children are necessarily also US citizens, simply by virtue of the child having a US citizen parent or parents. This is, as many US citizen parents and their children ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
The obtainment of US citizenship through the process of naturalization marks a seminal event in the lives of many persons. Millions of people from all over the globe desire to become a US citizen ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Many green card holders in the United States are content to remain lawful permanent residents and have no desire become a US citizen through naturalization. This is to some extent understandable, as ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Getting US citizenship through the process of naturalization represents a seminal achievement for many immigrants in the United States. Trading in one's green card for US citizenship after meeting ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Lawful permanent residents, i.e., people who have a green card, and who want to acquire US citizenship through naturalization must generally pass an English language test and a civics test. Congress ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
Service in the US military is one of the quickest paths to US citizenship. United States immigration law and policy respect the fact that a noncitizen who serves in the US military puts their life at ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Heartland Immigration
As any experienced immigration attorney will attest, one question that is very commonly asked by people who want to vote in federal elections or who want to travel abroad is this: how can I prove that ...
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