Significant financial responsibilities come with immigrant sponsorship if immigrants are unable to support themselves. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) highlights these responsibilities, which could influence immigrants' ability to obtain citizenship. The USCIS... read more
Do You Want to Become an Immigrant Investor in the US?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule regarding changes to the EB-5 Immigration Investor Program that applies to immigrants who want to become U.S. investors. The rule became effective on November 21, 2019. What Is the EB-5 Immigration Investor Program? The... read more
The Backlog for Pending Immigration Cases Has Nearly Doubled
While the Trump Administration has made numerous attempts to curb legal and illegal immigration, the immigration court backlog has swelled from 542,000 cases in Jan. 2017 to more than 1 million as of Sept. 30, 2019, leaving people in Chicago waiting years to have their hearings before an... read more
Coming Soon: New Naturalization Test
Immigrants will be required to undergo a new naturalization test in the near future. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is currently revising the existing naturalization test to make improvements to increase accuracy. Specifically, these revisions will help ensure that the test... read more
USCIS Grants Help Immigrants Prepare to Become US Citizens
On September 26, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the organization would award nearly $10 million in grants to 41 organizations responsible for preparing lawful permanent residents (LPRs) for citizenship. The grants were also intended to help with... read more