There are many paths to citizenship, whether someone is born in the U.S. or gets married to a U.S. citizen. In a recent post, this blog addressed immigrants and domestic violence. In Miami-Dade, and across other sections of Florida, victims of domestic violence and...
From adjusting to life in a new country to finding work and maneuvering the immigration process, people who move to the U.S. may experience a plethora of hurdles. Unfortunately, some of them may be subjected to illegal discrimination in Miami, Florida, and across the...
Whether someone obtains U.S. citizenship after getting married or moving to the country for work, there are a multitude of ways that people become citizens. In Miami-Dade, and across the whole state of Florida, many people become citizens at the time they are born....
An immigrant who wants to make Florida a permanent home has a number of carefully designed steps to take in order to prove he or she is a good candidate to become a U.S. citizen. One of these is the biometrics appointment, which is when the U.S. Citizenship and...
When you are taking the steps to become a U.S. citizen, you may be thinking of making Florida your permanent home. However, that does not have to mean that you no longer have a home in your country of origin. In fact, many foreign nationals may find the idea of losing...
While people who are born and educated in the United States typically have the advantage of years of schooling to learn what it means to be a citizen, immigrants may not have had the opportunity to study U.S. civics. However, according to U.S. Citizenship and...
Many people in California wish to adopt a child from another country and raise him or her as a U.S. citizen, and if you are considering this option, you may be wondering what immigration laws apply to your situation. In the past, the process included several steps...
The Department of Homeland Security screens foreign citizens who want to live and work in the United States to ensure that they are not a threat to U.S. citizens. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services explains that after you complete immigration documentation...
While some people move to Florida from other countries for temporary employment or education, others come with the intent to stay permanently. There are many steps on the path to naturalization or citizenship, though, and some people may be tempted to put it off until...
If you are working toward naturalization in the United States, there are several steps that you will have to take as a part of the process. One phase in the course of meeting your goal is undergoing and passing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’...
