1. Adoption
- I am interested in adopting a foreign child. How do I do it?
- Who is considered an orphan?
- Who is eligible to file a petition on behalf of an orphan?
- What is the fastest way to bring a foreign-born child into the United States ?
- What if I have already identified a child?
- What kind of information will I (and my spouse) be required to provide to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
- What kind of information about the child will I be required to provide to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
- Can I adopt a foreign child and bring him or her to the United States without involving the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
- Can I adopt a child from anywhere in the world?
- Where can I file my application?
- If I am a United States citizen, will my adopted child become a United States citizen too?
2. Asylum
- What is asylum?
- What is a refugee?
- Where can I learn more about asylum?
- What is the difference between defensive and affirmative asylum?
- I would like to apply for affirmative asylum. How do I do it?
- I have more questions about asylum. Where can I find answers?
- I am an asylee / refugee. How do I obtain lawful permanent resident status?
3. Diversity Visa Lottery Program
- What is the diversity lottery?
- Who is eligible to enter the Diversity Visa Lottery Program?
- How do I apply?
- How much does the lottery cost?
- How do I know if I have won?
4. E Visa: Treaty Traders and Investors
- Who qualifies as a treaty trader or a treaty investor?
- Where do I file?
5. F Visa: Students
- Who qualifies for a student visa?
- How do I apply for an F-1 visa?
- How can I change my nonimmigrant status to become a student if I am already in the United States?
- How do I apply for permission to change schools?
- Can I bring my spouse and children with me to the United States?
- How long will I be able to stay in the United States?
- Will I be able to work while in the United States?
- Will I be able to travel outside the United States?
6. H1B Visas: Specialty Workers
- What types of workers are categorized as H1B?
- What are the terms and conditions of the H1B classification?
7. I-360: Battered Spouses and Children
- What is different about applying for lawful permanent residency as a battered spouse or child?
- Who is eligible to self-petition?
- What are the basic requirements?
- What is a blanket L petition?
- How do I apply for immigration benefits as a battered spouse?
- Can you explain the process in detail?
8. Immigration through Business
- I have a permanent employment opportunity in the United States. How do I establish lawful permanent residency in the United States?
- I am an employer who wants to sponsor someone for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States. How does this process work?
- Who is eligible for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States?
9. Immigration through Family
- I want to sponsor a relative to immigrate to the United States . What qualifications must I meet?
- I want to become a lawful permanent resident because I have a relative who is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States . How does this process work?
- Why do I have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available?
- How can I find out when my immigrant visa number will be available?
- What are preference categories?
- I am a United States citizen, and I want to bring my spouse to the United States. How do I do it?
- I am a lawful permanent resident of the United States, and I want to bring my spouse to the United States. How do I do it?
- I was married to my spouse before I became a lawful permanent resident. What should I do?
- What is conditional residence?
- How do I file a petition for my spouse?
- How do I find the status of my visa petition?
- Can my spouse come to live in the United States while my petition is pending?
- Who may petition for the immigration of a parent to the United States?
- How do I file a petition for my parent?
- How do I find the status of my visa petition?
- Who qualifies as a child?
- Who qualifies as a son or daughter?
- Who may petition for the immigration of a child, son, or daughter to the United States?
- How do I file a petition for my child, son, or daughter?
- How do I find the status of my visa petition?
- Who qualifies as a sibling?
- Who may petition for the immigration of a sibling?
- How do I file a petition for my brother or sister?
10. Immigration under the National Interest Waiver for Physicians in Underserved Areas
- What are the benefits of the National Interest Waiver for Physicians in Underserved Areas?
- What are the petition requirements?
- What are the time limits of required service?
11. L1 Visas
- Who qualifies as an Intracompany Transferee?
- What documentation is required to submit an L-1 petition?
- How can an employer file for an extension of an individual L-1 petition?
- What is a blanket L petition?
- What requirements must an employer meet before it can file a blanket L petition?
- What happens after approval of an employer's blanket L petition?
- How can an employer file for an extension of a blanket L petition?
12. Medicaid
- Do I qualify for Medicaid?
- Does the five-year bar apply to immigrants who are applying for emergency care only?
- Where can I obtain more information about Medicaid?
13. R1 Visa: Religious Workers
- Who qualifies as a religious worker?
- What documentation is required for an R-1 visa?
14. Temporary Visitors
- Am I eligible to enter the United States on a temporary basis?
- Can I apply for an extension of stay in the United States?
- Can I apply for a change of my nonimmigrant status?
15. Temporary Workers
- What is a temporary worker visa?
- I am an employer petitioning on behalf of a temporary worker. How do I file a form I-129?
- Does a visa guarantee my worker's entry into the United States?
- When should I file?
- What fees are involved?
