Haitian TPS Finally a Reality

Haiti Temporary Protected Status

(TPS) Designation Announced

Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that she was designating Haiti  for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a move that will make many Haitian nationals  eligible for U.S. immigration benefits.

Eligible Haitian nationals who were in the United States as of January 12, 2010 will be  able to apply for protection and authorization to work.

TPS Status for Haiti and it nationals living in the United States has been tossed about by the government over the past decade but now it is finally a reality. Read the rest of this entry »

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Citizenship for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces

Immigration laws have attempted to recognize the service of those in the US military by enacting laws to help members of the Armed Forces become citizens. These laws apply to the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Coast Guard, certain Reserve components of the National Guard, and selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. Read the rest of this entry »

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Naturalization: Good Moral Character Requirement

While it is true that there is a great deal of ambiguity surrounding the meaning of the term ‘Good Moral Character’ in the context of obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Naturalization, there are some crimes and bad acts that may prevent one from obtaining U.S. citizenship.

It is important to understand that there two areas of consideration that the agency takes into account when making a determination in granting/denying naturalization. Read the rest of this entry »

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