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The United States Immigration Law
Federal Government has framed certain rules governing the immigration of the
foreigners in the United States. It determines the process of obtaining US
citizenship for the people desirous of making the United States their homeland.
The law also states how the detention and removal proceedings should take place
in case of illegal stay of any foreign national. It states only the Congress at the
center has right to legislate and control the immigration law. But despite the
stringent laws many States are enacting the immigration law to check the illegal
aliens suspected of causing nuisance in the respective states.
There are three Federal agencies which are responsible for monitoring and
regulating the immigrant law: Immigration and Custom Enforcement ICE which
investigates the cases and prosecute the offenders U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services USCIS department who take care of the applications for
legal immigrants and Customs and Border protection for maintaining the security
of the border.
Aspirants from the foreign lands have to get the visa as a permission to reach the
United States. The visa is of two types Immigrant visa which gives people right to
stay in United States and get employed while non-immigration visas allow
tourists students and business class to visit the United States for the specific
period of time. However citizens of certain developed nations are exempted from
the visa for ninety days but in this case too they are not allowed to work go to
School or even apply for a permanent visa. This program is applicable for the
citizens of 37 countries.
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Traditionally Immigration is granted to the people who either want to reunite
with the families stay in the country as a skilled worker or as refugees. Broadly
following types of immigration is allowed:
Immigration for Family
This is family-based immigration that allows United States citizens to bring their
certain number of family members to the United States. Only 480000 immigrants
are allowed per year on Family based visas however there is no prescribed
number for children spouses or relatives which are allowed and petitioners must
determine certain age limit and financial needs.
Employment Based Immigration
People seeking employment can either get a permanent or temporary based visa.
Temporary visas are of twenty types which include but not restricted to visas for
sports persons that includes athletes entertainers or skilled performer visa for
religious workers diplomatic employees intra-company transfers or people
having specialized skills like nursing or agriculture. While permanent Visa allows
for 140000 visas every year which includes people with highly specialized skills
and holding advanced degrees etc.
Refugees and Asylees
People can seek a refugee status in the United States of America. They either
want to escape persecution or fear danger to their life because of race religious
dogmas political upheaval or any other social turmoil. United States also
prioritize the categories depending on the estimated risk a refugee have to face.
Besides United States also grants immigration visa as a gesture for Humanitarian
Relief Deferred Enforced Departure or the Diversity Visa Lottery with specific
rules and regulations.
Federal Government also places certain limits on the immigration numbers from
time to time from any one country. Currently the number of permanent
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memberships cannot exceed seven percent of the total number of people who
wants to immigrate in the United States in a particular year.
As immigration rules and regulations keep on changing quite often and the
number of detailed applications that have to be submitted to the federal
government the whole immigration process becomes a complicated process. It
becomes very difficult for a person without having formal training in the
immigration laws to pursue his or her case. Even attorneys can work within their
parameters of specialization in diverse immigration laws. It is highly suggested to
hire an experienced and well-qualified attorney who can help you get permanent
residency a green card and citizenship in America.
Immigration Attorney in Washington DC Maryland and Virginia are specialized
in their work areas of immigration law to guide you and provide citizenship
related to the particular category for which you are applying. It is highly
suggested to understand the category for which you are applying and then find a
suitable attorney who can take up your case with success.
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