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Temporary Protected Status
(Separate Website)
Official US government website with questions and answers regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Includes a list of eligible countries and links to forms and local low-cost immigration legal services providers.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Fingerprints
(Separate Website)
USCIS requires applicants and petitioners for certain immigration benefits to be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting FBI criminal background checks. Information is provided about those immigration benefits that require fingerprinting and fingerprint procedures
USCIS.gov: Check My Case Status (Video)
This video from the USCIS explains how to check your case status on USCIS.gov, the official Web site of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Listing of Fact Sheets available from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Immigration Detention Resources
(Separate Website)
This website includes several resources for detained non-citizens in removal proceedings, including pro se assistance guides.
By: The American Bar Association
Immigrant Eligibility for Disaster Assistance
(Separate Website)
Information on disaster relief services provided for families with members who are not U.S. citizens. It also applies to agencies that help immigrant families affected by a disaster.
By: National Immigration Law Project
Notarios Notorios (Notorious Notarios) (Video)
A notary public in America is not the equivalent of a notario publico in Spanish-speaking countries like Mexico. A notary public is not a lawyer and is not authorized by the state to give legal advice or provide legal services. This video, which is in Spanish and English, is intended to assist consumers in avoiding confusion between notaries and notarios when seeking legal help with immigration matters. (19;38)
By: Visual Legal Advocacy Project - Penn Law
Tips on Protecting Yourself When You Hire an Immigration Lawyer or Legal Advisor (Video)
These videos offer information useful to anyone in Pennsylvania seeking competent, state-authorized legal assistance with an immigration matter. One video is in Cantonese and English with Simplified Chinese subtitles; it features attorney Tsiwen M. Law, Esquire. The second video is in Fuzhou and English with Simplified Chinese subtitles; it features attorney Elaine Y. Cheung, Esquire.
By: Visual Legal Advocacy Project - Penn Law
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Cantonese Chinese / 粵語
Information for Pro Se Litigants
(Separate Website)
These self-help materials are designed for detainees to use in representing themselves when applying for some common forms of legal relief from removal. Please note they are written for detainees in Arizona and were last updated in 2007.
Note: These publications are meant to provide useful basic information about immigration law and detention in removal in Arizona and were created in the course of the Florence Project?s work. Under no circumstances do they constitute legal advice.
By: Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
U Visa Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
Information on the U visa, which is designed for noncitizen crime victims who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse flowing from criminal activity and who have mustered the courage to cooperate with government officials investigating or prosecuting such criminal activity.
By: Legal Momentum
File My Application Online (E-Filing)
(Separate Website)
The forms below are currently available for e-filing, with some restrictions.
I-90 - Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card
I-131 - Application for Travel Document
I-140 - Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
I-539 - Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization
I-821 - Application for Temporary Protected Status
Immigration Forms and Fees
(Separate Website)
Downloadable Immigration Forms
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Adoptions Based Forms
(Separate Website)
USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Family Based Forms
(Separate Website)
USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Green Card Based Forms
(Separate Website)
USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Forms Updates
(Separate Website)
This page lists updates to forms as they are published, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Check Filing Fees
(Separate Website)
Information on fees required to file a variety of forms.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Green Card Through Family
(Separate Website)
Official US government website with questions and answers regarding the family-based petitioning process. Includes additional links to information and forms.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Family of U.S. Citizens
(Separate Website)
Information on your right to petition for certain family members based on your relationship.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Family of Green Card Holders (Permanent Residents)
(Separate Website)
Information on your right as a green card holder (permanent resident), to petition for certain family members to immigrate to the United States as permanent residents.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Bringing Children, Sons and Daughters to Live in the United States as Permanent Residents
(Separate Website)
Information about helping your child become a permanent resident of the United States
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Family of Refugees & Asylees
(Separate Website)
If you entered the United States as a refugee within the past 2 years or were granted asylee status within the past 2 years, you may petition for certain family members to obtain derivative refugee or asylee status. Here is information on when and how to do this.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
How Do I Help My Relative Get Refugee or Asylee Status?
(Separate Website)
Information on how you may be able to help your relative obtain asylee or refugee status if you are currently in refugee or asylee status.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Battered Spouse, Children & Parents
(Separate Website)
Information about immigrant visa petitions under the Violence against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA allows certain spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents (green card holders) to file a petition for themselves without the abusers? knowledge.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet will explain domestic violence and inform immigrants of their legal rights in the United States.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Questions & Answers: Victims of Criminal Activity, U Nonimmigrant Status
(Separate Website)
The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse (including those covered under the Battered Immigrant Women?s Protection Act) and are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. This provides Questions and Answers pertaining to U nonimmigrant visas.
By: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Questions and Answers: Qualifying Family Members of U Visa Beneficiaries May Obtain Lawful Permanent Residence
(Separate Website)
The U nonimmigrant status (or ?U? visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse because of the crime and who are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation of the criminal activity.
The rule also establishes a two-stage application process for qualifying family members who have never held U nonimmigrant status to obtain lawful permanent residence
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes
(Separate Website)
Brochure providing information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Others on options for victims of crime.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Intercountry Adoptions
(Separate Website)
An overview of resources, materials and immigration benefits available to prospective adoptive parents of foreign-born orphans.
By: U.S. Department of State
Adoption
(Separate Website)
Information on the intercountry adoption process, where U.S. Citizens adopt children from overseas.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration through Adoption
(Separate Website)
Information on immmigration through the adoption process.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Orphan Process
(Separate Website)
Information on how to immigrate an adopted child through the Orphan Process.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Hague Process (Adoption)
(Separate Website)
Information on the adoption process under the Hague Adoption Convention. All cases filed on or after April 1, 2008, seeking to adopt a child habitually resident in any country outside of the United States that is a party to the Convention must follow the Hague process.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Listing of Fact Sheets available from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U Visa Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
Information on the U visa, which is designed for noncitizen crime victims who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse flowing from criminal activity and who have mustered the courage to cooperate with government officials investigating or prosecuting such criminal activity.
By: Legal Momentum
Information for Pro Se Litigants
(Separate Website)
These self-help materials are designed for detainees to use in representing themselves when applying for some common forms of legal relief from removal. Please note they are written for detainees in Arizona and were last updated in 2007.
Note: These publications are meant to provide useful basic information about immigration law and detention in removal in Arizona and were created in the course of the Florence Project?s work. Under no circumstances do they constitute legal advice.
By: Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
Case Status Service on Line
(Separate Website)
Website allows you to check the status of BCIS applications for which a receipt letter (Form I797) was issued
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Green Card Through a Job
(Separate Website)
Information and directions necessary to apply for lawful permanent residence or "green card" through a job or offer of employment.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Green Card Through Refugee or Asylee Status
(Separate Website)
Information on obtaining a "green card" if you were admitted to the United States as a refugee or as a qualifying family member of an asylee.
By: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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