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Citizenship
(Separate Website)
Official US government website with questions and answers about the citizenship process. Includes links to forms and local low-cost immigration legal services providers.
By: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
Naturalization
(Separate Website)
Official US government website with questions and answers about the naturalization process. Includes links to forms and local low-cost immigration legal services providers.
By: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
Immigration Forms
(Separate Website)
Download the latest versions of immigrations forms (with instructions) from the official U.S. government website for free.
By: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
BCIS Case Status Service Online
(Separate Website)
Find out the status of a case by entering enter any BCIS (formerly INS) receipt number (from the official Bureau of Immigration and Citizenship Services ["BCIS"] website). This is only for applications filed with the BCIS for which a receipt letter (Form I797) was issued.
By: Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
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Attorney General Abbott Targets Fraudulent ?Notarios? and Others who Scam Immigrants
(Separate Website)
Read about an ongoing scam targeting Hispanic immigrants throughout Texas perpetrated by con artists posing as licensed attorneys or other legal experts ("notaries" pretending to be attorneys). Also provides contacts for Texans who believe they may have been victimized by one of these so-called ?notarios.?
By: Texas Attorney General
Beware of Dishonest Immigrant Consultants
(Separate Website)
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