My wife and I live outside the United States. We are both U.S. citizens. We currently employee a full-time nanny for our daughter. Our nanny is from the Philippines and she is awesome. She is not a U.S. citizen. Eventually we will be moving back to the U.S. What is the likelihood that we could take our nanny with us when we move back? What would we have to do to make this possible?
posted by jasondigitized on Oct 9, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm 25 and a Permament Resident of the United States. I want to apply (and am eligible) for citizenship. Stupidly, I neglected to register for Selective Service until now. However, I was able to get my registration processed before my upcoming 26 birthday (the absolute deadline for registration). Can I apply for citizenship, or will I not have the requisite five years of good moral character, since I haven't registered until very recently?
posted by anonymous on Mar 16, 2009 - 2 answers

US permanent resident, applying for citizenship. I've made many brief road-trips to Canada over the past five years to see my family and can't possibly remember them all. There are also two trips to Europe I can't precisely date. The citizenship application requires that I report all trips out of the country. What should I do? I really don't want to wait another five years for citizenship. Can I ask to view my entry/exit record with USCIS so as to be able to reconstruct my travels on that basis? Is there a better way to do this?
posted by limon on Feb 9, 2009 - 12 answers

Green-card-via-quickie-marriage-filter.... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 24, 2008 - 29 answers

International Marriage filter: When a US Citizen marries a foreigner, what process is involved in bringing the new spouse to the US and getting permanent resident status? [more inside]
posted by Vorteks on Jun 23, 2008 - 15 answers

An Ethiopian friend, who has her green card, would like to bring over her sister's youngest son (I believe he is eight years old) to live with her in Washington, DC. Is this even possible and how likely is this to happen in the near future?
posted by brokekid on Nov 27, 2007 - 6 answers

Is this illegal? I'm a Canadian living in the US legally but not allowed to work. I run an online business based out of Canada (use a Canadian address for all payments, bank account etc...). I suppose I'm working for a Canadian company (my own) but living in the US. Additionally, and I haven't done this yet, would importing revenues from the business to use for living expenses affect the legality?
posted by anonymous on Nov 23, 2007 - 10 answers

[independence day filter] so how do I become a citizen? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Jul 4, 2007 - 7 answers

Immigration through spouse: should I get a lawyer or can we file on our own and still get the greencard within reasonable time? I am already in the US on H1B work visa. I have been living in the US for over 7 years now. My wife is a born citizen.
posted by spacefire on Jun 4, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm a 2 Year Green Card holder married to a US citizen (I came on a K1 Visa). Now we're filing I-751 - Removal of conditions on permanent residency. Will USCIS visit us at home to see if there's [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 4, 2007 - 10 answers

The INS made a mistake and took away my friend's green card. What can she do? [more inside]
posted by pikaboy202 on Apr 9, 2007 - 14 answers

Can someone refer me to an immigration lawyer in CA? I'm trying to find out if applying for a Green Card is the only way to go about trying to secure permanent residency in the US. [more inside]
posted by forallmankind on Jun 11, 2006 - 6 answers

Seeking advice from US citizens who have married foreigners who happened to be illegal. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 14, 2005 - 16 answers

Has anyone used USCIS' new InfoPass program to receive their green card? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by the biscuit man on Aug 11, 2004 - 4 answers

Any immigration experts in the house? [more inside]
posted by widdershins on Jan 21, 2004 - 21 answers