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How to Get a Green Card in Chicago: Watch

Every year thousands of people make the decision to move from their home country to Chicago, Illinois for work, for family or for personal reasons. The USCIS Green Card application process to become a permanent resident may seem straightforward, but...

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Getting a Green Card for a Family Member in Chicago

A Green Card is a United States Permanent Resident Card. A green card is proof that someone is a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the United States and has permission to permanently live and work in the United States. Often...

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The Green Card Process (Video)

The decision to make the United States your home is a big decision. Starting the application process to become a permanent resident (Green Card) may seem relatively straightforward, but there can be an assortment of confusing issues that can jeopardize...

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Top 5 Mistakes Immigration Applicants Make at AOS Interviews

Adjustment Of Status (AOS) is the process where eligible immigration applicants petition to become a legal permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States. Applicants who file for adjustment of status to get their green card in the United...

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Top 5 Questions About Getting A Green Card

The immigration attorneys and legal professionals at Godoy Law Firm work with many Green Card applicants every year, and we are asked many of the same questions over and over. Here are the five most frequently asked questions about getting...

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Thousands in Chicago Protest Green Cards Delays

Quotas on Green Cards have created a backlog that is so long that many immigrants wait years - even decades - to get a green card. Thursday, October 10, thousands turned out in Chicago to protest green card delays and...

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FAQs: Where Can I Apply for a Green Card in Illinois?

You can apply for a green card in Illinois at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ USCIS Chicago Field Office is located at 101 West Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 (formerly known as West Congress Parkway). The Chicago...

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Immigrant Investor EB-5 Green Card Changes

Immigrant investor EB-5 green card visas are for investors and entrepreneurs investing a minimum of $1 million or, in a targeted employment area, a minimum of $500,000 in an enterprise that will create or preserve at least 10 full-time jobs...

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Green Card Applicants Required to Submit 3 Years of Tax Returns

Green card applicants will be required to submit three years of federal tax returns in addition to a history of employment under new rules by the Trump administration. The new DHS rule goes into effect mid-October 2019 and is part...

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Using Food Stamps and Other Benefits Cause To Deny Green Cards

On August 12 the Trump administration announced it is moving forward with their plan to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance, effective October 15, 2019. Federal law...

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