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To prevent fraud, counterfeits and scams, USCIS released a new green card design on January 30, 2023. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new designs to improve the security of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as green cards) and...

Wednesday, February 1, is National Freedom Day. President Abraham Lincoln signed a resolution to abolish slavery on February 1, 1865, which became the 13 Amendment to the United States Constitution. The states ratified the resolution to make all people free...

U.S. Immigration Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposes increasing filing fees for many immigration services, with significant increases for many employment-based petitions. On January 3, 2023, USCIS proposed increased fees for some naturalization and immigration services. USCIS's current green card...

Are you a current green card holder, and it is set to expire in the next 6 months? You may be able to renew your green card online using Form I-90. A green card (officially known as a Permanent Resident...

New Illinois U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez gives hope and pride to many Illinois immigrants. Democratic state representative Delia Ramirez made history in 2023 as the first Latina to enter the U.S. Congress from Illinois. On November 8, 2022, Delia Ramirez...

USCIS reminds green card holders who plan to travel outside the country that if your green card is expiring and you have filed an I-90 to replace it, you can travel outside of the U.S. if you haven't received your...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (AOS), that goes into effect December 23, 2022: "If you file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust...

Green card holders who apply for naturalization got an early Christmas present this year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the expired green cards for naturalization applicants beginning December 12, 2022. USCIS will automatically extend the validity...

An American citizen can file a visa petition to sponsor a spouse to get their own green card. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) inspects the marriages of immigrants to American citizens during interviews. The immigration officer looks...

900,000 Polish Americans live in Chicago and the surrounding area - and you or your loved one could become one of them! It is unsurprising that Polish immigrants want to live in Chicago. Polish immigrants have been in Chicago for...