Immigration

This section covers visas, asylum, green cards, citizenship, migrant work and benefits, and other issues faced by people who are not full citizens in the US. Scenarios in this category include filling out or filing paperwork relating to U.S. immigration issues and attending any legal actions or proceedings related to U.S. immigration issues.

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This section covers options for an immigrant to apply for political asylum in the United States, including the procedure they must follow, what types of situations are covered, what kind of status are possible as an outcome, and consequences for one's family or a future ability to travel. This section also covers options, services, and outcomes for refugees coming from other countries to the United States. This includes who qualifies to enter the country, what visas or options are open to them, what evidence they must prove to get status, and what ongoing services or pathways are open to refugees.

Political Asylum

Learn how to seek asylum, what types of situations are covered, what kind of status are possible as an outcome, consequences for you or your family's future ability to travel, and how to sponsor someone else. 

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Refugees

Find out if you and your family qualify as refugees, what visas or options are open to you, what evidence you must prove to get status, and how to apply.

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Learn how and when an immigrant can be detained, removed, or deported; how they might be released on bond or paroled; the process and hearings that surround detention; waivers and protections against removal, as well as the types of process an immigrant can use to stop the deportation.

Deportation or Removal

Explore immigration violations, how the deportation process works, and how to get help if you are facing deportation.

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Detention

This category covers detention of immigrants in the United States, including how and when a person can be detained, how they might be released on bond, how they might be paroled, and the process and hearings that surround detention.

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This section covers the various status options that an immigrant to the US might have, to enter or to remain in the US. This can include visas, green cards, permits, papers, and other types of legal status.

Citizenship

How to become a U.S. citizen, prove your citizenship, get dual citizenship, and lose your citizenship.

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Green Cards

Learn how to get a Permanent Resident (Green) Card, whether inside or outside the U.S.

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Travel Papers

Read about documents that allow you to re-enter the U.S. legally after traveling outside the U.S., such as advance parole documents, refugee travel documents, reentry permits, temporary protected status travel documents, and carrier documentation.

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Visa Processing

Learn about family-based, fiancée, and work visas and how to apply for each. Discover the Diversity Visa Lottery.

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Immigrant relief for survivors of domestic violence

Options that non-citizens in the US might have if they are facing domestic violence or abuse, including immigration pathways and other protections.

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Immigration relief for survivors of crime

How a (non-citizen) victim of a crime in the US may be eligible to apply for a U-visa status, that allows a person to stay in the the country legally for up to 4 years (which can be extended), and also apply for lawful permanent residency (green card) after three years on the status.

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