Identification?

One question that many may ask when presented with an interview at their local immigration office, do I need identification? This is important question to consider. Whenever you have an appointment with the immigration office, including adjustment of status interviews. naturalization or even an info pass appointment to discuss your case with an immigration officer, always be sure that you have some form of identification, even if that identification is expired. You can use your work authorization (if you  have obtained one), passport which has your picture (not a U.S. passport, unless you are a United States Citizen), driver license, student I.D., etc. A document that has your picture and identifying information will suffice at most immigration offices, if you are unsure, make sure you contact that office prior to attending your interview, failure to do so may result in your interview being rescheduled. Remember, even if it is expired, it is still better than not taking it at all. So, to prevent delays in the processing of your case, as I know you want to do, always take your I.D. wherever you go, then you won't forget it for this very important occasion.

What do I do now?

Immigration can be a very stressful life situation, especially when you are trying to do it on your own. Immigration is very complicated and should not be attempted without the knowledge of a qualified Immigration Attorney. Legal document preparers can do your forms for much less than an Attorney. As a legal document preparer, this is not legal advice but merely information about what should happen after you pay an Attorney.  So, you walk into an Attorney's office and pay the retainer fee and after you walk out you don't hear anything for a month. You become worried and at this point you start calling the Attorney but to no avail. What do I do now? What should happen after you pay an Attorney? One of the first things that should happen after you pay the retainer, you shoukd be sent immigration forms to sign. After you sign the immigration forms, you should receive a copy of your case which should also include a shipping slip. The shipping slip allows you to track your case as it goes from the Attorney to the service center. After USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) has received your case, you should receive a receipt notice. It will come on form I-797 and a receipt number will be provided at the top of the notice. This is notice that your case has been received and is processing. It is VERY important that you retain a copy of your receipt notice so that you can also reference it whenever you need it. The USCIS offers a status tracker for your case from their website, www.uscis.gov or you can call 1-800-375-5283 and this will be your reference to your case as it progresses.. To make things easier, you can then go to www.uscis.gov and register to receive automatic case updates.. This will save you both time, effort and worry. From the USCIS home page, look about the middle of the page and you will see  "check my case status." you can then sign up for automatic email updates. It is always good to know that your case is progressing. Contact Paralegal Express for affordable form preparation. 

What do I wear

What do I wear?

One of the big questions that many ask when getting ready for an immigration appointment at one of the USCIS offices is, What do I wear? It doesn't matter what color you wear or even if you wear make up or not, what is important is that you dress modestly and don't allow others to judge you based upon what you wear. Everyone has an opinion, including USCIS officers. Why given them a reason to question you just because of what you wear to your interview or biometrics appointment? Make sure that you dress comfortably because you may be there for awhile depending how many people are ahead of you and how backlogged they are the day you go in. No pressure, breathe, get your best pair of slacks, dress or even capris and walk boldly into the immigration office with your head held high. You know who you are, you didn't need me to tell you that. Think about it, don't worry about it.