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IMMIGRATION & DUAL CITIZENSHIP

INTERNET GUIDE

 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

 

- USCIS AND DHS

 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Immigration Law and Policy, Forms and Procedures, Service Centers and District Offices

uscis.gov

 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), Cornerstone Economic Security, Operation Predator, ICE Storm

www.ice.gov

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS), Border Patrol, Travel Alerts and Restricted/Prohibited Goods

cbp.gov

 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Threat Advisory, US VISIT Program

www.dhs.gov

 

- INFOPASS, FORMS AND FEES

 

InfoPass

Make an Appointment, Fill-in Online Applications, Case Status Inquiry

infopass.uscis.gov

 

Forms and Fees

Online Application Forms and Instructions

uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/index.htm

 

- INCOME REQUIREMENTS AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION

 

Poverty Guidelines

Minimum Income Requirements for Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-864p.htm

 

Internal Revenue Service

Federal Income Tax Returns

www.irs.gov

 

Designated Civil Surgeons

List of Doctors for Form I-693 Medical Examination and Immunization

uscis.gov/graphics/surgeonportal.htm

 

- BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SELECTIVE SERVICE

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Identification Record, Criminal History or Rap Sheet, Fingerprint and Name Check

www.fbi.gov

 

Central Intelligence Agency

CIA World Factbook

www.cia.gov

 

Selective Service System

Selective Service Registration and Verification

www.sss.gov

 

- U.S. GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

 

U.S. Department of Justice

Attorney General, Board of Immigration Appeals, Immigration Judge, USA PATRIOT Act

www.usdoj.gov

 

U.S. Department of State

Visas and Passports, U.S. Embassies and Consulates, Biometric Passport Requirement, Blue List - Diplomats

www.state.gov

 

U.S. Department of Labor

Employment Standards Administration (ESA), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Occupational Outlook Handbook, Wages, Labor Certification

www.dol.gov

 

Social Security Online

Social Security Number

www.ssa.gov

 

- U.S. CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY

 

U.S. Senate

Congressional Inquiry – Write your Senator to inquire about the status of your immigration case

www.senate.gov

 

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Inquiry – Write your Representative to inquire about the status of your immigration case

www.house.gov

 

- U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AND ARCHIVES

 

GPO Access - U.S. Government Printing Office

Congressional Bills, United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register

www.gpoaccess.gov

 

NARA - U.S. National Archives & Records Administration

Federal Register, Records of Congress, Presidential Libraries

www.archives.gov

 

U.S. VISAS AND PASSPORTS

 

U.S. Embassy and Consulate - Manila

usembassy.state.gov/posts/rp1

 

Bureau of Consular Affairs

travel.state.gov

 

Destination USA – Visas

www.unitedstatesvisas.gov

 

Visa Bulletin

Priority Dates and Visa Availability

travel.state.gov/frvi_bulletin.html

 

Passport

travel.state.gov/passport

 

PHILIPPINE VISAS AND PASSPORTS

 

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

www.philippineembassy-usa.org

 

Philippine Bureau of Immigration

www.immigration.gov.ph

 

Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs

www.dfa.gov.ph

 

Philippine Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO)

www.cfo.gov.ph

 

REGISTERED NURSES, PROFESSIONALS AND WORKERS GUIDE

 

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

www.cgfns.org

 

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

NCLEX Exam

www.ncsbn.org

 

Test of English as a Foreign Language

www.toefl.org

 

State of California Board of Registered Nursing

www.rn.ca.gov

 

NurseWeek

www.nurseweek.com

 

U.S. Department of Labor - Immigration Collection

www.oalj.dol.gov/libina.htm

 

U.S. Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

www.doleta.gov

 

U.S. Department of Labor - Foreign Labor Certification

www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/foreign

 

U.S. Department of Labor - Dictionary of Occupational Titles

www.oalj.dol.gov/libdot.htm

 

IMMIGRATION LAW, COURTS AND LAWYERS

 

Executive Office for Immigration Review

Attorney General, Immigration Judge (IJ), Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Interim Decisions

www.usdoj.gov/eoir

 

U.S. Courts

www.uscourts.gov

 

American Bar Association (ABA)

www.abanet.org

 

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)

www.ibp.org.ph

 

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

www.aila.org

 

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

 

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

www.nationalimmigrationproject.org

 

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

www.ilrc.org

 

The Defending Immigrants Partnership

www.nlada.org/Defender/Defender_Immigrants

 

San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission

www.sfgov.org/immigrant

 

Asian Law Caucus (ALC)

www.asianlawcaucus.org

 

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

www.hias.org

 

DUAL CITIZENSHIP AND ABSENTEE VOTING

 

Reacquisition and Retention of Philippine Citizenship

www.philippineembassy-usa.org

 

Republic Act 9225:  Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition

Republic Act 9189:  Overseas Absentee Voting

Search Philippine laws

www.congress.gov.ph

 

U.S. Law & Policy on Citizenship and Nationality

travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_782.html

 

Information and forms for dual citizenship and absentee voting may be available at Philippine embassies and consulates.

 

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

1600 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20036

 

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

447 Sutter Street, 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA  94108

 

FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONS

 

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

www.aclu.org

 

MoveOn.org:  Democracy in Action

www.moveon.org

 

Citizen Works:  Tools for Democracy

www.citizenworks.org

 

Federal Election Commission

www.fec.gov

 

Commission on Elections (COMELEC)

www.comelec.gov.ph

 

HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

 

Human Rights First

www.humanrightsfirst.org

 

Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP)

www.tfdp.org

 

Amnesty International

www.amnesty.org

 

Greenpeace International

www.greenpeace.org

 

United Nations Convention against Corruption

www.unodc.org

 

GOVERNMENT WEB PORTALS

 

Firstgov - U.S. Government Official Web Portal

www.firstgov.gov

 

Official Government Portal of the Republic of the Philippines

www.gov.ph

 

Government of Canada Site

canada.gc.ca

 

JOB SEARCH

 

Monster - Job Search

www.monster.com

 

Yahoo! Hotjobs

hotjobs.yahoo.com

 

Careerbuilder

www.careerbuilder.com

 

California State Personnel Board

www.spb.ca.gov

 

USAJOBS - The Federal Government's Official Jobs Site

www.usajobs.opm.gov

 

PHILIPPINE NEWS

 

Philippine Daily Inquirer

inq7.net

 

Bulatlat

Investigative Journalism

www.bulatlat.com

 

Malaya

malaya.com.ph

 

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)

www.pcij.org

 

IBON Foundation

www.ibon.org

 

U.S. AND WORLD NEWS

 

Yahoo! News - Front Page

news.yahoo.com

 

CNN

www.cnn.com

 

Google News

news.google.com

 

The Nation

www.thenation.com

 

Z Communications

www.zmag.org

 

LEGAL RESEARCH

 

California Courts Self-Help Center

www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp

 

Cornell Legal Information Institute

www.law.cornell.edu

 

Find Law

www.findlaw.com

 

Lexis Nexis

www.lexisnexis.com

 

West Thomson

west.thomson.com

 

FLIGHT AND TRAVEL GUIDE

 

Philippine Airlines

www.philippineairlines.com

 

WOW PHILIPPINES

www.tourism.gov.ph/

 

Lakbay.net

Filipino Online Travel Access

www.lakbay.net

 

Lonely Planet

www.lonelyplanet.com

 

Expedia Travel

www.expedia.com

 

Orbitz

www.orbitz.com

 

SideStep

www.sidestep.com/home.html

 

Time Zone Converter

www.timezoneconverter.com

 

TEXT, PODCASTS AND BLOGS

 

TXT Power

A consumer advocacy group of cell phone users

www.txtpower.org

 

Pinoy Blog

The Philippines according to blogs

www.pinoyblog.com

 

INTERNET SEARCH AND REFERENCE

 

Yehey

www.yehey.com

 

Alleba

www.alleba.com/

 

Yahoo!

www.yahoo.com

 

Google

www.google.com

 

Library of Congress

www.loc.gov

 

NARA - U.S. National Archives & Records Administration

Federal Register, Records of Congress, Presidential Libraries

www.archives.gov

 

This Internet Guide is provided for general information purposes only and not intended to constitute any legal or professional advice.

 

Copyright © 2004-2006 Lahing Bayani.  All rights reserved.

 

 

InfoPass

 

Visa Bulletin

 

Selected List of Immigration Forms:

 

Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

 

Form I-140 Petition for Employment

 

Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status

 

Form I-864 Affidavit of Support

 

Form I-693 Medical Examination

 

Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

 

Form I-131 Application for Travel Document

 

Form I-751 to Remove Condition

 

Classes of Ineligible Aliens and Waiver of Ineligibility

 

Selected List of Immigration Classifications:

 

IR1/IR6 Spouse of USC

 

CR1/CR6 Spouse of USC (Conditional)

 

CR2/IR7 Child of USC

 

IR0 Parent of USC

 

Visa Terms

 

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