FAQs

*	Adoption
*	Asylum
*	Diversity Visa Lottery Program
*	E Visas : Treaty, Traders and Investors
*	F Visas : Students
*	H1 Visa : Specialty Workers
*	I-360: Battered Spouses and Children
*	Immigration through Business
*	Immigration through Family
*	Immigration Under the National Interest Waiver for Physicians in Underserved Areas
*	L1 Visas: Intracompany Transferees
*	Medicaid
*	R1 Visa : Religious Workers
*	Temporary Visitors
*	Temporary Workers

	Adoption
*	I am interested in adopting a foreign child. How do I do it?
*	Who is considered an orphan?
*	Who is eligible to file a petition on behalf of an orphan?
*	What is the fastest way to bring a foreign-born child into the United States ?
*	What if I have already identified a child?
*	What kind of information will I (and my spouse) be required to provide to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
*	What kind of information about the child will I be required to provide to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
*	Can I adopt a foreign child and bring him or her to the United States without involving the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service?
*	Can I adopt a child from anywhere in the world?
*	Where can I file my application?
*	If I am a United States citizen, will my adopted child become a United States citizen too?

	Asylum
*	What is asylum?
*	What is a refugee?
*	Where can I learn more about asylum?
*	What is the difference between defensive and affirmative asylum?
*	I would like to apply for affirmative asylum. How do I do it?
*	I have more questions about asylum. Where can I find answers?
*	I am an asylee / refugee. How do I obtain lawful permanent resident status?

	Diversity Visa Lottery Program
*	What is the diversity lottery?
*	Who is eligible to enter the Diversity Visa Lottery Program?
*	How do I apply?
*	How much does the lottery cost?
*	How do I know if I have won?

	E Visa : Treaty Traders and Investors
*	Who qualifies as a treaty trader or a treaty investor?
*	Where do I file?

	F Visa : Students
*	Who qualifies for a student visa?
*	How do I apply for an F-1 visa ?
*	How can I change my nonimmigrant status to become a student if I am already in the United States ?
*	How do I apply for permission to change schools ?
*	Can I bring my spouse and children with me to the United States ?
*	How long will I be able to stay in the United States ?
*	Will I be able to work while in the United States?
*	Will I be able to travel outside the United States?

	H1B Visas: Specialty Workers
*	What type of workers are categorized as H1B ?
*	What are the terms and conditions of the H1B classification ?

	I-360: Battered Spouses and Children
*	What is different about applying for lawful permanent residency as a battered spouse or child ?
*	Who is eligible to self-petition ?
*	What are the basic requirements ?
*	What is a blanket L petition ?
*	How do I apply for immigration benefits as a battered spouse ?
*	Can you explain the process in detail ?

*	Immigration through Business
*	I have a permanent employment opportunity in the United States . How do I establish lawful permanent residency in the United States?
*	I am an employer who wants to sponsor someone for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States . How does this process work?
*	Who is eligible for lawful permanent residency based on permanent employment in the United States?

	Immigration through Family
*	I want to sponsor a relative to immigrate to the United States . What qualifications must I meet?
*	I want to become a lawful permanent resident because I have a relative who is a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States . How does this process work?
*	Why do I have to wait for an immigrant visa number to become available ?
*	How can I find out when my immigrant visa number will be available?
*	What are preference categories?
*	I am a United States citizen, and I want to bring my spouse to the United States. How do I do it ?
*	I am a lawful permanent resident of the United States , and I want to bring my spouse to the United States . How do I do it ?
*	I was married to my spouse before I became a lawful permanent resident. What should I do ?
*	What is conditional residence ?
*	How do I file a petition for my spouse ?
*	How do I find the status of my visa petition ?
*	Can my spouse come to live in the United States while my petition is pending ?
*	Who may petition for the immigration of a parent to the United States ?
*	How do I file a petition for my parent?
*	How do I find the status of my visa petition ?
*	Who qualifies as a child ?
*	Who qualifies as a son or daughter ?
*	Who may petition for the immigration of a child, son, or daughter to the United States ?
*	How do I file a petition for my child, son, or daughter ?
*	How do I find the status of my visa petition ?
*	Who qualifies as a sibling ?
*	Who may petition for the immigration of a sibling ?
*	How do I file a petition for my brother or sister ?

*	Immigration Under the National Interest Waiver for Physicians in Underserved Areas
*	What are the benefits of the National Interest Waiver for Physicians in Underserved Areas ?
*	What are the petition requirements ?
*	What are the time limits of required service ?

	L1 Visas
*	Who qualifies as an Intracompany Transferee ?
*	What documentation is required to submit an L-1 petition?
*	How can an employer file for an extension of an individual L-1 petition ?
*	What is a blanket L petition ?
*	What requirements must an employer meet before it can file a blanket L petition?
*	What happens after approval of an employer's blanket L petition ?
*	How can an employer file for an extension of a blanket L petition ?

	Medicaid
*	Do I qualify for Medicaid ?
*	Does the five-year bar apply to immigrants who are applying for emergency care only ?
*	Where can I obtain more information about Medicaid ?

	R1 Visa : Religious Workers
*	Who qualifies as a religious worker ?
*	What documentation is required for an R-1 visa ?

	Temporary Visitors
*	Am I eligible to enter the United States on a temporary basis?
*	Can I apply for an extension of stay in the United States?
*	Can I apply for a change of my nonimmigrant status?

	Temporary Workers
*	What is a temporary worker visa ?
*	I am an employer petitioning on behalf of a temporary worker. How do I file a form I-129 ?
*	Does a visa guarantee my worker's entry into the United States ?
*	When should I file ?
*	Where should I file ?
*	What fees are involved ?