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State Dept. issues Redesigned Report of Birth Abroad

4. January 2011 by admin.

The DoS recently announced the introduction of a redesigned Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA). The CRBA is an official record confirming that a child born overseas to a US citizen parent acquired US citizenship at birth. The redesigned document has state-of-the-art security features that make it resistent to alterations or forgery.

CRBAs have been printed at US embassies and consulates around the world since 1919. Effective 1/3/11, CRBAs will be printed at passport facilities in Portsmouth, NH and New Orleans, LA.  The DoS believes that centralizing production ensures improved uniform quality and lessens the threat of fraud.

Applications for US passports and the redesigned CRBA will also use the title of “parent” as opposed to “mother” and “father”.

For assistance in obtaining a CRBA for your overseas born child or to bring over your foreign spouse or fiance(e), contact a lawyer at www.myfianceevisa.com or call us at 626-771-1078.

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Green Card Lottery for K-1 Foreign Fiance(e)

13. October 2009 by admin.

 

In the first week of the 2011 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV‐2011), applicants from around the world submitted over 900,000 entries—a 63 percent increase over the same period last year. More than 13,000,000 entries are expected before the registration period ends. The U.S. Department of State launched DV‐2011 on October 2 and will conclude the registration period on November 30. This Congressionally‐mandated program makes available 55,000 immigrant visas annually, drawn randomly from all entries and issued to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Successful DV‐2011 entrants will receive notification of their selection via mail between May and July, 2010, and will be permitted to commence the Immigrant Visa application process in October 2010. The deadline for visa issuance is September 30, 2011.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is open to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. Nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the period of the past five years are not eligible. This year, individuals born in Brazil, Canada, China (mainland) Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam are not eligible to enter. Additionally, the law requires that every entrant must have at least a high school education, or qualifying work experience.

There is no fee to enter DV‐2011. Successful entrants, however, will be required to pay all applicable application fees and costs, including those for medical examinations, for themselves and qualifying immediate relatives. Entries must be submitted online. Paper entries are not acceptable. All successful entrants will be notified by mail, but entrants who retain their online confirmation page will be able to check their entry status through the internet.Full details of the program, including instructions on how to apply online, are available at www.dvlottery.state.gov.

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