Posted on June 03, 2022 in Uncategorized

Applying for immigration status in the United States can be a long process. It's stressful and you likely just want it to be over. So it can come as a rude surprise when you receive a Request for Evidence. But there's no need to panic – it does not mean your application has been or is about to be denied.

Why did I get a Request for Evidence?

Every application for immigration status is assigned to a reviewing officer of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Their job is to determine whether your application meets the requirements of U.S. Immigration Law.

USCIS officers are bound by procedures and requirements too – if they send you a Request for Evidence (ROE), it does not mean they think there's something wrong with you; it simply means there's something missing or incomplete within your application.

What's included in a Request for Evidence?

An ROE is not intended to scare you or make you confused. In fact, clarity is the goal of an ROE. The ROE will tell you specifically which eligibility requirement has not been met and why it has not. If there's evidence required to be submitted, but it hasn't, the ROE will tell you what that evidence is. It will provide you with examples of the types of evidence that could be provided to satisfy the eligibility requirement and ask you to provide it.

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 Posted on May 31, 2022 in Uncategorized

For a very long time, people from other lands have had a dream to come to the United States to live and work. They believed that making such a move would improve their life and the lives of their family members. In many cases, their dreams came true. However, in some cases, their dreams were shattered and they even started to think that their life would be better if they returned to their original country.

Not only did the United States benefit immigrants from other lands but the immigrants also benefitted the United States because of the hard work and diverse culture that they contributed to the county. The volume of people coming into the country continued to increase for a long time but now it is going down, not up.

The statistics are changing

According to U.S. Census Bureau, the country's population only increased by 0.1%, which is the smallest increase since the Bureau's beginning in 1790. There are likely many different contributing factors involved with the low population growth, including diseases, people dying out in specific population-laden groups, people dying from substance abuse, suicide and other factors. In that regard, immigrants help to increase the population, which is why the United States should become attractive to them again.

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