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Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 1 In U.S. Department of State (DOS) cable 98-State-096341, reprinted in 75 No. 24 Interpreter Releases 883 (June 29, 1998), the DOS provided guidance to consular1 officers “as to whether they can use bone age testing to determine whether [visa] applicants are eligible for derivative status as children under the age of 21.” The DOS concluded that bone age testing was, at that time, “insufficiently proven or reliable to be the sole determinant of an applicant’s eligibility for derivative status.” Although the cable was issued in 1998, the DOS has not issued contradictory guidance since. Heading 2

Family Based Immigration

One method of obtaining lawful permanent residency is through a qualifying relative who is either a United States citizen or a lawful permanent resident. United States citizens and lawful permanent residents can help their qualifying foreign relatives in petitioning for lawful permanent residency in the United States and eventually even citizenship.

Requesting Social Security Updates With Form N-400

The new edition of the Form N-400 allows naturalization applicants with USCIS to apply for a SSN or replacement Social Security Card while filing.

Marriage Fraud Old

There are many immigration benefits available to aliens who are married to U.S. citizens. For this reason, aliens in the United States who have accrued at least 180 days of unlawful presence, cannot work due to their lack of status, and face 3 or 10 year or permanent bars of inadmissibility that attach upon departing from the United States, have been known to consider entering into sham marriages solely for the purpose of obtaining immigration benefits.

USCIS Premium Processing Fees for F1 Employment Authorization Requests

F1 applications for work authorization to engage in optional practical training are eligible for the premium processing service. The USCIS recently increased the Form I-907 fee for these premium processing requests.

The Premium Processing Service for Certain Form I-129 Petitions

This article explains how to file request the Premium Processing Service with a Form I-907, and the benefits of premium processing for Form I-129 petitions.

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