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To: kumar who wrote (163149)	4/9/2006 12:04:10 AM
From: kumar	Respond to of 793809

Re Immigration process : IMHO, most American-born citizens are not aware of the complex process for a legal work permit holder to eventually become a naturalized citizen. I'll explain a bit : 1. Come into te country with a legal work permit. This allows you to work for a specific employer, in a specific role, at a specific location. Change any of the 3 variables, the work permit is no longer valid. 2. Apply for "Adjustment of Status" (part 1) : Fill out forms etc, to INS, saying "I wish to adjust my status to something different". 3. INS approves (or declines) the application. If declined, go to step 2 again. 4. Apply for "Adjustment of status" (part 2) : Fill forms saying "I wish to adjust my status to become a permanent resident" 5. INS either approves or declines the application. If declined, go to step 4. 6. Start paperwork to file application for green card (Permanent residence). Along the process eventually submit docs on every country u stayed/visited for your entire life, get finger printed, get criminal background check from each of the countries you stayed / visited. You can not submit all the docs on day 1 with your app. You have to wait for a request from INS for a specific doc, before you submit it. 7. Assuming step 6 was all OK, u meet an INS rep for a personal interview. The outcome of that is "yes" or "no". 8. If 7 was yes, you get your passport stamped saying you are a permanent resident of the US. The "Green Card" (which is actually pink in color) comes in the mail, sometime in the next 3 months. 9. 5 years after receiving the Green Card, you are eligible to apply for US citizenship. During those 5 years you should have been resident in the US for a majority of the time. 10. Dept of State reviews your citizenship application, validates that you do not have a criminal record in the time since you had your Green Card, fingerprints you again, and sends you a letter saying : "you have prequalified". 11. After prequalification, you take a written + oral test. The written test is to determine your knowledge of US history, civics. The oral test is to determine your knowledge of the english language. 12. If you score 80%+ in the tests you are OK'd. If not go back and reapply after 1 year. 13. you get a letter from the dept of state inviting you to attend a naturalization ceremony on a certain date. Its usually about 3 months away. 14. BINGO!! You are now a naturalized US citizen.