Refugee

By Editorial Team , 24 October 2007

Presidential Determination on FY 2008 Refugee Admissions Numbers

The following is the Notice regarding the Presidential Determination on FY 2008 Refugee Admissions Numbers

[Federal Register: October 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 201)]
[Presidential Documents]
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The President

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-1 of October 2, 2007

By Editorial Team , 3 January 2007

Bosnian refugees get U.S. citizenship

Fifty Bosnians and Croatians became U.S. citizens at the federal courthouse in St. Louis during a special ceremony Friday.

They struggled for years to become U.S. citizens. All are all disabled, and most don't speak English. Only a court fight let them bypass the normal citizenship tests written in English.

The new citizens are part of a community of some 40,000 Bosnians and Croatians who settled in St. Louis after fleeing the genocide in their home countries that raged during the 1990s. Most arrived in 1998.

What is the purpose of a Reentry Permit?

Purpose. The first main purpose of a reentry permit is to allow green card holders, who have left the U.S. for one year or more, back into the United States in law permanent resident status, during the validity term of the reentry permit. More technically: a reentry permit is a United States travel document that allows a lawful permanent resident or conditional permanent resident to apply for admission after a trip abroad “without the necessity of obtaining a returning resident visa.”

By Editorial Team , 29 October 2006

Can Wee Shu Min get Asylum in the United States?

Wee Shu Min is the 18 year old daughter of Wee Siew Kim, a current Member of the Parliament of Singapore in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Kayu), representing the current ruling People's Action Party. She is purportedly a student in Raffles Junior College's scholarship program.

Advance Parole

Overview. Advance parole is permission obtained before leaving the United States to be paroled back in on return. It is requested from USCIS on Form I-131, now titled the Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, and if granted it produces an advance parole document. The device exists because certain applications pending with USCIS are treated as abandoned if the applicant simply departs, and because some applicants have no visa with which to return.

Reentry Permits

What a reentry permit is, and when it is needed

What a reentry permit is. A reentry permit is a travel document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to a lawful permanent resident or conditional permanent resident who intends to depart the United States temporarily. It allows the holder to apply for admission on return, during the period of the permit's validity, without first obtaining a returning resident visa from a consular post abroad (which would otherwise be required for absences of one year or more).