A green card is required by immigrants who wish to reside in the United States. The green card medical examination is conducted by USCIS-approved Civil Surgeons, doctors, who are approved by USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, empanelled doctors who are entitled to conduct these examinations. A series of standard, routine tests and immigration vaccines are required to be undertaken by the applicant. easyIME helps both applicants and doctors by co-coordinating and setting up appointments with the doctors of the applicants’ choice. Once the applicant chooses the immigration doctor in the area of his choice easyIME helps by getting the appointment fixed up at the appropriate time, by coordinating with the Immigration Doctor. easyIME makes the entire green card medical examination easy by helping to arrange and set up appointments with USCIS doctors. To make the entire process easier for applicants who wish to take the medical examination easyIME hand-holds you through the whole routine! Appointments with the USCIS surgeon of your choice is fixed up and this will be in the area of your choice too. You can choose your doctor online on the easyIME website, where his fees for the medical exam too will be listed. This will help you in making the best possible selection of your doctor.
Once you select the doctor online, choosing the time slot suitable to you, easyIME will coordinate with the surgeon with the appointment and other necessary details. All that you will now have to do is to appear for the immigration physicals at the USCIS doctor’s clinic at the slated time. The medical exam for the green card will then be conducted by the USCIS-approved Civil Surgeon.
There were many protests at Capitol Hill in Washington recently, as scores of House and Senate member offices witnessed stiff opposition over the Department of Security funding bill.
The opposition stemmed over President Obama’s Immigration executive action. A bill was recently passed that will help to fund the Department of Homeland Security, especially for young immigrants who entered the United States illegally. A hearing on several enforcement bills was happening at the same time in the House subcommittee; amendments were also being passed that sought to end deferrals of young immigrants who entered the United States of America illegally. The bill had failed in the Senate, and if a solution is not reached in time the Department of Homeland Security will not be funded, although it was stated that key personnel would work without pay.
There are many immigration reform supporters and activists who have come out with arguments that local officials coming into immigration enforcement leads to a lot of discord between immigrants and police. A Republican who chaired the immigration sub-committee stated that he supported local law officers who aimed to enforce immigration laws for fixing certain parts of the immigration system which had loopholes in between. These loopholes are a major reason why there is such a high trend in illegal immigration.
GOP members now say that President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are not about immigration – but it was all about the Constitution.
They stated that after the 2012 presidential elections it was important to win over Latino voters and thus immigration reform was singled out as a main opportunity. But as the 2016 election season inched in closer the GOP members are now instead taking to the floors of the House and Senate to rally around against policies that give work permits to unauthorized and undocumented immigrants, who came to the United States as children, or are the parents of citizens of the United States or are legal permanent residents.
What is looming large over the immigration horizon in the United States is the funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which will automatically shut down on February 27 if a bill is not approved by the Congress. There is a deadlock that is currently going on over Obama’s executive actions over immigration reform – most of the Republicans are standing firm against voting for anything that will allow the President’s policies to continue. They say that they need to stop the executive actions from going through, as they regard them as highly unconstitutional.
But as for the Latino voters are concerned their belief in the Republicans is not very sound. This is because the Latinos believe that the Republicans are doing everything in their power to oppose the executive actions but are unable to propose an alternative plan. This could largely go against the Republicans in the long run.
Here is the second part in our post on the quick, step by step process in the journey to an immigrant’s becoming an American Citizen!
As you know, becoming an American Citizen involves certain steps – establishing identity, filing, fingerprinting, attending an interview, passing English and US Civics tests and attending an oath ceremony.
Once the application is accepted a date will be mailed for the applicant’s fingerprinting and biometrics.
STEP 4- FINGERPRINTING
For the application to be processed a background check will be performed. You as an applicant will be given a date and the address of a local Immigration office, where you will be called for initiating the fingerprinting process. During the process of fingerprinting your fingerprints will be run through the FBI for a background check.
STEP 5-CITIZENSHIP INTERVIEW
Once the fingerprinting is done an USCIS officer will be allotted to you – a date, time and address will be sent to you for your interview with the officer. During the interview the officer will run through the N-400 and re-confirm your answers with all the questions.
During the interview it is now that you will be tested for your English knowledge and U S civics. Ensure that you read up on relevant topics and go through the necessary content and questions that are usually asked during the interview.
STEP 6-OATH CEREMONY
Once you receive approval at the interview you will be called for a large ceremony, which is usually held publicly. Here you will be administered the oath, and you will now swear loyalty to the United States. You will be given a naturalization certificate which will state that you are now officially a U S citizen. Congratulations!
