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The Statue of Liberty stands tall in New York Bay, a beacon to immigrants worldwide.
The 10th annual CUNY/Daily News Citizenship NOW! Call-in is coming. The Call-in is your chance to get free answers to your questions about citizenship and immigration law. Call all next week, April 23-27, from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. You can get the call-in phone numbers in Monday's Daily News.
At this Call-in, more than 400 attorneys, government accredited paralegals and trained community advocates will be available to speak to you in English, Spanish and dozens of other languages. If after speaking to an advocate you think you qualify for a benefit, the advocate will refer you to someone who can help you apply. Besides the Daily News and the City University of New York, this year's sponsors include media partner Univision, and sponsors Cisco, Gristedes, WADO 1280 am, La Que Buena 92.7 and BlueWater, a Presidio Company.
A special thanks this year to the lawyers from the American Immigration Lawyers Association and AILA pro bono leaders Karin Wolman and Charlotte Smith. Their expertise and commitment to community service will help make this year's Call-in the best ever.
To make sure you get the best possible information, think about the questions and answers below before calling.
Q. Is your question about becoming a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident or some other mat ter?
A. Unless you became a U.S. citizenship at birth, before becoming a U.S. citizen, you must first become a permanent resident (green card holder). Except for individuals serving in the U.S. military during wartime, you cant skip the permanent residence step. If you became a permanent resident before you turned 18 and one of your parents was a U.S. citizen or became a citizen before you turned 18, you may have acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
Q. If you want to become a permanent resident, do you have any U.S. citizen or permanent resident relatives?
A. The law provides many ways for you to qualify for permanent residence, but most common way is through a petition filed by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident relative. Not every family relationship to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident will qualify you for permanent residence. The law limits family immigration to applicants in two categories: the immediate relatives of U.S. citizens (for which there is no annual quota) and four family preferences. Included in the immediate relative of a U.S. citizen group are the spouses of U.S. citizens, the unmarried children under 21 of U.S. citizens, and the parents of U.S. citizens age 21 and over.
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