Immigration & Citizenship

• Agencies / Organizations
  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
    Interprets and administers federal immigration laws.
    • Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
    • Immigration Courts
      
  • U.S. Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Missions
  • Visas (U.S. Dept. of State)

• Forms
  • U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Forms & Fees
  • Form I-9:  Employment Eligibility Verification
• Immigration Status Questionnaire & Immigration Consequences (WI Office of the Public Defender)
  Provides a questionnaire and a personal contact to help determine potential immigration issues for your client.
• U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Forms
  
  
• Guide to Naturalization (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
• Immigration (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to U.S. Constitution, federal statutes, regulations & opinions, and human rights treaties.
• Immigration (Nolo.com)
  Visas & visiting the U.S., getting a green card, and becoming a U.S. citizen.
  
  
• Renunciation of Citizenship / Loss of Nationality
  • Expatriation (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
  • Expatriation Tax (I.R.S.)
  • Citizenship and Nationality (U.S. Dept. of State)

• Legal Assistance
  • Community Immigration Law Center, Madison
  • WI Immigration Legal Assistance Centers (American Bar Association)

• Statistics
  • Asylum Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review)
  • Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• U.S. Code: 8 USC "Aliens and Nationality"
• U.S. Code: 18 USC 1421-1429 "Nationality and Citizenship"
• CFR: 8 CFR "Aliens & Nationality"
  Scroll down the page to access the chart of "Available CFR Titles". Select the Title by clicking on the link for the desired year(s) of publication. Continue clicking on succeeding links until the desired section is reached. Sections are available in text or PDF format.
• Laws, Regulations, and Guides (US Citizenship & Immigration Services)
• Opinions
  • Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
  • U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Decisions (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
• Virtual Law Library (US Dept. of Justice)
  Online law library for the Immigration Research Center. Includes decisions, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register and legislation information. Also includes attorney practice manuals and Immigration Judge Benchbook.

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Legal Assistance

  • Community Immigration Law Center
    (608) 257-4845
    Offers brief consultations on basic legal immigration issues on a first come, first serve basis. Case assessment and legal advice provided by our volunteer immigration lawyers. Assistance with immigration forms and fillings.

Last Updated: May 17, 2010 | Up to Top