Immigration

Immigration Interview Do's and Don'ts

Many, but not all, immigration procedures require an interview with an official from the Bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Being prepared and not arousing suspicion will make the USCIS interview as pleasant as possible. The tenor of each interview will depend on the personality of the USCIS official with whom you meet, so it is almost impossible to be entirely prepared. It is important to remember, however, that it is the USCIS official's job to determine whether there is anything about your background or present circumstances that preclude you from obtaining the immigration status you desire -- the officer does not have anything against you personally.

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Coming To America

People in Seattle may not respond the way they did back home, transportation is different, and you have to learn a variety of new things, from how to set up a bank account, to figuring out how to act at work. Many people dealing with these new stressors feel some anxiety, which is normal and has been called "culture shock."...

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Understanding Innovative Immigrant Education

Gaining knowledge, trends, historical data and social interactions combined with cultural perceptions become factors in the maze to discovery. Pacific Northwest schools are among the many institutions to feel demographic shifts, yet are they preparing effectively for such enormous changes, given the fact that many minority children today are disproportionately not succeeding in school....

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