Immigration and Work

Legal Information

 
This section of PALawHelp.org has information and
resources about Immigration and Work issues
in Pennsylvania.

• Check Filing Fees

  Information on fees required to file a variety of forms. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Employment Based Forms

  USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• File My Application Online (E-Filing)

  The forms available here are currently available for e-filing, with some restrictions. I-90 - Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card I-131 - Application for Travel Document I-140 - Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker I-539 - Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status I-765 - Application for Employment Authorization I-821 - Application for Temporary Protected Status Content Detail

• Forms Updates

  This page lists updates to forms as they are published, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Green Card Based Forms

  USCIS forms are always FREE to download on this site, or order by mail or phone at 1-800-870-3676. Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Immigration Forms and Fees

  Downloadable Immigration Forms Content Detail

  By:

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Green Card Through a Job

  Information and directions necessary to apply for lawful permanent residence or "green card" through a job or offer of employment. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Information for Employers and Employees

  Information about immigration and working in the United States. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Permanent Workers

  If you have the right combination of skills, education, and/or work experience and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to live permanently in the United States. This provides information on whether you qualify. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Social Security & Entering the United States of America

  Official US government site for information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Students and Exchange Visitors

  Information on what to do if you wish to pursue full-time academic or vocational studies in the United States. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Workers' Rights Handbook

  Handbook on workers rights including the rights of immigrant workers. Original Philadelphia area handbook created by Community Legal Services, Friends of Farmworkers and Villanova Law School Clinical Program based on a publication created by the Chinatown Community Youth Leadership Project, a program of Asian Americans United. Content Detail

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  Friends of Farmworkers

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• E-Verify: Employee Rights and Responsibilities (Video)

  This video places special emphasis on the rights of employees, particularly when an employee receives a message from E-Verify indicating that there is a problem with the employment eligibility documents that the employee submitted to the employer. For more information about E-Verify or for the visually accessible version of this video, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Read More

  By:

  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Immigrant Workers' Rights and Remedies

  Information about the enormous obstacles faced by immigrant workers, especially the undocumented and short-term guestworkers in their efforts to enforce workplace rights. Content Detail

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  National Employment Law Project

• Immigration Status and Your Rights as a Worker [PDF]

  This fact sheet, for workers, gives an overview of the ways in which immigration status may affect worker's labor and employment rights. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format. Content Detail

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  National Employment Law Project (NELP)