General Information

• How to Get Documents
• Nonimmigrant Visas
• Permanent Residence
• DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
• Temporary Protected Status and Other Humanitarian Programs
• Enforcement and Know Your Rights

HOW TO GET DOCUMENTS

US Passports and Consular Report of Birth Abroad

• Passports: US Department of State
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad to US Citizens

Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce Records

• US Birth, Marriage, Death and Divorce Certificates (or check with the Registrar of your local county or state)(Note: Divorce or marriage dissolution decrees, custody orders, etc. must be obtained from the clerk of the court where the divorce took place.)
• Foreign Documents (Select a country and scroll down past the Reciprocity Table to the Documents section.)
• Secondary Evidence

Tax and Social Security Records

• Order Tax Transcripts
• Order Social Security Earnings History/Estimated Retirement Benefits

Selective Service & Military Records

• Register for the Selective Service
• Verify Prior Registration
• Who Must Register
• Military Verification Records Requests (DD-214)

Criminal Court Records & Background Checks

• How to Get Criminal Case Records Document (pdf)

Medical Exam Information

• Vaccine Information
• Civil Surgeon Locator (plug in your zip code)

Genealogy Records

• USCIS
• National Archives
• Census
• Mormon Church (LDS) Archives-Family Library
• Ancestry.com
• National Genealogy Society

NONIMMIGRANT VISAS

• List of Nonimmigant Visas
• Visa Waiver Information and Eligible Countries

PERMANENT RESIDENCE

• List of Permanent Residence Categories
• Visa Bulletin (Monthly Quota Report from the US State Department)

DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA)

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
• Washington Student Achievement Council (resources for DACA students and other immigrants)

TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS

• TPS – Countries, status, eligibility dates and info – USCIS
• Other Humanitarian programs

ENFORCEMENT & KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

• Know Your Rights (Eng, Esp)
• Immigration Preparedness Safety Kit
• Plan de inmigración Preparación
• Youth Safety Plan Documents
• Worksite Raids – Protect Yourself
• Get free or low cost legal help – See our Links Page
• Above documents in other languages – See: Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, ACLU
• Guide for Detained Immigrants
• ICE Detainee Locator
• Check Immigration Court Case Status