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Should I Apply for US Citizenship?

Asked on Nov 12th, 2015 on Immigration - Massachusetts
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I am an MD with a PhD in Molecular Biology and I have been a permanent resident of the U.S. for the past 5 years. I obtained my permanent residency status under the NIW EB-2 category, while a postdoctoral associate at a major Boston research hospital, conducting basic research in Molecular Biology. Before that time I had spent 10 years doing basic research work in various interrelated fields of Molecular Biology. Shortly after my green card was issued, my academic appointment was not renewed and I left the field of basic research to pursue a career as a freelance medical writer, which has been my occupation since. I am currently considering applying for U.S. citizenship. Given the fact that I left the field for work in which presumably my green card was issued, might I have a problem obtaining U.S. citizenship? Could it bring into question the validity of my green card, even to the point of it being revoked? If so, is there something I could do to avoid any such potential problems?
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Immigration and Naturalization Attorney serving New York, NY at The Law Offices of Grinberg & Segal, PLLC
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As a preliminary matter, it would be important to know the filed of work you are doing now. If you are a Medical Doctor working as a medical doctor, you will have no problems on these facts.    Naturalization
Answered on Nov 13th, 2015 at 5:46 AM

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