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USAHello is proud to offer its GED course now completely in Spanish including instructional videos! Last year over 29,000 students enrolled in our free, online GED courses. This year, students of any age can prepare for the GED with lessons, videos, diagrams, and quizzes all in Spanish!

We at USAHello join millions across the country in condemning violence and standing for a peaceful transfer of power. We believe in the potential of our nation to be a beacon of light, and we hope for a brighter future for us all.

In December 2020, Congress passed the second coronavirus relief package that includes a payment to some people in the USA. This payment is $600 per individual or $1,200 per couple and $600 for each child. Unlike the last coronavirus relief package, families who have an undocumented family member will qualify to receive the help.

A federal judge restored the DACA program after efforts from the government to close the program down. This ruling goes into effect immediately and means that around 300,000 people who came to the US as children without documentation are now eligible to apply for the first time. It also restores the DACA work permit to two years instead of one and opens up the option for DACA recipients to apply for advance parole to travel. Learn more about the new changes and how to apply or renew your DACA on our website.

USCIS has updated the civics test. If you apply for naturalization on or after December 1, 2020, you will need to take the new version of the civics test. USAHello has translations of the new test questions in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

The application period for the 2022 Diversity Visa program closed on November 10, 2020. If you applied for the DV-2022 program, you will be able to check your status starting May 8, 2021. If you applied for the DV-2021 program, check your status now at dvprogram.state.gov.