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Q: If USCiS schedules a 751interview less than 4 months after a surprise home visit raised red flags, is that a bad sugn?

My wife filed her 751 last year in September and then received the two year temp green card extension and then a four year extension. We were not expecting an interview/decision for two years or more. Then we had a surprise home visit in August, which found my wife had left weeks before and was... View More

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answered on Nov 29, 2023

The scheduling of an I-751 interview shortly after a surprise home visit by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can indeed be indicative of concerns or 'red flags' from their perspective, particularly in a situation where they discovered that your wife was not residing at... View More

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Q: Extending a visitors visa

I have a friend who has a visitors visa to come meet up with me for a couple of weeks. Can they stay with me the entire 6 month on the visa if they choose to?

How hard is it to extend the visitors visa if they are staying with me?

Carlo Franco L. Borja
Carlo Franco L. Borja
answered on Aug 21, 2023

Yes, they can stay with you for the entire 6 months. The visitor status can be extended depending on the reason. I suggest you work with an attorney.

2 Answers | Asked in Family Law and Immigration Law for Maine on
Q: IS the lawyer thought's right? Why the immigration will ask us for other docs if they're gonna deny it?

Our mom was approved for a green card at 2016. At the same time we(her children) were approved too even if we were in Africa at 2016. We started the process to move from Africa to Usa. And finally at 2018, we got a visa type YY to travel to USA. In 2020, We started the process to get our green... View More

Roland Godfrey Ottley
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answered on Aug 2, 2022

I am not sure why your lawyer gives that advise! Nevertheless, I would say that since your mother's status has now changed to that of a US citizen, your status changed to a potential derivative citizen, an immediate relative; a preference one category; or a preference three category. The... View More

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Q: My partner has no proof that he is in the US legally. He came from Canada when he was a teenager to go to private school

My partner has no proof that he is in the US legally. He came from Canada when he was a teenager to go to private school. He has a social security card but a Canadian birth certificate and no other information. He was born in Canada and adopted as a baby, his mother is a US Citizen and his father... View More

Allen C. Ladd
Allen C. Ladd
answered on Jan 27, 2020

Assuming you are a US citizen, you can marry him and apply for permanent residence. Your partner either came as a foreign student (F-1 visa status) or as a visitor. The school probably has records that will help establish how he came into the USA. The point is to show he made a LEGAL entry,... View More

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Q: Can my husband sponsor himself?
Stephen Arnold Black
Stephen Arnold Black
answered on Oct 21, 2019

Discuss your case with counsel. Many more facts are needed.

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Q: What are the minimum legal requirements for U.S. citizens to maintain residency in the United States?

I am a pastor and U.S. citizen who is soon to become a dual citizen of the U.S. & Canada. I have lived on either side of the boder at various times but would like to maintain residency in both countries while currently employed/living in Canada if possible.

Elisha F Svosve
Elisha F Svosve
answered on Apr 20, 2018

In regards to the US citizenship aspect of your question, you are not limited/restricted as to how much time you can spend outside of the USA.

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Q: If I marry a UK citizen in London, what's the process for bringing my wife to live here?

Is she able to get a job if she's married to me?

Randall Drew
Randall Drew
answered on Jan 26, 2018

You will have to file a petition for her to immigrate to the United States. She cannot fly back with you after the marriage ceremony. It actually takes several months for a petition to be approved by USCIS. Then she has to apply for a visa with the US Department of State. There is a medical exam,... View More

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Q: Can I bring my Filipina wife's little sister to the States?

My wife is from the philippines and she has a little sister still living there. The parents are both still living in the Philippines. We all have talked about bringing her to the USA to live with my wife and I.

Would it be possible to file the right paperwork to bring her little sister to... View More

Randall Drew
Randall Drew
answered on Nov 16, 2017

You can't file a family based petition for her like you could for your wife. When your wife becomes a citizen of the United States she could file for her but that takes a VERY long time to result in resident status.

When you say little sister, does that mean school age? She might be...
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Q: I would like to sponsor my children to come to the US, but one is 19 and the other is 21. Are they too old to be

considered children for the purposes of immigrating to the US?

Matthew J Hartnett
Matthew J Hartnett
answered on Jul 29, 2017

Assuming you are a permanent resident or US citizen, you can file for the 19 year old. If you haven't started the process for the 21 year old, its ok, but his or her case may take longer if they have aged out. Consider discussing with an attorney.

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Q: I am 16 years old on a f1 visa ,would I be able to obtain a social security number to work in the summers ?

And also apply for my learners drivers license.

Camlinh Nguyen Rogers
Camlinh Nguyen Rogers
answered on Nov 17, 2015

There are questions and answers similar to your situation on our website. You can locate them at http://aba-us.com/other-services/?lang=en. Good luck.

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