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My name is xxx. I am an undergraduate at Texas State University who just completed her sophomore year. In the year 2014, my father married a U.S citizen who petitioned for him, my sister and I. In a turn of unfortunate events, the application was denied as a result of insufficient documents... View More 
answered on Jun 12, 2018
Are you asking about a criminal hearing or a hearing in Immigration Court?
If the latter, you can google Texas Certified Immigration Specialists to find the right attorney for you.
I have been in the US since 2012 on a single-entry F1 visa. Recently, I applied for OPT and it was approved on 03/2018. Today, I received an admission and I have decided to accept that. If I just transfer my SEVIS records to the new university, should I leave the country to get a new F1 visa? (I... View More
answered on Jun 12, 2018
This is a subject you want to discuss with the Designated Student Official (DSO) at your new university.
DSOs can answer your questions and guide you through the process of studying in the United States.
if she came to the US??? She lives in Denmark and he lives in Brunei. All, would she be able to apply for an F1 visa while visiting the US? She already has been accepted and has an I-20.
answered on Jun 12, 2018
Only the government can cancel her visa. If she plans to study in the US, she needs to apply for an F-1 student visa.
answered on Jun 12, 2018
If you exit the US while your change of status application is pending, it will be considered abandoned.
I received my I797A approval notice. The I-94 number on the approval notice is not the latest. I traveled to India last December and had updated my attorney with latest I-94. I guess, they have not updated my petition with latest I-94 and hence the I-94 number on I-797A and latest from CBP do no... View More
answered on Jun 12, 2018
It would be better for you to discuss this matter with your attorney.
or is it all his doing?
answered on Jun 12, 2018
He can apply for a visitor's visa without any assistance from you.
An Indian immigrant whose I-140 EB2 is approved from company A and waiting for filing I-485 (decades backlog). He gets a H4EAD and starts his business because his wife also has an approved I-140 (but much later priority date than him). Company A is Ok to give job when PD becomes current. Can the... View More
I received a green card through marriage in April 2016. My temporary green card expired in April 2018. I sent my application in March 2018 for my permanent green card. i received the 797 notice and Biometrics are done. Do I have to wait until my permanent green card is approved to submit my... View More
answered on Jun 12, 2018
As long as you are still married and living together, you can apply for naturalization in January 2019.
answered on Jun 12, 2018
In order to apply for a U visa using Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, you must meet the following criteria and provide substantial evidence to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS):
You must have been a victim of a “qualifying criminal activity,” and this... View More
He came as a child and had a temporary green card that was not renewed. How do we proceed?
answered on Jun 11, 2018
He can get a copy of his file by filing a FOIA request with the USCIS.
Thanks to a law called the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, for short), persons wishing to see what information and documents U.S. immigration officials have collected on them—or on another person, with that... View More
He was a permanent resident for over 10 years. He was sentenced o probation for a shop lifting charge. He was later arrested with a small amount of cocaine (personal use). Before going to court on the probation violation he left the country and hasn't been back in over 5 years.
answered on Jun 11, 2018
Need more facts to answer your question: Was he a permanent resident of the US? For how long? Was he convicted? If so, what was his conviction(s)? How long has he been outside the US?
answered on Jun 11, 2018
You would usually need to submit a form I-601 or an I-601A depending on why you need a waiver.
You may be eligible to file for a waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility based on the extreme hardship your qualified relative will experience if you are not admitted to the United States.... View More
I have applied through my dad before I was 21 and married but never continued the case. Immigrant question.
answered on Jun 11, 2018
You may have "acquired" US citizenship at birth through your father.
n many circumstances, even though a child is born outside the United States, if at least one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child's birth, the child automatically "acquires"... View More
I got my green card about 4 months ago and now I am unemployed looking for a new job. I was wondering if I could work as Uber driver for couple of months during my unemployment period until I find my desired job. Would it cause any problem for my future citizenship as I got my green card in the... View More
answered on Jun 11, 2018
Since you have a green card, you can work as an Uber driver while you are looking for a new job in your field.
I currently earn over £18600 but intend to leave my job on August 31st and set up a childminding business to start on September 1st. The business will earn me £2000 a month after 6 months of earnings from the business can I make the application or do I have to wait for a year of the business... View More
answered on Jun 11, 2018
Sorry, but this forum is for US, not UK, law. Speak with a UK attorney.
I have got refused under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i), what exectly I have to do and is there any chance to go to US again? thank you my friends. respect
answered on Jun 10, 2018
You would need to get the approval of an "extreme hardship" waiver.
Under section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Act, an alien who, by fraud or willful misrepresentation of a material fact, seeks to procure, has sought to procure, or has procured a visa, other documentation, or admission... View More
can u be denied a third work permit if ur employer has changed and the permit is set to expire
answered on Jun 10, 2018
It depends on what type of work permit you have. Temporary working visas are particular to the sponsoring employer. EADs are not.
And i have to pay for it bur remember it is optional and it is not required i believe this is not legal to hold the application and deny it if it optional
answered on Jun 10, 2018
I assume that the US Embassy is not convinced of the paternity of the father. If you do not do the DNA test, they could deny the CRBA.
A child born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent or parents may acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if certain statutory requirements are met. The child’s... View More
My Cousin was involve in a domestic violance case two weeks ago.
He got out and was supposed to go to court the following week, such thing he went to the court that day but immigration was waiting for him in the parking lot. Now he is detained and we just dont know what to do. We are... View More
answered on Jun 10, 2018
Is your cousin a lawful permanent resident of the United States?
As the applicant, it is your burden of proof to demonstrate that you are eligible and deserve cancellation of removal for lawful permanent residents. You have to prove that you:
have been a lawful permanent resident of... View More
I'm a 21 year-old Haitian currently residing in FL. I became a US citizen age 14 once my mother became naturalized however she never filed for me to receive a citizenship certificate (she thought it was going to be sent automatically). I've already filed Form N-565 & USCIS is... View More
answered on Jun 10, 2018
If you became a US citizen as a child through your mother, you can apply for a certificate using form N-600.
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