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Q#1 Can I travel on Plane within the USA or USA Territories with DACA?
I know this was possible under Obama.
Q#2 Has traveling within the USA with DACA changed with the Trump Administration?
Q# 3 If possible, would it be a risky thing to do?
Q#4 I have State DL... View More 
Can I petition for my mother to become a US Citizen?
She was married to my Father an American Citizen. They are now divorced. I am an American Citizen and live in the USA, I would like for my mother to be able to come and stay as long as she pleases.
My mother doesn't have a... View More
answered on May 14, 2018
If you are at least 21 years of age, you can sponsor your mother to get a green card. However, she must then live in the US. If she only wants to be here in the summers, she should apply for a B-2 visitors visa.
I lived in London for 12 years prior to coming to the US, when the UK was still part of the EU. Post-Brexit, I am unsure about how to renew my F-1 visa to continue my phd in the US. The permanent address I provided for my visa application was a UK address, since that was my permanent home. Since I... View More
answered on May 14, 2018
Submit your F-1 visa application to the US Embassy in London together with your supporting documents (I-20), proof that you can pay your tuition, room and board, etc.
Can I travel on Plane within the USA or USA Territories with Daca? Has anything changed with the Trump Administration?
Q#1 Can I travel on Plane within the USA or USA Territories with DACA?
I know this was possible under Obama.
Q#2 Has traveling within the USA with DACA... View More
I just graduated yesterday(May 12) and my employment starts on June 4. I have i20 with OPT recommendation and EAD with same start date as June 04. My Employer filed a H1b change of status petition on April 1 and its result is still pending. I know that with consular petition you can travel... View More
answered on May 14, 2018
You should speak with the DSO at your university before traveling abroad. If you do travel abroad while your change of status to H-1B in pending, your change of status application will be deemed abandoned.
i plan on flying out of the US but im an immigrant so i was wondering if id be allowed to fly out from a US airport to the UK without intentions of returning to the US although ideal if at all possible
With a mexican passport following the MEX-UK travel agreement that allows up to a six... View More
answered on May 14, 2018
There would be no problem for you to leave the US, but do not expect to be able to return since you are not in proper immigration status.
My Perm and I-140 were filed when my company was located in St Albans, Jamaica, NY, 11412 and now it has moved to a bigger location at Lindenhurst, NY, 11757 [a commuting distance of 25 miles]. Since the job location has changed will this impact my Green card process? My priority date is 5/21/2008
answered on May 14, 2018
It is possible that this could affect your green card application. Schedule a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney.
Friend is on a green card & just moved here for work from NY 2 months ago. She didn’t know that she had to file an AR 11 after moving. While searching online for how long she can be out of the country (she wanted to go visit her family back home in india), she found out that sheets supposed... View More
My husband is American and he has a long history of arrests (52 to be exact) which I had no clue about. He doesn’t have any convictions for sexual abuse (I’ve heard that would automatically prevent one from petitioning) but he has a restraining order for domestic violence from his ex wife. He... View More
answered on May 14, 2018
Unless any of his convictions are under the Adam Walsh Act, his convictions will not affect his ability to sponsor you for a green card.
I apologise for posting again but what I really want to know is, since my GF filed her I-130 via her mom, if we marry, that gets revoked. Will that hurt her chances of getting approved and all that via me after we marry? Will getting her I-130 revoked through up any red flags per say?
answered on May 14, 2018
No, there is no problem here. Assuming that you are a US citizen, and her mother is a green card holder, on the day that you marry her, her mother's petition will no longer be valid, but this will not have a negative effect on your petition for her.
Are DACA recipients allowed to Travel within the United States or United States territories?
I know this was possible, but I want to know if anything has changed during the Trump administration.
I would like to Travel this June.
answered on May 14, 2018
There is no problem in DACA recipients traveling throughout the US. However, in order to travel abroad you would need an Advance Parole.
What legal expenses should we expect in the process?
answered on May 13, 2018
Schedule a consultation with an experienced immigration lawyer. Much more information is needed to respond to your questions.
Hello, I have a simple question, my gf had filed an I-130 via her mom. I understand that she must remain unmarried. What happens if she and I were to marry before this was approved, would it be a huge issue or could she just refile?
answered on May 12, 2018
If you are a US citizen, you can sponsor her as your wife and she can get a green card in a relatively short period of time. Getting a green card through her mother's sponsor could take many years.
answered on May 12, 2018
Are you subject to the unlawful presence bar or the deportation bar, or both? You may be eligible for waivers. Schedule a consultation with an immigration attorney and show him/her your paperwork.
He had a final hearing and was issued removal. The case is being appealed now. How can the new supreme court ruling help him in any way? Is there a way to get a bond at this point? Any other way he can be released since he was deportable due to an old felony case. Which is being opened to see if... View More
answered on May 12, 2018
I don't see how the Supreme Court decision will help him. Getting a pardon or getting his conviction vacated may be his remedies.
I mistakenly file I90 form to remove the condition of my green card. I did not realize it until I went for my biometric
answered on May 12, 2018
Yes, you must submit your I-751 petition before the 2-year conditional residence period expires.
my friend is on H4, she would like to improve her skills in tech, so can she volunteer/ (work unpaid) for a company that is located in a foreign country? what are her options?
answered on May 12, 2018
You can get your I-94 online at https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/
With a mexican passport following the MEX-UK travel agreement that allows up to a six month stay and doesnt require the individual to get a visa or would i be detained in the airport for being an illegal immigrant from US also my mother has a domestic violence visa case about to start so i was... View More
answered on May 12, 2018
There is no problem for you to leave the US, but coming back will be a problem.
I had 2 children out of wedlock and they current live in Mexico with their father. I want to bring them to the U.S with me-they are both minors born after 2001. I lived in the U.S at least one year before they were both born, but not the immediate year before hand (i.e I live in the U.S up until... View More
answered on May 11, 2018
My first question is "What is your immigration status in the US?"
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