The residency requirements must be maintained up until swearing in.

It is possible to still retain your permanent residency and still be denied citizenship. Without knowing why you were denied citizenship, however, it is hard to say what is going on.

If you filed and I-129F for you now wife, you don’t need to file an I-130 for her.

First, do not attempt to deceive immigration officials. That will be a sure way to either get the application denied or your green card taken away.

When you make your application, make sure that you show that you have connections to the US—family, a home, assets—anything to show that... View More

The intent doesn’t change, just the presumption of it. Certainly waiting longer to change status decreases the presumption.

They can apply for tourist visas, and they will need to show that they will return to their home country at the end of their visit.

If your husband is a citizen, he can file immigrant visa petitions on their behalf. It would be a much quicker process for his mother than his sister. Once... View More

The intent doesn’t change, just the presumption of it. Certainly waiting longer to change status decreases the presumption.

TPS isn’t an option for Italian citizens.

As to the other options, there is probably no direct path. It depends a great deal on the person’s circumstances and the relationship between the person and their family in the US. The best bet would be to discuss the situation with an... View More

As long as you are otherwise working lawfully, then the green card application process should not impact, or be impacted, by that.

You can also apply for a temporary work authorization to use while you are awaiting the adjudication of your application.

Since the idea is that the petitioner wants the intending immigrant to come live with the petitioner in the US, the only way this would work is if your mother-in-law intended to take up domicile in the US. Given that she has not lived in the US for six years, it seems likely that the government... View More

The fact that you’ve travelled will likely come up in databases that keep track of such things, unless you traveled to Canada or Mexico. Under certain circumstances. It is hard to say what you should do, though know that you might get turned away if you show up at the interview and tell staff... View More

Your fiancé(e) must leave the United States when her I-94 expires or try to extend her stay. Certainly being married could give your fiancé(e) a stronger connection to the United States, but it wouldn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t be deported.

You aren’t supposed to enter the US to get married on a tourist visa. If you are questioned at the border, and it becomes clear that you plan to marry once you enter the US, your visa could be revoked, and you could be banned from entering the US for 5 years.

That is something you will need to discuss with the German authorities.

If you sent the letter, you should be OK.

Sounds like he may have the permanent bar. You can still file a visa petition for him, and then he can file an immigrant visa. He will also need to file Form I-212 to overcome the permanent bar.

No, you are not required to pay that money.

H4 visa holders can study in the US, and yes, assuming you can travel you should be able to return to your home country to apply for a visa abroad.

You cannot use an expired passport as a valid proof of identity, and the fact that you’ve overstayed your allotted time could create problems, yes. At this point, your safest bet would be to renew your US passport. At the very least you should take your US birth certificate with you to the... View More

You shouldn’t need the I-407. There is nothing on the I-130 that requires information from it. The government will likely possess all needed information related to his earlier green card and his abandonment of residence.