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answered on Nov 11, 2024
Generally, a naturalized US citizen can no longer be deported
Traveling to Canada with my US citizen husband to visit his family.
answered on Nov 11, 2024
No. A green card holder doesn't need a visa to visit Canada
What documentation and applications are needed, and what direction do we go to begin the entire process? He is open to work in any field but has skills in digital/graphic design.
answered on Nov 9, 2024
A US employer must file a petition to sponsor him for an employment based visa
and they wouldn't be able to provide for me abroad.
answered on Nov 7, 2024
You can, but it will unlikely be considered a basis for extreme hardship to obtain an immigration benefit
she has a b visa
answered on Oct 30, 2024
If you are a US Citizen, you can marry her and she can concurrently file an adjustment of status with your immigrant petition so she can stay in the US.
form I-30 Petition for Alien Relative
answered on Oct 29, 2024
Expedite request information: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/expedite-requests
I didn’t get my EAD yet but have approved I-140.
answered on Oct 28, 2024
Your EAD must be approved before you can do Door Dash
I have a small IT services company which provide web development services along with amazon FBA ecommerce, I want my sister to come USA on E-2 business visa however it require to invest in an existing company or business, Will she invest in my company and be my partner? and does this type of... View More 
answered on Oct 24, 2024
Among other things, your sister must be a national of a treaty country and should end up being the majority owner or an essential employee to qualify for E2. I suggest you work with an immigration attorney.
I am applying again but not sure what is appropriate answer to below question - Have you ever been refused a U.S Visa, or been refused admission to the United States or withdrawn your application for?
answered on Oct 22, 2024
The answer to the question - Have you ever been refused a U.S Visa .... is "YES" if B2 visa application was previously denied
I am currently on a H1B visa, and my priority date for the green card is April 2013 (EB2).I have three approved I-140s from previous employers.I was recently laid off and need to switch employers, but I have not yet filed the I-485 (Adjustment of Status).
My daughter is 19 years old and has... View More
answered on Oct 22, 2024
You can file your I-485 based on your previously approved I-140 if the job offer is still open and available to you. A Form I-485J must be submitted with your I-485. A new PERM and I-140 can also be filed with a request to retain the priority date from the previously approved I-140
I have received the receipt number over the SMS but not the physical 797 receipt.
answered on Oct 18, 2024
I-907 can be filed without receiving the I-797 receipt notice for the I-140 as long as you have the receipt/case number
answered on Oct 17, 2024
Since you have been married for less than 5 years and have no children, you may qualify for summary dissolution.
My mother got her citizenship through naturalization, and she got her citizenship when I was 15 years old and brought me here to the United States before I turned 18. and also she was not married to my father before and after I was born.
I am about to apply for N-600, but my mother... View More
answered on Oct 15, 2024
A lawful permanent resident (green card holder) child under the legal and physical custody of the parent who became a naturalized US citizen before the LPR child turned 18 may apply for derivative US citizenship by submitting a copy of the parent's naturalization certificate
I was unable to pay last year's taxes due to financial circumstances. Can I pay the past year's due taxes now, with penalties? Will this affect my H-1B status? I plan to apply for an H-1B extension next year. Do they verify taxes and W-2 during the H-1B extension process?
answered on Oct 4, 2024
USCIS usually just verifies employment with H1B employer through recent pay stubs
I received Immigration (GC) Visa stamping, as an unmarried child over 21 years, under F2B category. I am yet to arrive in the USA and will be there before Dec 2024. My Girl Friend is pestering me to marry her, before I leave for the USA. Is it OK to marry her now? I have been wondering whether... View More
answered on Oct 2, 2024
An F2B visa holder who marries before being admitted to the US will not be admitted. The F2B must enter the US first and then marry after getting the green card.
Hello guys, A few days ago, my mom just had her Naturalization interview and she passed the interview/English tests but she has RFE- a police clearance. The interviewing officer told her that FBI wasn’t able to obtain her fingerprints. I’m confused because she did her biometrics TWICE! We went... View More
answered on Oct 2, 2024
The decision will be based on the evidence on record if the RFE response is not submitted on time
I am currently on my F1 STEM OPT visa and planning to apply for H4 COS with a future start date.
After I get my H 4 approval can I travel outside the country and come back on F1 status before my H4 start date?
Since I will be entering back as an F1 student , Would it cause any... View More
answered on Oct 1, 2024
If you exit the US, the COS to H4 will be abandoned. If you enter back on F1 visa, your status will be F1 and will need to submit another COS to H4. What you can do if you exit is apply for an H4 visa stamp
I applied for a family immigration visa in November 2022, as my wife is a U.S. citizen, and my visa interview is scheduled for November 12, 2024. Since applying, we have had a newborn, who is now 3 months old, and we want to bring her with us. However, filing a new I-130 petition for her may take... View More
answered on Sep 30, 2024
The child of a US citizen mother is a US citizen. Apply for Consular Registration of Birth Abroad (CRBA).
Hi. I currently work as an independent contractor in Australia, and have just signed a contract with a US based company (paid in USD to an AU bank account whilst living and being based in Australia). They have asked me to come and consult with them in the US, and are looking at me coming to the US... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2024
If working in the US in a specialty occupation, an E-3 visa is available to citizens of Australia
I’ve read that to combine income with a relative (i864a) they must be living at the same address but can’t find anywhere to say that if we use a relative as a joint sponsor (i864) they CAN live at same address. I just read that they don’t have to be living at the same address. Can we use i864... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2024
There is no requirement that the joint sponsor live at a different address
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