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I want information to register in USA my company and want investment
answered on Oct 3, 2023
You can incorporate or open an LLC with the Secretary of State. You get a business license in the city where you want to establish your business. You apply for an E2 visa to run the business investment. Contact an immigration attorney directly as this is a public forum.
I am engaged to someone who lives in Dominican Republic. We are planning to get married and then applying for the spousal visa but i heard that it will be a much longer process if we go that route opposed to the K1 90 day fiancé visa?
answered on Oct 2, 2023
You can check USCIS' processing times: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
What would be the processing time?
answered on Oct 2, 2023
Yes you may. There would be an additional form that has to be submitted if you are in the US on G status. I suggest you work with an immigration attorney.
Hello, so I owe over $15,000 to the IRS, but I have a payment arrangement with them, and $6,500 to the state, which I also have a payment arrangement with, and I'm wondering if I married my girlfriend, who is a permanent resident, would those debts affect our USICS application in any way?
answered on Sep 30, 2023
USCIS checks whether the green card applicant would potentially be a public charge so the amount of debt would be taken into consideration
I am a US Citizen and I started my Wife's green card process in early 2022. During the USCIS interview in June 2023, the interviewer was extremely helpful/cordial and pointed out that there were some issues with some paperwork that should have been caught by our lawyer. Fair to say, we have... View More 
answered on Sep 28, 2023
Contact your preferred immigration lawyer directly for assistance as this is a public forum
My parents are worried that if he go back to the Philippines and petition him from there that it would take longer since he is turning 21 soon and they don't want to be apart from him for years. We are looking to see if my parents can petition him while his visiting the US. My brother is... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2023
The Oct 2023 visa bulletin shows a Sep 21, 2023 cutoff date for the F2A category - Philippines. I suggest you contact directly and work in private with an immigration attorney
Do I have to be married for 2 years at the time I get my greencard or do I have to be married for 2 years at the time I apply for the green card to not have to deal with having to remove conditions?
answered on Sep 25, 2023
If you immigrated to the United States as a spouse of a U.S. citizen before the second anniversary of your marriage, you get a conditional green card
I gained US citizenship 2 years ago. Is it okay to dispose of tons of immigration papers piled up for the past 10 years or am I supposed to keep them forever and what for?
answered on Sep 22, 2023
If you want to keep records, you can scan and save the records in digital format
Hi, I start University in Chicago In January. I'm currently a Sweden resident and have a ESTA visa waiver. I want to travel to the US 30 days before my student visa date. AND I want to visit the US for about 3 months before my student visa. So if I were to do this I've heard I would have... View More
answered on Sep 21, 2023
One can enter the US on an F1 visa no earlier than 30 days prior to the program start date
Hi,
I am an H1B holder and my wife is a H4 holder currently. My employer has started processing my green card application which is at the PWD step(filed in May this year). So if everything goes well, given the current timeline, the I-140 will be processed(with Premium Processing) by the end... View More
answered on Sep 19, 2023
1. Wife needs to get approved for a J1 waiver before she will be approved for I-485
2. Even if she switches to H4, she still needs to fulfill the 2 yr home residency requirement or get approved for a J1 waiver before she will be granted LPR status
3. You can sponsor your wife for a... View More
I already found a school that will issue me an i20.
answered on Sep 19, 2023
Having a lawyer is not required but highly recommended
I am currently filing for my current spouse. I was married before. My first spouse passed, back in 1992 I filed petitions for my first wife and children. All the petition were approved. Now I am filing for my New current spouse and step son at the same time.
How should I answer this... View More
answered on Sep 15, 2023
Answer "yes" if you filed petitions for your first wife and children before
on Form I539 who is the applicant. me or my wife? is she applying for me? do I apply on my name?
answered on Sep 14, 2023
You are the one changing status to F2 so you are the applicant on form I-539
Wife needs a clear copy of her birth certificate from the Philippine's. Her now expired visa passport is missing or lost along with a legible copy of her birth certificate. She does have a copy of the expired passport though, that shows who she is, with pic, birth date, etc. She wants to have... View More
answered on Sep 14, 2023
She can request for her birth certificate online from the Philippine Statistics Authority without the need of a power of attorney. Here is the site: https://www.psa.gov.ph/birth-certificate
He is not a U.S citizen, he is a citizen of Ghana. He has no criminal history and has never been in trouble with the law. He has a passport that is current and just been renewed. We have not started the immigration process for his Visa yet but we hope to do so soon.
answered on Sep 8, 2023
You can file a fiance petition. You must have seen each other in person within the last 2 years. Consult in private with an immigration attorney for details
I'm an immigrant married to a US citizen who will be filing for a VAWA green card. I was a victim of domestic abuse and I would like to divorce my spouse. During our marriage he was the main bread winner and I was the care taker at home. I could not work due to immigration reason but I have a... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2023
One can apply for a VAWA green card without getting a divorce
I'm trying to fill out the 864A as a household member for my mom. I don't have a W-2 or 1099 because I'm a sole proprietor of my business so I have Sched 6 instead. So what do I put as the total income in the form?
answered on Sep 1, 2023
Put the income that appears in your 2022 income tax return
We are applying me and husband. We have a 21 yrs old daughter. No felonies.
answered on Aug 31, 2023
Send an email directly to your immigration attorney of choice for the fees
I was adopted at 6 months by my parents i have two biological sisters( same biological mother and father) and a half sister (same biological father). I want to start the process to bring them here . What is the process? Do i file a relative sponsorship or do i need additional forms ?
answered on Aug 31, 2023
Relative sponsorship is no longer possible for your biological relatives if you have been legally adopted. Work with an immigration attorney to explore alternatives
Can I wave interview for the renewal of my visa revoked
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