If you have not already done so, schedule a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can review all of your facts in order to provide his or her informed advice. Note that ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many attorneys offer online video or telephone... View More

There is insufficient information in your question in order to provide an informed opinion. Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can flush out all of your facts in order to be able to best advise you. Note that ever since the onset of the... View More

Was your conviction for simple possession a conviction under federal law (federal simple possession) or a conviction under state law (state - e.g., Florida - simple possession)? What President Biden has done benefits those who were convicted under federal criminal law, not under state criminal... View More

A requirement for pursuing adjustment of status under the Cuban Adjustment Act is that the individual was either inspected and admitted or paroled. At the end of the Obama administration, the government ended its policy of generally granting parole to Cubans who presented themselves without, e.g.,... View More

If in the future you would like to spend extended amounts of time outside of the United States as well as enjoy all of the benefits that you have accumulated/earned here in the U.S. while in permanent resident status, it may be advisable for you to seek naturalization. Simple assault is generally... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate all of the facts to determine what may be the best course of action. Whether, for example, he was "paroled" can dictate what options may be available, including, e.g., adjustment of... View More

If you, the petitioner, are a U.S. Citizen, then your spouse's B-2 overstay in and of itself is not a disqualifier for adjustment of status purposes. She would not need to file supplement A. Consider, however, scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney... View More

You should consult with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate the dispositions in your criminal cases to determine what possible negative immigration consequences might exist. Without seeing the actual documents from your criminal cases, it is hard to say here online... View More

You should schedule a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate the facts of your life to determine what, if any, paths to permanent residency or some other type of lawful immigration status might exist for you. There are too many "unknowns" in... View More

Schedule a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. Assuming that she was not already placed in removal proceedings (without her knowledge) and ordered removed in absentia, the two of you could examine with counsel the possibility of filing an untimely joint petition to... View More

Assuming you are a U.S. Citizen and that your marriage is a bona fide marriage, you can file a petition for relative on his behalf and he may be able to file an application to adjust status. There are too many facts missing from your question to give a definitive answer. You may wish to schedule... View More

There is a list of acceptable documents in the instructions to Form I-9, which they should have had you fill out when you were hired. The employer cannot dictate what it is that you show them to prove employment authorization. For example, notwithstanding that you do not have your green card... View More

In all likelihood they will take your biometrics notwithstanding the expired green card and expired passport. Do bring those photo IDs, however, and any other photo ID you may have, even if not government issued, to prove your identity. Also beginning in January 2021, USCIS began issuing a... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. You might want to try to contact a supervisor at a U.S. Customs & Border Protection deferred inspection site to see whether they might view the limited duration of status given by the officer as an error... View More

Based on how you have presented the facts and posed your question, it sounds as though the green card is being produced. As to leaving the employment of the employer that sponsored your partner for the green card upon receiving the green card, your partner may wish to schedule a consultation with... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. Although you may in fact need to file a waiver for whatever ground of inadmissibility the government has asserted applies, sometimes the government's assessment is incorrect that a particular criminal... View More

Based on your facts as you present them, it seems that, if you are intending as reentering as a permanent resident, you would need to apply for an SB-1 returning resident visa, but the likelihood of success may be low given your length of time outside the U.S. A consultation with a competent... View More

Paper-filing both cases together would be the preferred option. Consider also scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate fully your case to make sure there are no issues that you are overlooking. Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,... View More

Before you spend the filing fee money in connection with an application to adjust status, you should consult with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate your eligibility. A basic requirement for adjustment of status is that one was either "inspected and... View More

You should schedule a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can ask you many questions to evaluate best what, if anything, can be done. As another colleague responded, more information is needed. Many attorneys offer online video consultations. Good luck!