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!

A DUI would not preclude your permanent resident spouse from sponsoring you. Consider, however, scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney to discuss other aspects of the family-based immigration case you are considering. Many attorneys offer online video... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can discuss in private the details of your situation and what might be the best course of action. Many attorneys offer online video consultations if you find one who you like but who is not local to your... View More

After getting your immigrant visas, but before using them to enter the United States, did you log onto the USCIS website and pay your USCIS immigrant fees? If you did not do this, the green cards will not be produced. You can pay the fees after the fact (after you entered), which should trigger... View More

If you are filing Forms I-765 and I-131 with a Form I-485, you need only pay the I-485 filing fee, $1225.00. There are no filing fees for Forms I-131 and I-765 when filed concurrently with the Form I-485. Good luck!

The bars to adjustment enumerated in Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) 245(c) are inapplicable. So, one who was admitted as nonimmigrant visitor without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program (what you referred to as ESTA) can, assuming all other requirements for the Cuban Adjustment Act (CCA)... View More

The U.S. citizen parent should likely schedule a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate the facts of the parent and child's situation against the applicable law. The citizenship laws have changed over the years, and an accurate answer to the... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney who may be able to make some inquiries on your behalf.

Fiance(s) visas are intended for those who following their entry to the United States plan to marry here and pursue adjustment of status from within the United States. In your case, it appears that your fiancée intends on departing after marriage (and hopefully before the expiration of her... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. Many attorneys during the pandemic, which hopefully is fast approaching an end here in the United States, offer online video or telephonic consultations. Such an attorney can evaluate best your facts and... View More

Consult with a competent and experienced immigration attorney to review the facts of your case as may be applicable to the citizenship laws, which have changed over the years. As to the most recent law whereby a permanent resident child can acquire citizenship by virtue of his or her parent(s)... View More

Consider having a consultation with a competent, experienced immigration attorney who can review the facts of your case with you to provide an informed opinion. Additional information beyond that which you provided in your question is needed. Many attorneys now offer online video consultations,... View More

As the saying goes, "There's no time like the present." - particularly given the requirement that you and your fiancée have met physically at least once during the 2 year period immediately preceding the filing of your Petition for Fiancé(e). Consider scheduling a consultation... View More