You can marry him while you are only a permanent resident and can in fact file for him while you are only a permanent resident. His case will be placed in the preference category line. After you naturalize, you can always "upgrade" it to "spouse of U.S. Citizen." As far as... View More

As you can see from the responses, there are attorneys available to assist. Consider scheduling a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney who can not only listen to what your concerns may be, but who can also ask you a series of questions to determine the issues that may exist for... View More

Generally speaking, and assuming that you and your fiance(e) meet the requirements for the K-1 visa process, a fiance(e) based case would go faster than a case wherein you marry abroad. That is a generalization, and you should consider having a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney... View More

Additional details are needed in order to answer accurately your general question. A competent, experience immigration attorney will likely ask you a series of questions to determine what are your facts and, based on those facts, what is the best course of action for you. Many attorneys during... View More

It would be best to schedule a consultation with a competent immigration attorney. There are additional details that are needed in order to be able to provide an answer. There can be different paths to citizenship depending on one's facts. Many law firms, including my office, are providing... View More

Supreme Court case law affords children an education up through and including high school, notwithstanding their immigration status. Of course, a child in B-2 visitor status who attends school would be violating the terms of his/her visitor status, but the school would not (should not) prevent the... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent immigration attorney who can review possible options in depth with you. By my reading of how you have phrased your question, you seem to be stating that your husband has a minor child from a prior relationship, and that you wish for that child... View More

Generally speaking, if the Petition for Relative has already been approved, you should not need to provide additional evidence of the bona fide nature of your relationship with the Form I-485. That being said, it can't hurt to do so. Regarding the public charge form, there is much ongoing... View More

A little more information is needed to be able to provide a best response. Were his parents U.S. Citizens at the time of his birth abroad? Did he ever have a green card, some type of visa to come to the U.S. or ever apply for a certificate of citizenship or any other immigration benefit with... View More

Although the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) can under certain circumstances protect a derivative beneficiary child from "aging out" of a petition, a derivative beneficiary child who marries cannot, by virtue of being married, remain as a derivative beneficiary on the case. Barring... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent immigration attorney. Even if TN is not affected by recent executive orders, border closures (Canada/U.S.) and embassy closures, the latter in particular if you are a Mexican in TN status, may make it wise to seek an extension of your TN status... View More

Consider scheduling a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney. A spouse of a U.S. legal permanent resident seeking to adjust status in the United States should maintain some type of lawful status up through the date an application to adjust status is adjudicated. You do not indicate... View More

There are many missing pieces of information that an attorney would want to know in order to answer your question thoroughly (e.g., your manner of last entry to the U.S., your age now, your marital status, etc.). You may wish to consider scheduling a consultation with a competent immigration... View More

The short answer to your question is "possibly." However, there may be measures you can take to protect her status as a lawful permanent resident, such as filing for a reentry permit. For whom you work abroad may also open up options for her, including naturalization (if that is... View More

You need to have an immigration lawyer evaluate the disposition in your criminal case to determine whether it constitutes a ground of inadmissibility under Immigration & Nationality Act (INA) § 212. You would not likely experience a problem leaving the United States, but upon reentry,... View More

In addition to what other colleagues have already stated, I recommend that you read pages 6-7, in particular, of Form I-864. It spells out your obligations. Available online at: https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-864-pc.pdf?download=1 Consider scheduling a consultation with... View More

First and foremost, congratulations! Next, it is a common misconception that one cannot marry in the United States while here on visitor status. One can do so while in visitor status as long as the person does not have the intent at the time of marrying in the U.S. to thereafter pursue adjustment... View More

I concur with the comments of my colleague Kevin Dixler. Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent, experienced immigration attorney who may be able to guide you through the process to avoid any pitfalls, to the extent that none exist already.

As my colleagues have already indicated, you should speak with a competent, experienced immigration attorney. You might expect to receive next in the mail a Notice to Appear in Removal Proceedings. In these proceedings, counsel for the government would be arguing that you should be stripped of... View More

I concur with my colleague Kyndra Mulder.