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This is regarding US Immigration, am I allowed to go to another State - California (not petitioners residence, Pennsylvania) after getting my Green Card…How can I get my Green Card posted to my temporary address in new state, what reason to give officer
answered on Apr 24, 2022
You can go anywhere after you get your green card. You do not need to give any reason about why you need your green card sent to another address. If you are going to be in another state for a long time it makes sense to have your green card sent there. If you are not going to be there long it makes... View More 
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I’m currently a Conditional Permanent Resident and when filing our joint tax return, my wife and I can claim certain Tax Credits such as ‘Earned Income Tax Credit, and ‘Child Tax Credit’ on our Federal Tax Return, as well as very similar Tax Credit on our state return based on... View More
answered on Mar 21, 2022
The benefits you listed are not "means tested benefits". See USCIS website for an explanation what is and is not:
https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p#:~:text=Federal%20means%2Dtested%20public%20benefits%20include%20food%20stamps%2C%20Medicaid%2C,Health%20Insurance%20Program%20(SCHIP).
Best wishes!
I have a Ukrainian friend who is fleeing for her life and wants to come here. I am wondering what the options are for her and what the best course of action would be as she most likely could qualify as a refugee. She wants to come here immediately for the safety of her life and I am willing to take... View More
answered on Mar 10, 2022
She can process at any of the UN refugee camps in Poland or other countries that border Ukraine. In order to board a plane to the US, she needs a passport and a visa.
I am trying to make a trip and my parents will not let me, I am 20 years old and I issued my passport when I was still underage. Can they block my passport?
answered on Feb 22, 2022
No. After 18 you are legal adult and no one parent has any right to cancel your passport. If they persist call the police, as they have no right to conceal a legal US Passport from its holder for any reason, or go ahead and apply for a new one.
answered on Jan 5, 2022
If she is over 14 years old, she can sign the N-600 form. The instructions for all forms including the fee waiver form are at https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-912instr.pdf
I am 51 year-old male with 2 daughters and a spouse. My spouse, I and our older daughter (22) recently became Unites States citizen (N-600). My younger child still holds a green card. She is 17 years old (born in 2004). What form do we need to fill out next for her to become a US citizen.... View More
answered on Jan 5, 2022
A child may derive U.S. citizenship before her 18th Birthday, where her biological parent naturalizes. If she seems to have derived U.S. citizenship, she is required to file form N-600. If not, then she must file form N-400 after she turns 18 years old. She can try to file for a fee waiver, but... View More
i have a CRBA application pending for my baby overseas. but i have a disability low vision.
because of which i have never worked nor attended school in US, nor paid any bill or rent my family is doing it for me but the counselor is only asking for 1 of the maintioned above to prove my 5... View More
answered on Nov 25, 2021
More information is needed to better answer your question. As to evidence of you being in the country before you turned 14, that could include school records, tax filings by parents, affidavits, medical records and the like.
I am a US citizen & my stepdaughter is coming into the US for her master's education. Can I file for a change of status for her to a green card while she is in the US on a student visa?
answered on Oct 25, 2021
You need to discuss with the adopting agency whether you have legally adopted that child (what is the age of that foreign national?) in order to petition for that immediate family member.
Also, it seems by logic the immediate family member would reside with either a biological or adoptive... View More
I got married to a US citizen in 2016. My oldest daughter was one month away from turning 18 at the time of the marriage. She is now almost 23 and still unmarried. Can we file for a green card for her based off my marriage while she is in the United States?
answered on Oct 21, 2021
She does not seem to qualify for that LPR under that legal option.
answered on Sep 17, 2021
Impossible to answer as your note lacks essential facts. But even generally, a visa overstay begins to acquire unlawful presence and one that time exceeds one year that visa overstayed foreign national triggers a statutory ten year inadmissibility finding.
Secondly, that alien is not... View More
The requirements to sponsor her So my husband filled out an I-864A. Now, me and my husband filled our taxes together so does that mean I also have to fill out a I-864A because my income is also on the income tax return he is providing?
answered on Sep 7, 2021
You fill out the I-864A only if you intend to be joint sponsor/household member. Your husband will need to provide proof of HIS income stated on the joint tax return. Your share of the income on the return can not be considered for meeting the financial requirement unless you complete an I-864A.
I came to America. She did not put in my citizenship and my green card have been expired
Can I put in my citizenship under my mom at 21?
Or do I have to do it the regular way?
answered on Aug 30, 2021
Even though your green crd has expired your status as an LPR has not expired.
If your mother became a USC before you turned 18, you have acquired citizenship through her.
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answered on Aug 16, 2021
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They charged me with strangulation and assault but I didn’t do it, because i have an accent they say the body cam says I admitted to it( not true). They also said I had former charges that they pinned on me but the charges date back to the 90s when I was still a child in Jamaica. My public... View More
answered on Aug 2, 2021
You should immediately contact an immigration lawyer from the JUSTIA directory or the American Immigration Lawyers Association directory. Pleading guilty to criminal offenses can have extremely serious results like deportation if you are not a US citizen. Even if you are a citizen a guilty plea can... View More
Hello, we have filed an I-130 and an I-485 for my mother-in-law who is currently in the US on a visitor's visa. UPS confirmed that the documents reached the USCIS office months ago, but we haven't heard anything from them. At what point are those forms considered "pending",... View More
answered on Jul 12, 2021
The Adjustment of Status is considered "pending"/in processing from the time it is received. So your mother-in-law is not accruing unlawful presence from the time the application was received. Best wishes!
If the information on a property deed is false can a agreement be made based from it
answered on May 25, 2021
The agreement refers to the deed. If the deed does not accurately describe things then you may have a claim with the title insurnace company or others. I suggest you review this with an attorney who handles real estate matters.
My younger brother as an international student was charged with misdemeanor and felony in 2015 in Philadelphia but left for Korea due to his medical conditions without finishing his hearings. Per my search, his cases had active warrany but now they are inactive. I'd like to hire a lawyer who... View More
answered on Mar 20, 2021
You and your brother will need to engage an experienced criminal law attorney in the jurisdiction where the charges were filed.
Good luck to you.
answered on Mar 2, 2021
Your B-1/B-2 non- immigrant visa has been cancelled by operation of law after you overstayed the authorized period that was granted by CBP at the U. S. port of entry. Hence you may not be allowed entry after your departure from the U.S. unless you obtain the B-1/B-2 visa at the U.S. consulate.
Is there any approach into being neutralized as a widower to an American citizen
answered on Feb 9, 2021
Yes it’s possible, but a lot more facts are needed to determine whether you qualify. Discuss your case with counsel privately to determine your options.
As a petitioner, am I required to take a birth certificate with me to his interview? I don’t have my birth certificate and only have my U.S passport which states that I was born in the U.S...... my second question is that my husband submitted a medication examination form back when he was in his... View More
answered on Feb 26, 2021
If it was a 693 not necessarily. Here's the instructions on the 693:
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-693instr.pdf
The exam is valid for 1 year before the I485. So if he files the I485 now, the question is did he get the exam a year ago? If more than a... View More
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