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I am a conditional permanent resident, and I mistakenly submitted Form I-90 instead of the required Form I-751 for renewal. My application was denied, and USCIS informed me of the error on March 12, 2025. My conditional residency expired on September 14, 2023, and I submitted Form I-90 in May 2023.... View More 
answered on Mar 18, 2025
Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. If you are no longer with the spouse through whom you acquired your conditional permanent resident status or intend to file as a battered spouse, then USCIS will accept your untimely Form I-751 without you... View More
I am a conditional permanent resident, and I mistakenly submitted Form I-90 instead of the required Form I-751 for renewal. My application was denied, and USCIS informed me of the error on March 12, 2025. My conditional residency expired on September 14, 2023, and I submitted Form I-90 in May 2023.... View More
answered on Mar 18, 2025
If you do not file Form I-751, you will automatically lose your permanent resident status and may become removable from the United States. However, if you missed the filing deadline due to reasons beyond your control, you can submit your I-751 late along with a written explanation requesting that... View More
I'm looking for the quickest way to renew my green card, which expired in December 2024. I've been a permanent resident since 1970. I attempted to renew it online, but I couldn't proceed as the A-number I have is no longer recognized. I've tried contacting USCIS but haven't... View More
answered on Mar 16, 2025
Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. If your alien number has only eight (8) digits, try inputting a zero (0) at the beginning. Nowadays, alien numbers are nine (9) digit numbers. As to marriage, are you going to be using a new surname? That... View More
I've been waiting a total of 85 days through contacting USCIS and NVC with enquiry and I contacted a week ago the congressman but I don't have any news yet. Even though the i797 was sent to NVC, in the portal of uscis says still only approved. NVC didn't receive the case yet. The... View More
answered on Feb 5, 2025
If USCIS approved your petition and forwarded it to the National Visa Center, you would not direct your inquiries to USCIS. You should direct your inquiries to the NVC using its public inquiry portal. When you do so, make sure to give the NVC your up to date contact information, including a valid... View More
I know he can apply for a work card and then a green card , but can he leave the country? Can I apply for my EU citizenship? We want to meet with someone for 10 mins as we are madly In love and need to hear all of our options please
answered on Feb 11, 2025
So if you are United States citizen, and he is in the United States right now, you can get married and then sponsor him for a green card. You could also file for an advance Parole permit with the initial filing and once he receives that he is allowed to travel Internationally while the case is... View More
I know he can apply for a work card and then a green card , but can he leave the country? Can I apply for my EU citizenship? We want to meet with someone for 10 mins as we are madly In love and need to hear all of our options please
answered on Jan 27, 2025
Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate thoroughly all of the facts in your case to determine what the best course of action may be and whether any pitfalls exist. For example, if your boyfriend is currently visiting using ESTA/Visa... View More
If so, docI need to fill out a form/make a request of any kind?
answered on Jan 22, 2025
It may be possible to extend your status notwithstanding that your visa is expired. You did not identify the specific visa type and status, but assuming you are speaking of B-2 visitor status, then so long as you did not violate the terms of your visitor status, can demonstrate nonimmigrant intent... View More
Subject: Certified Copies from Expungement Perpective - Guidance Needed
I am currently on an H-1B visa with an approved I-140. I have a case with the following charges:
• Charge 1: 3rd Degree Felony - Presenting a False or Fraudulent Insurance Claim (Disposition: Pre-Trial... View More
answered on Jan 21, 2025
You should get certified copies of the following documents:
- arrest report
- information
- judgment
- sentence
- plea agreement (if it were done in open court, you would need to order transcripts showing the terms of the
agreement).
-... View More
answered on Nov 13, 2024
Section 212(a)(9)(C)(i) of the INA refers to illegal reentry after removal and is considered a permanent bar. The law only allows you to file for a waiver after you can show you have been physically present outside the U.S. for at least 10 years from the date of departure and section... View More
answered on Nov 11, 2024
The answer depends on what is the nature of the criminal offense. You and your fiancé(e) should consult with a competent and experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate your criminal history to determine whether any ground(s) of inadmissibility exist and, if so, whether that/those ground(s)... View More
My British husband is visiting me and our two year old daughter in the US, he is currently on a 90 day travel visa which expires on December 13th next month. Due to our daughter's age and my busy work schedule, we require his support and assistance. I would like to apply for his permanent... View More
answered on Nov 5, 2024
A US citizen can sponsor their spouse for a green card if they entered the country with permission, even if that spouse falls out of status. The issue in your case is did the spouse, who entered the country do so with preconceived intent. Did he conceal his intent to reside permanently upon his... View More
My British husband is visiting me and our two year old daughter in the US, he is currently on a 90 day travel visa which expires on December 13th next month. Due to our daughter's age and my busy work schedule, we require his support and assistance. I would like to apply for his permanent... View More
answered on Nov 5, 2024
Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. In addition to evaluating what was your husband's intent at the time he entered as a visitor, it sounds as though he entered the United States using the Visa Waiver Program. Although one who enters... View More
My British husband is visiting me and our two year old daughter in the US, he is currently on a 90 day travel visa which expires on December 13th next month. Due to our daughter's age and my busy work schedule, we require his support and assistance. I would like to apply for his permanent... View More
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answered on Nov 5, 2024
I agree with my colleagues that consulting with a qualified and knowledgeable immigration lawyer would be the best first step. The Green Card process is complicated, and it is best to seek the guidance of an immigration lawyer who has been through the process many times, is knowledgable about the... View More
answered on Nov 11, 2024
You should consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. In addition to evaluating your daughter's criminal history for immigration purposes, a good immigration attorney will also want to know about your and your daughter's father's... View More
Should I file I-485 or I-539 to adjust his status? Appreciate your guidance.
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answered on Nov 5, 2024
The I-485, rather than the I-539, is used for the Green Card process. There are other applications, as well, such as Form I-130. The best advice that I can give is to consider speaking with a knowledgeable and experienced immigration lawyer who can guide you through the process, and who can... View More
Should I file I-485 or I-539 to adjust his status? Appreciate your guidance.
answered on Nov 4, 2024
A US citizen can sponsor a foreign national who entered on a visitor visa for a green card. It is important to understand that if the husband entered with intent to permanently reside, that would be considered immigration fraud. However, if he entered with the intent only to visit, but then later... View More
Should I file I-485 or I-539 to adjust his status? Appreciate your guidance.
answered on Nov 11, 2024
Consider scheduling a consultation with a competent and experienced immigration attorney. Whether your husband had the intent to immigrate when he entered the United States as a visitor, presumably as a U.K. Citizen through the Visa Waiver Program; this could affect the method by which he should... View More
or having a parent, brother, spouse, or child over 21 with a permanent green card petition for the Cuban or an employer petitioning for the Cuban so long as they are in the uS 1 year and 1 day?
answered on Nov 11, 2024
Part of your question implies that you are asking about adjustment of status through the Cuban Adjustment Act. Notwithstanding a recent Board of Immigration Appeals case saying otherwise, there is ongoing federal litigation about whether issuance of an I-220A might constitute a grant of... View More
Resist arrest w/out violence. I was deported after a 4 year sentence as a youth offender. I only have one cimt which is the delivery however I was still deported. I knew not of youth offender exception, and categorically delivery isn't a aggravated felony. How do I stand and make this right,... View More
answered on Oct 9, 2024
More information is needed. However, there is a sense of reckoning that must take place before any further action can be taken, if any.
There also seems like a misunderstanding of the definitions of a deportable offense and the enduring nature of the bars for what can be considered drug... View More
I am a US citizen living in Florida and my fiancee has just began living with me, she entered the country a month ago with a tourist visa, can we get married shortly after she entered the country or we have to wait 60-90 before doing the marriage ceremony? she wants to do the change of status here... View More
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answered on Jun 29, 2024
You can get married as soon as you'd like after your fiancée enters the country on a tourist visa. There is no legal requirement to wait 60-90 days before getting married. However, it's important to consider the intent behind her entry into the US. If it appears that she entered with the... View More
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