Your current state is Virginia
If you are a citizen from certain European countries you may be able to register for the Visa Waiver Program through the ESTA process. If approved you can visit the U.S. without a visa.
I have received job offer from a company which is ready to sponsor and apply for my visa even before I join. While my current employer is also planning on filing for me. Both are unrelated organizations. Will this cause any problem during or after the lottery process this year?
In the past two different employers were able to file the FORMI-129H on behalf of the same beneficiary. However, the filing procedures are not entirely set for the FY 2021 filings. USCIS will release instructions regarding the employer registration process in a few weeks.
Good luck to you.
I'm going to have my first consultation with a lawyer and I was wonder what it is that I need to ask, or take to them to get started, I would like to apply before the 24th of February. Thanks in advance!
If your spouse is a U.S. citizen or resident you will need proof of that fact.
Additionally, you will need proof of marriage and passport photos of you and your spouse. You also will need proof of your good faith marriage.
If you have entered the U.S. lawfully with a parole... Read more »
My partner and I want to be together in the United States where I live but we don’t know what’s the best choice for us. To get married in Mexico and apply for the spouse visa or wait and do the fiancé visa.
As a general rule, a spousal visa takes about 2-3 months longer than a fiance visa. Feel free to contact us if you'd like more information to make the best choice for you and your fiance.
I was acuse to violen doméstic but my wife drope the charges i play guilt of traspasing at her home how bad its that for my aplicación to citycen?
If the charges and conviction reflect on your good moral character then you will have to wait 5 years to file the FORM N-400.
I have full legal and physical custody through our divorce decree which has remained unchanged in nearly 5 years. He was a drug user and had a stipulation in place for supervised visitation, that he would have to complete at least 90 days of inpatient treatment. He never complied and hasn't seen... Read more »
You will need to contact a family law attorney to analyze the possibility of complications in your quest for status in a foreign country for your child.
Would that affect any of my papers on process in the immigration?
A marriage between a U.S. citizen and a resident does not impact a process such as the FORM N-400 that you may have pending with USCIS.
I`m an Egyptian pharmacist, came to Pittsburgh on an F2 visa because my husband is a Ph.D. student. I took the foreign pharmacy graduate exam and got the FPGEC certificate, but to complete the steps to get my license as a pharmacist here in the USA I need a social security number. How can I do... Read more »
You will need to apply for a status such as the H-1B that allows you to be lawfully employed in the U.S. You can then apply for the SS#.
hi good day?
Am clinton and nam from cameroon. am an arriving alien who was registered at ARIZONA. presently i've ben granted parole having an i-94 form with no employment authorization and recently i filled already for my asylum case here in minnesota and also have a stamped copy of the... Read more »
You can. Intact a qualified immigration attorney or a community organization that is familiar with the asylum process and who can provide you with guidance as to the time to file FORM I-765 to request the EAD. Good luck to you.
My boyfriend is an citizen of and living in Venezuela. We are about to start US visa process for him to come here.
If you are not married to your boyfriend and you are a U.S. citizen then you can file the FORM I-129F with USCIS to commence the process for K-1 visa.
An adoption of your child may have a minimal consequence with the K-1 visa process.
If you are referring to a non-immigrant visa then the divorce nullifies the visa if such visa is dependent on a visa issued to a principal applicant.
If you are referring to a conditional resident status then the FORM I-751 can be filed after the divorce decree is issued.
Unfortunately my partner has not been filing his tax, we file married but separate. My partner cannot even find his 2018/2017 w-2s for us to file now and make payment. He only just got his 2019 w-2, so that is all I have. But he has also giving me a hard time to locate his w-2s for the rfe. I have... Read more »
You will need to respond to the RFE and show that you have complied with your obligation of filing a federal tax return during the time that you have been a U.S. resident. If you were employed in the U.S. prior to receiving your resident status , you also must file federal tax returns for those... Read more »
My father,84, will be visiting USA from India on July on B-2 visa that he already has. To apply for his PR, should I apply I-130 now (while he is in India) or file I-130 along with I-485 together when he is here in July? In the latter case, can he continue to stay in US beyond 6 months since his... Read more »
Once your father has arrived, the law permits him to file the green card application at the same time as you file the visa petition. That is also the quicker way to go. Once the application is filed, it is assumed (in fact, required) that he stay in the US until it is approved.
I am going through financial difficulties, but always tried to find my way out. I submitted a N400 application with the fee waiver form I912. However, after I had sent off the form, my sister sent me the money to pay the application fee. I called the post office to stop the mail from being... Read more »
Wait until a decision is made on the application/fee waiver. If it is approved, you can give the money back to your sister. If not, you can refile with the fee.
Concern that she won’t be approved to stay given the nature of Venezuela at the moment
It wouldn’t hurt; however, the burden is on your friend to show that they will return to Venezuela and the end of their visit.
My moms n-400 is denied on the grounds of not meeting continuous residence criteria.
The thing is she had re-entry permit so that’s why she was outside the USA for a year or so.Per uscis She should have been outside USA for no more than 906 days but she was for 913 days, do u think we... Read more »
If your mother did not meet the requirements at time of filing, then it would be a waste of money to send the N-336. Better to refile the N400.
Both my friend and his fiancé are US citizens. I’ll be required to sign that I have witnessed the wedding in order for my friend to obtain a license for his marriage in California.
That is probably a question for the state of California. In general, however, if there is no written requirement that the witness be a USC or LPR, then anyone can do it.
My sister is doing a medicine recidency and her program might be cut off. In case that happens she will be deported to Peru. Her husband would start the procedure for her to return to the states as his wife, but does not want the baby to leave the usa. What are my sisters´ rights, if she wants to... Read more »
That is more of a family law question. If your sister is awarded custody, or if the baby’s father allows your sister to take the baby, then she should have no issues.
I'll have my immigration court in February, 2021, in Los Angeles, CA. If I move to a different state, will it be a must to change the venue or I can still have my court in CA living in a different state? Thank you.
You can attend your hearing in CA. You do not have to change venue.
The medical exam record becomes stale if submitted past the deadline. A review of your file would reveal if that’s the case. Consider working with an attorney so that precious time and filing fees are not wasted again. Your application will now be subjected to the new public charge rules that... Read more »
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