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Currently in OPT and TPS, OPT will expire soon. Entered USA with F-1 Visa. USCIS set-forth a notice saying TPS doesn't qualify for adjustment purposes if alien comes in without "inspection and admission or parole". And, also if travel is done using TPS then after returning back, the... View More 
answered on Jan 8, 2021
If you entered on an F-1, that counts as a lawful entry for the purposes of adjustment.
Kidnapping is rapid in Haiti now,I'm afraid for my son!
answered on Jan 5, 2021
Check to see if any of the reasons to expedite would apply in your stepson's situation:
https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ht/ht-niv-expeditedappointment.asp
If it does then you can try. If none of the reasons to expedite apply, you can send an inquiry to NVC, check the status of... View More
answered on Dec 14, 2020
You may only apply to change your visa while your B1 is current. If you overstay you can not.
answered on Dec 10, 2020
As a U.S. citizen, you can file the relative petition , FORM I-130, on behalf of your brother. The request for asylum by your brother is not an impediment to the FORM I-130.
My boyfriend,age 25, has been in US since he was a child, illegally. He's never had a us license. He got arrested at age 19 for dui. He was arrested yesterday for dui(out on custody release). I am the owner of the car, and was unaware that he'd been drinking. I was asleep in passenger... View More
answered on Nov 29, 2020
More information is needed. Who took the car? Where?
The car probably was likely taken for reasons other than immigration. Find out why! It may have been impounded for a search warrant.
If there were drugs found in the car, it can be forfeited. Find out whether it was... View More
I am a DACA beneficiary since 2012. If I leave the US voluntarily renouncing all DACA benefits, how easy (or how hard) would it be to apply and be granted a tourist visa to visit the US in the future as a simple tourist?
answered on Oct 29, 2020
If you leave the US, you will trigger the 10 year ban, preventing you from returning to the US with or without a visa for 10 years.
To be precise, I haven't been able to file for greencard renewal at this point. I will most likely not going to get a renewed card before the expiration. I currently work full-time. What needs to be done to keep my job after I submit I-90 for greencard renewal? Thank you,
answered on Oct 20, 2020
This quote is directly from the USCIS website.
"If you need evidence of your lawful permanent resident status while waiting to receive a replacement Green Card, we may issue you an Alien Documentation, Identification & Telecommunications (ADIT) stamp after you file this form."... View More
My spouse and Kid are back to my home country 2017. My wife is working there. They are not living with me and are not part of my tax etc.
I am applying I-485 for myself, will my wife and kids will be considered as a Household or not in I-944?
As per instruction seems - No Please... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2020
Hey, for the I-944, your household members include spouse or children under the age of 21 not physically residing with you but you provide at least 50% of thier financial support.
I suggest that you consult with an experienced Immigration attorney to review your I-944 and ensure that you... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2020
Generally speaking, NC does recognize out of state/country wills; however, if you are planning on living in NC I would take your existing will to a local probate attorney and have them look it over to ensure that it still has the same effect that you intended when it was drafted. Also if the will... View More
My husband became a US Permenent Resident 4 years ago through our marriage. He now would like to become a US Citizen, but he is afraid it may be denied due to his past offenses from 2010 and later. They are all misdemenors, traffic violations, and one arrest (detained less than 4 hours). These all... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2020
The requirements for Naturalization are higher than those for a green card and someone who may have successfully obtained a green card, may not qualify to naturalize, or may be denied naturalization at the discretion of USCIS. Your husband should have his records reviewed to determine if any of his... View More
MY PD became current in October Visa bulletin. I am planning to apply for I485.
I have h1 visa valid till Dec 12, 2020, but h1 petition is valid till 2023. I will go for visa stamping as I will be continuing my work in H1 until I get GC. Will applying i485 will impact my H1 stamping?... View More
answered on Sep 27, 2020
The H-1B visa is a “dual intent” visa that allows you to express an intent to immigrate without jeopardizing the issuance of the non- immigrant H-1B visa.
As to the EAD and the advance parole document, you can request those documents from USCIS at the time you apply for adjustment of... View More
I am from India and I am planning to lease a business on H4 EAD and have 10 full time employees. My friend who is an american citizen will be a partner who is the actual owner of the business. Am I eligible to apply for Green Card based on the business documentations and my friends properties,... View More
answered on Aug 20, 2020
EB5 visas are available to immigrant investors who engage in new commercial enterprises that benefit the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment.
To qualify as an immigrant investor in the EB5 program, a foreign national must invest, without borrowing, the following... View More
We (my husband, daughter and I) came into the US on a B2 visa and then applied for asylum. My husband abandoned us and went back to SA. Our case was cancelled. We got a lawyer that reapplied for us but 19 mnds later we have not received a receipt number. Our workers permits have expired and we have... View More
answered on Jul 9, 2020
No receipt number? Your application may not have been delivered properly.
Hi, I'm unsure how to answer the following question: have I ever been in jail or prison?
I was previously arrested and released on bail a couple hours later. Based on this situation how should the question above be answered? Yes or No
Thank you in advance!
My parents immigrant visa petition has been approved by USCIS and send to NVC. They are in USA on visitor visa and I am thinking about filing i-485 so they dont have to travel back and forth in this environment.
answered on Jun 30, 2020
Yes, you should be able to file for their adjustment of status. However be sure to contact an attorney to discuss in further detail.
answered on Jun 8, 2020
If you are a United States citizen, you can get married and apply for a green card for him. You will also probably have to file a waiver, if he entered without a visa. The waiver is to excuse his unlawful presence in the United States.
We submitted a I-130 form and recently it was approved. I am a green card holder and he is an Assylum applicant. Can he apply for the I-485 adjustment of status ? Someone told me I needed to be a citizenship before he can apply for a green card. Is that true? He has never been here illegally. Since... View More
answered on May 27, 2020
The beneficiary (your spouse) needs to be on a valid visa to benefit from
an I-485. Since he is not a valid visa you would need to be a U.S. citizen
to adjust to a permanent resident of the U.S. You are correct that he has had
a valid work permit but that is not the same... View More
He lives in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian calendar is different from the American calendar, in that the Ethiopian calendar has 13 months and is currently in the year 2012. Any legal document containing a date has an Ethiopian date as well as an American date. His birth certificate was issued in 1983 and... View More
answered on May 14, 2020
Thanks for your question. I would bring it to the attention of the NVC.
Allen Ladd
My wife is a recently naturalized US Citizen and would like to sponsor her elderly disabled mother (70Yrs Old - Stroke victim) for a Green Card. My question is, even though Iranian citizens are banned from entering the country, is it still possible to apply for an I-130 in anticipation of a new... View More
answered on Apr 23, 2020
There are humanitarian exceptions to the travel ban. Now would be as good a time as any to begin the process.
His son is over 21 and is in the states visiting on a visitors visa
answered on Apr 14, 2020
A resident parent can file the family petition, FORM I-130, on behalf of an unmarried son.
In your case, the FORM I-485 can not be filed with USCIS by the unmarried son for at least 4 to 5 years. Moreover, the applicant must remain in status and must be otherwise not inadmissible.
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