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My family and I arrived to USA from Ukraine at 2015, January thru Miami airport with visa B1/B2. In August we submitted I-765 form and ask USA for asylum protection.
And on January 25th we had master hearing, but we hadn’t opportunity to say no words. We got administrative closure. So,... View More 
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answered on Feb 26, 2023
Asylum seekers who were placed in administrative closure are generally not eligible to adjust their status to permanent residence through employment-based immigration unless their asylum case is reopened and granted. However, since you have TPS status, you may be eligible to adjust status through... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2023
Typically, immigration medical exams include a blood test and a urine test to screen for certain medical conditions. The purpose of the tests is to ensure that applicants do not have any medical conditions that would make them inadmissible to the United States.
Nicotine is not a... View More
Hi everyone, on 20th Nov 2022 me and my girlfriend were charged with a retail theft summary offence (CC3929) of amount $149 and criminal conspiracy (CC0903) in Philadelphia, PA. We were arrested, fingerprinted, photographed, and given a citation copy with a court date at the station. We hired a... View More
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answered on Jan 6, 2023
Hi, you did not mention what the final disposition of the charges was. Dismissed? Adjourned in contemplation of dismissal? Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge? Without that information, we can only guess whether the arrest (and conviction if any) would affect your immigration status.
Your... View More
Account to do the I-130 so now just wondering what Visa he needs to apply for,for temporary visa so we can get proof or is that info wrong since we are legally married.
answered on Dec 27, 2022
You’re speaking to the wrong people!
The difference between legally married (on paper) and entering into a marriage based upon a good faith relationship are significant. Someone who has yet to meet their spouse is likely to eventually be challenged prior to or during processing.... View More
answered on Dec 27, 2022
Hello! It is a long process with many steps, which begins with filing an I-130 petition with USCIS. You can find instructions online about what you need to file the petition, or you can reach out to an immigration attorney for help.
So my girlfriend recently had her interview at the U.S. Embassy down in Ecuador to get her tourist visa and was denied. She really wants to come here as do I because it becomes expensive flying down to her 2 times a year. We think we’re ready for marriage so should she try to apply for a... View More
answered on Dec 4, 2022
You should sponsor her for a fiancé visa. From start to finish the entire process takes about two years before she’s able to travel here on the K visa. Then within 90 days, she and you have to get married or else the visa will be revoked. You should retain counsel to handle the process from... View More
My I-94 class of admission is DT, I came across the border. Am I eligible to file Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization? What is my Eligibility category? Should I seek employment authorization under category (c)(11)? How soon can I file Form I-765 since I crossed the border?
answered on Nov 16, 2022
Generally, someone who is admitted as DT can file a form I-765 under (c)(11) as soon as they are admitted. However, if it is granted, it will only be valid for as long as the status is valid.
If immigration process was canceled for my husband because we were getting divorced and have now decided to work things out, what should I do? I wrote a letter to have them cancel the process but never heard anything back (that was June 3 and now it’s august 29). Is there anything I can do to try... View More
answered on Aug 30, 2022
You should retain an immigration attorney who will file a G-28 Notice of Appearance in your case to represent you.
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answered on Jul 29, 2022
As of July 28, 2020, and August 21, 2020, implementing the Supreme Court decision USCIS will not accept any applications from first-time applicants who have never had DACA before.
Tourist visa from Brazil (allowed stay 6months max), am I able to apply for DACA?
answered on Jun 4, 2022
Let us say for argument sake that you do qualify for deferred action for childhood arrivals, I do believe that there is a ban on USCIS processing initial DACA applications. The Biden Administration is attempting to reverse that ban in an ongoing appeal. Therefore, if you are filing this... View More
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
Hello
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
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