Can a minor US Citizen marry a foreigner and sponsor them for a Green Card?
September 1, 2021
The first barrier is that the underage U.S. citizen's marriage to their spouse must be lawful. Marriage laws vary widely from state to state, and not all states will recognize a marriage between a minor and an adult. A foreign marriage while usually recognized under the legal ....
Read More...K-1 Fiancé Visa Immigration Attorneys with Expert Advise
November 5, 2018
In this case, the K-1 fiancé visa would be your best next step moving forward. It is a nonimmigrant visa that allows the prospective resident spouse abroad to obtain permission to marry his or her American fiancé (e) in the United States within 90 days, and then immigrate to the United States through legal permanent resident status.”...
Read More...What You Need to Know for the Upcoming DV 2019 Green Card Lottery
September 21, 2017
An approximate 50,000 immigrant visas are given by a drawing from random selection by the U.S. Department of State through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. This DV lottery gives the opportunity for applicants of countries with low rates of immigration to the United States the chance to receive a U.S. Permanent Resident Card or « Green Card »....
Read More...The RAISE ACT (Senate Bill 354)
August 3, 2017
The policy and belief behind this visa is as follows: The United States accepts approximately 1 million immigrants annually mostly through family petitions that lead to “chain migration.” This generation-long influx of low-skilled labor has been a major factor in the downward pressure on the wages of working Americans...
Read More...President Trump’s Immigration Mandate - New Law to Reduce Legal Immigration Proposed
February 09, 2017
President Trump is seeking to limit immigration. Not just illegal immigration by building a wall, but legal immigration as well. About 1 million people legally immigrate to the United States annually with permanent visas. Contrast that with 11 million annual temporary visitors. Anti-immigration groups want to slash the number of permanent visas in half....
Read More...Reentry Permit to Retain your Green Card
August 31, 2016
When you become a Permanent Resident (LPR), or Green Card holder, you have to maintain your primary residence in the U.S. This means that, among other things, you are not supposed to remain outside of the American soil for an extended period of time, which is usually for more than 6 months per year. In certain cases, your circumstances might require you to go abroad for a longer period of time…...
Read More...EB5: Regional Center or Direct Investment?
April 5, 2016
Two options are available for immigrant investors looking to invest from half a million up to a million dollars in the U.S. in order to receive their green card through an EB5. You can choose to either buy or start your own qualifying business, or invest the funds through the Regional Center (RC) of your choice. There are pros and cons to each option. so the choice depends on your preferences as an investor. With either option...
Read More...Adjustment of Status and the New Priority Date system
February 1, 2016
A foreign national who seek to obtain a green card through a relative or employment will have to file for an Immigrant Visa or file for adjustment of status, if in the United States. For the Applicants falling into one of the categories which do not have immediate Visa availability, the waiting time until a visa in that specific category becomes available is determined by the system of “Priority Date”....
Read More...Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Residence
June 11, 2015
Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR’s) risk losing their LPR status when they are absent from the United States for extended periods of time and/or take certain actions while abroad. While abandonment does not present a threat to most LPR’s returning from short-term travels outside the United States, this becomes an issue when the trip that the individual has taken was longer than six months. As a result, the LPR becomes subject to...
Read More...Removal of Conditions (ROC) on Residence
October 12, 2013
Generally a foreign national (FN) who marries a United States Citizen (USC) and obtains their immigrant visa before they have been married 2 years will receive conditional permanent residence valid only for 2 years. Conditions on residence can be removed either jointly or by waiver of the joint filing requirement....
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