For those who used a different name or passport upon their entry to the U.S., they still have a chance to get a green card. Question: What relief is available to aliens who entered the United States using a different name? Answer: If you are applying for...
Question: Under the U. S. Immigration laws a waiver of misrepresentation may be granted if the applicant has a parent, spouse, son or daughter who is a U. S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. What happen if the U.S. citizen parent or any of the...
The spouse and children of principal immigrant petitioned under family based and employment based petition are called derivative aliens who may qualify for adjustment of status under INA Sec. 245 (i). Question: What is adjustment of status under Sec. 245(i)? Answer: Aliens who are in the United...
Question: Under the U. S. Immigration laws a waiver of misrepresentation may be granted if the applicant has a parent, spouse, son or daughter who is a U. S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. What happen if the U.S. citizen parent or any of the...
If you obtained an immigrant visa as single son or daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident or a U. S. citizen but you are actually married at the time of your entry to the U. S., you committed a misrepresentation of material fact in obtaining...
A self petitioner who married an abusive U.S. citizen may file an adjustment of status at the same time that the self petition is filed. If the spouse of the self petitioner is a lawful permanent resident he or she will have to wait until...
The Immigration and Nationality Act Sec. 204 (c) prohibits the approval of a subsequent petition if the alien committed marriage fraud in a prior petition. It also prohibits the approval of the first petition if the Attorney General determined that the marriage is a sham. The...
Most of the questions about the reinstatement of petition involved where the beneficiary is at the time of death of the petitioner under the new law. It is explicit in the law that the beneficiary must be in the United States to benefit under this...
If you obtained an immigrant visa as single son or daughter of a Lawful Permanent Resident or a U. S. citizen but you are actually married at the time of your entry to the U. S., you committed a misrepresentation of material fact in obtaining...
It is important to know that a petition may continue despite the death of the petitioner under certain circumstances. This benefit came into law under Public Law 111-83 signed by President Obama and was incorporated in the Immigration & Nationality Act Section 204 (l). Under...
For those who used a different name or passport upon their entry to the U.S., they still have a chance to get a green card. Question: What relief is available to aliens who entered the United States using a different name? Answer: If you are applying for...
If you filed a petition for your spouse, you must be prepared for a four hour marriage fraud interview. Any petition for a spouse or children based on marriage to a U.S. citizen is a candidate for marriage fraud interview. Once an application for adjustment...