Author: Marriage Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova Form I 751 petition to remove conditions on permanent residency, must be filed by those couples whose marriage (if one of the spouses is a non-US citizen) is younger than two years at the time of the adjudication of the immigrant visa application or application for adjustment of status. The form must ...
Author: New York Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova Immigration marriage fraud may take various forms: from exchanging moneys for marriage to conspiracy to broker individuals for marriage. Please see: What Is Marriage Fraud and How Does the USCIS Operate to Prevent It?. Finding of the marriage fraud has drastic immigration consequences but also ma ...
Author: Marriage Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova The process of adjustment of status based on marriage starts with the marriage itself. A couple can file their immigration forms the next day following their wedding: the law does not require that the couple waits any specific time to submit their applications. First, both spouses have to collect all ...
Author: Family Visas Lawyer Alena Shautsova An Immigration interview is required in every case of adjustment based on marriage filing. That is every time a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident (a green card holder) would like “to file” for their spouse who is in the United States, the couple will be called to appear before an Immigration offi ...
Author: K-1 Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova When a US citizen wishes to invite his fiancé to the US, he or she has to submit a K-1 or fiancé visa petition. If granted, the petition will allow a foreign fiancé to obtain a K-1 visa to come and stay in the US for up to 90 days. Within the 90 days, a couple must get married or fiancé has to leave the US ...
Author: Parole in Place Attorney Alena Shautsova On November 15, 2013, USCIS issued an official Memorandum clarifying the procedures for parole in place: a relief available for EWI (entrant without inspection) immediate relatives of the Military personnel. This relief is not a new law. In fact, it has been used by Immigration practitioners for a ...
Author: US Visa Attorney Alena Shautsova Every year, thousands of U.S. citizens get married to foreigners and if they thought that the marriage and wedding is the most tiring part, they were bitterly mistaken. After the wedding, the happy couples have to “deal” with the maze of the U.S. immigration laws. Some brave hearts attempt to do it on their ...