US Citizen Divorces, Remarries and Files For New Spouse Hi! I became a US citizen this year in August after I was married to the same US citizen for three years. My wife filed the divorce papers and now my marriage is legally terminated. My lawyer told me that if I marry my girlfriend who is from overseas I cannot …

Visa Lottery and Derivative Visas My brother-in-law won the Diversity Visa (“DV”) lottery and passed the interview. He was issued an immigrant visa to enter US. He was told he must enter within the next six months. At the time of his visa application he was unmarried. He was dating the girl in his hometown and now intends to marry …

Affidavit of Support Issues Greetings. I’m having trouble with the affidavit of support in order to sponsor my husband. Reason being I am currently unemployed and don’t have anyone to turn to for sponsoring help. My husband is a professional but can’t practice in his field until he receives a work permit. My question is can we submit Form I-765 …

Family Based Visa Petition Issues If I am a US Citizen and I am filing an I-130 Petition for my father and my sister over 21, is it best to file one petition or separate petitions or should I wait until my father gets approved so that he can file for my sister? The waiting period for my sister is …

Re-entry Permit Issues Hi, I need your help for a re-entry permit once I’m back in the US. I left in May 2008 on advance parole and got my green card approved in August 2008. I’m still outside of the US and the green card was brought to me by a friend. I need to go to the US to …

Immigrant Visa Cross-Chargeability, Foreign State Chargeability I am a US citizen who petitioned for his Mexican-born daughter in 1999. She has 3 kids: 2 from a previous relationship (not married) and 1 from her present husband. Her husband is from Guatemala. Is it true that she and her husband and kids can immigrate faster because of the place of birth …

K-3 Spouse Refuses to Follow Through With Filing I am married to a U.S. citizen. My husband had filed for a K-3 visa, I am finally here after a long delay. I have been here for 3 months. My problem is that he will not file my papers. I have no access to anybody as I cannot drive and I …

Should This Couple Get Married And File For Residency? I have been with my African fiancee for two and a half years. We’ve been engaged for a year now. He has a Ph.D and is 44 years old. I am 51. He’s been here (USA) for about 4-5 years and has been denied twice for a green card.(reasons I’m not …

Filing For Citizenship, and Green Cards Without Expiration Date I’m a legal permanent resident with one of the old green cards with no expiration date. I’ve been here since 1988. I’m now 28 years old and after all this procrastination I am going to file for naturalization. I was told I still need to renew my green card in the …