Marriage Fell Apart | Illegal Immigration Problems

I-751 Joint Filed, Marriage Fell Apart, What Now? I just filed my I-751 to go from my temporary green card to a permanent green card. Everything was signed and mailed. I got the receipt and went for my biometrics. My marriage, however, just fell apart over a few weeks. What happens to my status?  Am I now an illegal person …

Can K-1 Fiance Adjust | Apply for a Green Card | Green Card Process

Can K-1 Fiance Adjust If 90 Day Period Has Elapsed? My fiancée is here from Jamaica on a K-1 visa. She is near the end of the 90 day passport date and we have not married yet. We were scheduled to marry four weeks ago. My fiancée was overwhelmed with being in this country and planning a wedding that we …

Fiance Visa USA Issues | Apply For A Green Card | Green Card Process

K-1 Fiance Visa USA Issues I am a U.S. citizen. I got engaged to a relative who lives in Pakistan. The engagement is arranged because it is our customary for our religion. We did not meet in person yet because we are not allowed to meet until our wedding day per custom. We have written letters to each other. Is …

K-1 Fiance Visa | Apply for a Green Card

K-1 Fiance  Overstays Visa, Can She Now Apply For A Green Card? Hello, I brought my girlfriend here on a fiance’ visa. I got cold feet and she wound up overstaying the visa. I came to my senses, and married her. We live in the U.S. and understand she cannot leave until she goes through the green card process of …

March 29, 2010: Abused Foreign National

Abused Foreign National Has Options for Green Card status VAWA / Violence Against Women’s Act My friend is married to a US citizen for two years this coming May. Her green card has a date of 1/11/09 on it and then her status will expire. She caught her husband talking to other women and has asked for divorce. He is …

Child Status To Apply For A Green Card

Child Status Protection Act Formula Calculation May Allow A Person To Apply For A Green Card While my mother was on green card immigrant visa status, she filed a petition for me as her unmarried child over 21, along with my sons. This petition was approved naming me and my sons. The visa number became current and available while my …

Marriage Fraud | Marriage Green Card | Green Card Status

Is Marriage Fraud a Permanent Bar to getting a green card in the USA? My application for green card status was denied with an allegation of marriage fraud from my prior marriage. I had a marriage to a woman in 2002 and applied for a green card that same year. However, after 3 years our marriage ended in annulment because …

How To Get A Green Card | Family Based Visa

Family Based Visa Petition Issues — How to get a green card 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? …