Think Carefully before Applying for a Temporary U.S. Visa or Renewing a Temporary U.S. Visa and Marrying a U.S. Citizen

Most Non-Immigrant Visas (Temporary) is that the person applying for one has no intention staying in the U.S. and the person plans to return to their country when that person has completed their visit. U.S. Immigration (USCIS), Embassies and Customs all look for anything in your paper work that show that you may not leave the U.S. and return to your home country.

 

Things in your paper work that may show you may not leave the U.S. after your visit  are things like your age, how much money or property you have in your home country and family in your home country. If you have a wife or children living in the U.S. that would usually be enough proof for U.S. Immigration to deny your Temporary Visa Paper work.

 

You need to be aware of your current Visa Status (when it expires & when to get a new Visa) and how marrying a U.S. Citizen or a Green Card Holder will affect your Temporary Visa at the time of your marriage and in the future.

 

Please contact a licensed Immigration attorney before you act on your specific situation. Immigration Laws and Federal Regulations are constantly changing and the general information provided can change over time.

You already have a Green Card or You are applying for a Visa or already have a Visa and you going back to your home country. You were arrested for a crime while a in the U.S. and did not get deported & you think everything is fine……………..THINK AGAIN!

If you are here on a Visa or have a Green Card, any time you are arrested for any crime you should get copies of everything (court records, police reports, etc.). Take the documents to an Immigration Attorney as soon as possible to know if you can fix the problem and how. Any time you travel you should have copies of these documents with you.

In regard to your new Visa, depending on the type you may have different way of applying for a new one. In many cases there are 2 steps. The 1^st step is that the Employer (if this a Work Visa) submits a petition for you. After the petition is approved, you submit an Application for a Visa. However, very often, once you leave the country you cannot be admitted because of your crime and the U.S. Government usually does not tell you that when the Employer’s Petition is approved.

You can try to fix the problem while you are in your home country but it is much more difficult if not impossible in many cases. There are ways to address the problem but it is quite difficult and time consuming. It is better, faster and easier in many cases to have the problem fixed while you are here in the U.S. In conclusion, when faced with a crime don’t wait to the last minute and be caught unprepared to address the problem.

Please contact a licensed Immigration attorney before you act on your specific situation. Immigration Laws and Federal Regulations are constantly changing and the general information provided can change over time.

You want to marry a U.S. Citizen (or Green Card Holder) and Get a Green Card but your spouse does not make enough money – Learn how to fix the problem.

The U.S. Immigration Laws state that a U.S. Citizen (or an Green Card holder) marrying a person from another country must be able to support their spouse. Your U.S. Citizen Spouse (or Green Card Holder Spouse) must make 125% more than what the U.S. Poverty Guidelines say for the year in question. The more people in the family (minor children or others claimed on their taxes) the higher the amount the U.S. Citizen Spouse (or Green Card Holder Spouse) will have to make.

If the U.S. Citizen Spouse (or Green Card Holder Spouse) does not make enough money they can have any other U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder apply with Your U.S. Citizen Spouse (or Green Card Holder Spouse). These other people can be friends, immediate family or other relatives and they will have to be making enough money to support you as well as their own family within the poverty guidelines. They will need to supply information about their taxes and sign paper work saying they will be financially responsible for you for a certain period of time under certain conditions.

Please contact a licensed Immigration attorney before you act on your specific situation. Immigration Laws and Federal Regulations are constantly changing and the general information provided can change over time.