Dawn Chere Sequeira’s Answers

Dawn Chere Sequeira

Chevy Chase Immigration Attorney.

Contributor Level 8
  1. Can my mother visit US for my sister’s graduation ceremony.

    Answered 12 months ago.

    1. Toni Maschler
    2. Hassan Hussein Elkhalil
    3. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    3 attorney answers

    She may be able to attend is she proves: 1) graduation; 2) mom intends to return to India (show employment and property in US); and 3) financial means as to how she will be supported while in the US. It may be advisable to purchase a roundtrip ticket to show the officer. Tickets to India for $1000 are generally not wasted.

  2. I am in US for 2 months from mid May to mid July in B2 visa. can i change my status from B2 to J1 to do internship?

    Answered 12 months ago.

    1. Karen-Lee Pollak
    2. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    3. Toni Maschler
    3 attorney answers

    I agree with my colleague. You may file for a change of status but you must have a sponsor. You may also change to student status of you wish to take classes.

  3. Citizenship and marriage

    Answered 12 months ago.

    1. Gintare Grigaite
    2. Toni Maschler
    3. Ilona Dzhamgarova
    4. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    4 attorney answers

    You can naturalize based on marriage to a USC or being a green card holder for five years. If y ou claim eligibilty based on marriage, only then can you file after three years. You cannot combine the criteria to shorten the eligibilty date. Since you got your green card through your parents, you must file under the 5 year guideline. You may file 90 daus before your anniversary date.

  4. How to correct my name in the H4 Visa and my passport. ?

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. J Charles Ferrari
    2. Deborah Lynne Karapetian
    3. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    3 attorney answers

    How did your native country make and error on your passport? How did the US make an error on your visa? At the time of getting your visa did you submit your birth certificate and/or your passport? My colleagues are correct, you need to resolve your passport issue before you can proceed with correcting your visa.

  5. Do I have any possible choices to be legalized?

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. Deborah Lynne Karapetian
    2. Gen Kimura
    3. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    4. Toni Maschler
    4 attorney answers

    The last major legislative action made on the DREAM Act was made on 6/1/201. The bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

  6. Can petitioner with R1 visa enter USA after I-360 petition approved? if yes. can apply visa interview here for status adjust?

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. Norma B Hoffpauir
    2. Toni Maschler
    3. J Charles Ferrari
    4. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    5. Katie D.T. Sanders
    5 attorney answers

    You must have nonimmigrant intent, however change of status may not be denied based solely on the filing of a labor certification petition or immigrant visa petition. You should seek the advice of an attorney.

  7. What is needed to be filed along with an I-130 ?

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. Kyndra L. Mulder
    2. Toni Maschler
    3. Robert West
    4. Gen Kimura
    5. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    5 attorney answers

    You do not need a waiver until you file the Green Card application. This does not constitute legal advice.

  8. Stay more than the 6 months given by the border officers.

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. Dhenu Mitesh Savla
    2. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    2 attorney answers

    You have multiple entries, but only six months per visit. There is no way around the six month limit while on the ten-year multiple-entry visa. If you overstay your allowed time you can barred from returning to the U.S. Contact an immigration attorney if you are interested in changing your status.

  9. Removal of conditions

    Answered about 1 year ago.

    1. J Charles Ferrari
    2. Wendy Renee Whitt
    3. Luis Alberto Guerra
    4. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    4 attorney answers

    You must hire an immigration attorney to handle the removal proceedings. Waivers may be available to you.

  10. I-765 in connection with Adjustment of status based on marriage to USC

    Answered over 1 year ago.

    1. Gregory Patrick Sheehan
    2. Richard Andrew Constantino Alton
    3. C. C. Abbott
    4. Kyndra L. Mulder
    5. Dawn Chere Sequeira
    5 attorney answers

    Since it is a different category, it should be "permission to accept employment." It would also be "permission to accept employment" if a previous EAD expired. It would be "renewal" if the EAD was not expired and it was the same category.