C. C. Abbott’s Answers
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Criminal defense and public defender...?
The reality is that under the Pandilla v. Kentucky decision any criminal defense attorney has to be weary of the immigration consequences of any criminal adjudication. You have to qualify for the...
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Amount of cash support for immigrant separated from sponsor
You need to contact the local legal services provider in your area - Community Legal Services of Mid Florida - and ask for an intake to determien if you qualify for their services. The whole issue of...
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Cost of immigration attorney in los angeles
I agree with my colleagues. The attorney fees are different based on the market place, experience of the attorney, and the attorney's philosophy as to what to charge. It is advisable to shop around...
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My I.130 has been approved.Can I wait for my interview in the USA or do I have to go back to France ? I enter the USA under a VW
Usually aliens who enter the US under the visa waiver program are not able to adjust status based on that form of entry. One exception is that of an immediate relative who enters under the INA S 217...
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Conditional Green Card Holder & name change
My colleagues are correct; you can file the I-90 and if you qualify you may also be able to fiel the I-912 waiver.
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I applied for a work permit the I-765 and I received a requested information letter from the USCIS asking for I-485.
To secure a work permit, you need to have an enabling status or application in process. It appears USCIS wants the I-485 receipt based on the box checked in the I-765 application
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Activist being detained in airport right now: urgent : being returned to Syria facing death
I am quoting from my asylum guide on AVVO: http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/immigration-the-asylum-interview-and-hearing An alien present in the United States can request asylum at any time...
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My spouse is not a US citizen and he came up here on a visa and we had gotten married how do he become a US citizen.
If you are a US Citizen, you can possibly file for him his I-485 and I-130 to be able for him to become a permanent resident. He can then apply for a work permit that will enable him to get a Social...
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Filing Taxes
There may still be an advantage of filing taxes such as utalizing credits for the following year(s). If they are retireed from another country and become residents of the US they may still have to...
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Company getting closed in 3 months, how long I140 is valid and how can be transfer
My colleagues are correct. This is a process that needs to be done with the guidance of the new company's attorney who would ahve to be able to hire a H1 employee.
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