Ronald Jeffrey Tasoff’s Answers

I have no idea how this mis-information got spread around since you are not the only person who has asked that question. Filing the application changes nothing. You can travel as much as you want provided: 1. You show up to have your biometrics done; 2. You show up for your interview at CIS; and 3. You show up for your swearing in ceremony. All, of course, happen here in the U.S. at your local CIS office / District Court. The only possible issue that could be affected by travel is...

I assume you are married to a U.S. citizen and will be apply for permanent residency based on that marriage. Of course it is always wise to file the I-130 and adjustment of status package while you still are "in status". However, as long as you were legally admitted (in your case as an F-1 student) the last time you came to the U.S. then you can still apply for adjustment of status after you stay has expired. Again, this assumes that you are applying based on your marriage to a U.S. citizen...

No!!! Does ICE know he is a U.S. citizen?

Startups are challenging - unless there's a lot of financial backing. You really need to do this right. If you screw up you can make it very difficult for yourself to get a visa in the future. There are many factors to consider. Many, I'm sure you would not want to post on a public site. Spend the bucks and get a qualified immigration lawyer instead of asking for fee advice on a public website! Probably I'll get in trouble for saying that. (I don't mind giving fee advice...

Basically, the fact that your fiancee is an overstayed tourist has nothing to do with her right to get married here. You just do what everyone else does - get a marriage license and get married Assuming you aren't currently married to someone else!). Assuming you are a U.S. citizen, most likely she would be eligible to apply for and receive a green card based on your marriage here in the U.S. and will not need to travel abroad - which is what would be required if she did not originally come...

Assuming it was a bona-fide marriage and you have your "10 year" green card you can get a divorce without worrying about your immigration status. Instead of being eligible to apply for naturalization in 3 years you will have to wait until 5 years have passed from getting your green card to apply for naturalization (note you can apply 3 months early). Ron Tasoff Certified Immigration Law Specialist* Law Offices of Tasoff and Tasoff 16255 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1000 Encino, California 91436 (...

It appears that they are requesting ALL social security numbers a "requester" has used. However, although the case law is unclear, there are cases in which knowingly using a false social security number is a crime (possibly identity theft - although the U.S. Supreme Court has said that it is not when used in the context of a person using a randomly made up number for immigration purposes). Note that this is a new question on the form (requiring ANY numbers used). One possibility...

It is unclear to me why in an application for permanent resident status (green card) she needs to prove "good citizenship for a certain period". Good moral character is relevant in naturalization applications but not green card applications. Thus, it must have to do with the grounds of inadmissibility. There are many such grounds: from the criminal to those barring members of the communist and NAZI parties and those who assisted in persecution of others. There is some particular issue that...

I'm not sure if you can go to a different Application Support Center (ASC). However, my clients have never had a problem with going to the ASC before their scheduled appointment date as long as they have the original appointment letter (and identification). Ron Tasoff Certified Immigration Law Specialist* Law Offices of Tasoff and Tasoff 16255 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1000 Encino, California 91436 (818) 788-8900 ron@tasoff.com www.tasoff.com

I think you may be confused about the difference between "unlawful presence" and being "out of status" (or "maintaining nonimmigrant status"). And who isn't??? You are technically "out of status" because you are not working for the employer who petitioned for your H-1B status and you have not "ported" (is that a real word???) to a new employer. You have technically no maintained your nonimmigrant status - like an F-1 student who doesn't go to classes for the required time necessary for a "...