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It seems your deadbeat relatives may be taking advantage of you. The statute regarding the Affidavit of Support, Form I-864, states clearly that in order for an alien to immigrate through a family-based petition, and some employment-based petitions, they must overcome the public charge ground of inadmissibility. Therefore, the petitioner on the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, must execute and submit a legally enforceable Affidavit of Support on Form I-864. The second paragraph of the...
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I am often asked the question . . . "They can't do that to me, can they?" The answer is, "it depends. I would need much more information about your type of employment, circumstances of your termination/discontinuance of employment and a little insight as to the motives your former employer may have for taking this extreme and troublesome position. The only way to fully analyze your situation is through a no-charge office consultation. You can make an appointment by contacting me at...
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You need to define "business arrangement." However, the answers above should provide you with the answers you probably did not want to hear. Marriages must be "bona fide" and the spouses must live together in a joint, shared relationship. USCIS applies traditional standards in applying their discretion. Marriages solely to circumvent immigration laws are unlawful and may subject both the US citizen and the alien to both civil and criminal penalties.
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It will have no effect on your adjustment so long as you are marrying a US citizen and you do not have a 2 year foreign residency requirement on your J-1. If you have the 2 year, you cannot adjust to permanent residence until you have fulfilled this requirement, unless you are lucky enough to obtain a waiver. Consult a lawyer.
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Your predicament is not as bleak as it may appaer. Waiver cases for spouses of US citizens are approved all the time, but they do take the expertise of a qualfied immigration practitioner who can map out a strategy, pre filing, that will aid in the approval of the waiver of the bar to inadmissibility. Advance planning pays off and only a creative and competent lawyer who thinks "outside the box" will be able to successfully assist you.
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The answer to your question really turns on the issue as to whether or not you actually intend to and do maintain a permanent residence in the United States. If you do not intend to reside permanently in the US and if you do not have proof, such as apartment or mortgage, car, etc. and unless you file federal and state income taxes in the jurisdiction of your domicile, you may lose your permanent residence status regardless of whether you are absent from the US for two weeks, two months or ten...
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I wonder what is your question . . . . You've got a job in an economy where many are out of a job. You have received a pay increase of $3 an hour and put on full time 40 hours. What are you complaining about? Too much work? Didn't "sing up for full time"? I wonder again, just what is your question? If it is about benefits, you would need to be more specific about that and reveal just what benefits you are talking about and whether they provide those benefits to other workers, or whether nobody...
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You may already be a US citizen. You have a complex case and need to seek the assistance of an immigration lawyer in your local area. Phone consulations and internet advice are not sufficient to fully advise you on your particular matter because documents need to be reviewed and many questions asked and answered. Immigration matters are complex and require individual attention and analysis.
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Your question really cannot be answered; it is too hypothetical, with not enough facts.
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It is against the law in California to record someone without their permission. You cannot use such a taped conversation in any court or administrative procedure and furthermore, your boss could sue you and recover damages, as I did one time after defending an employer before the California EDD, when the employee produced a tape with a big smile on his face. He was not filing when we got a $2,000 civil judgment against him in court.
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