Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina’s Answers

Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina

San Francisco Immigration Attorney.

Contributor Level 19
  1. I have 2 DUI's that are over 15 years old. I'm a permanent resident alien. I have taken care of them. Can I become a US citizen?

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    2. Lynne Rogers Feldman
    3. Karen-Lee Pollak
    4. Christian Schmidt
    5. Maria Isabel Cueva
    5 attorney answers

    You should be able to.

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  2. Should I, the sponsored Alien, mention in the I-485 and I-130 forms that I have been working illegally with some employer?

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    2. Fernanda Nunes Hottle
    3. J Charles Ferrari
    4. Anthony Emeka Nze Nwosu
    5. Morgan Laine Place
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    Always answer truthfully. You are correct that as an immediate relative your unauthorized employment will be forgiven. If, however, you lie and USCIS discovers this, you will be found to have knowingly misrepresented a material fact and then will be forced to file a waiver for that misrepresentation - something that will be infinitely more difficult than simply telling the truth -

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  3. My husband was deported in 2008 with a 10yr inadmissability bar. Is there hope or anything I can do in the meantime?

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Carl Michael Shusterman
    2. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    3. Karen-Lee Pollak
    4. Christian Schmidt
    4 attorney answers

    Meet with an immigration attorney to determine he exact nature of the two "deportations"

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  4. Does marriage make sense while I have asylum case pending?

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    2. Alena Shautsova
    3. Haroen Calehr
    4. J Charles Ferrari
    4 attorney answers

    Getting married will not hurt your chances for asylum. If you entered as a crewman you are not eligible to adjust your status

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  5. What are the risk of filling an affidavit of support for my employee s parent ? What are the pros and cons ?

    Answered 3 months ago.

    1. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    1 attorney answer

    The affidavit of support is a legally binding and enforceable contract between you and the US government. It does not matter what agreement you have with your employee regarding her promise that her parents will not get food stamps, welfare... If any of those happen, YOU will be the one the government goes after and YOU can be forced to repay.

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  6. My boyfriend got a DUI, and he's an illegal immigrant. What can happen to him?

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. Michael Korry Bialys
    2. Matthew Murillo
    3. Roger Humberto Ponce Jr
    4. Richard Stephen Jaffe
    5. Hart Jasper Levin
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    He can face both. he can be deported simply for being here without lawful status. whether he is convicted in criminal court or not. You should speak with attorneys well versed in criminal and immigration law.

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  7. Fraudulent immigration lawyer?

    Answered 2 months ago.

    1. Carl Michael Shusterman
    2. Alexander Joseph Segal
    3. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    4. Christina Heakyung Lee
    5. F. J. Capriotti III
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    Contact the State Bar. The City attorney may also be interested in pursuing her if she is in fact defrauding the public

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  8. Is it possible to switch from asylum case to adjust of status through marriage during the individual asylum hearing

    Answered about 1 month ago.

    1. Carl Michael Shusterman
    2. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    3. Alexander Joseph Segal
    4. Haroen Calehr
    4 attorney answers

    You should not wait until the Individual hearing to do so. Inform the Court and ICE that you plan to file for adjustment, file the applications with Court and ICE, pay the fees.

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  9. WHAT FORMS DO I NEED TO FILE FOR MY HUSBAND THAT IS ILLEGALLY IN THE US?

    Answered 2 months ago.

    1. Carl Michael Shusterman
    2. Giacomo Jacques Behar
    3. Alfredo Lozano
    4. Otis Carl Landerholm
    5. Perry Sai-On Chan
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    You can file I130 and I601a waiver. You may also want to explore whether he is eligible for DACA, given his current age and his age at entry.

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  10. 3 misdemeanors applying for US citizenship

    Answered 4 months ago.

    1. Gayle Anne-Marie Gutekunst
    2. Samuel Patrick Ouya Maina
    3. F. J. Capriotti III
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    I agree with my colleagues

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