Questions answered by Pedro A. Miranda

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If a principal asylees asylum gets terminated, does the derivative (who was not on the initial application) also get terminated?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

Yes, as a person who received benefits as a derivative of the principal applicant, you may certainly loose those derived benefits if the principal...

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Do I have to file a separate I-864 form for each relative that I am sponsoring to receive green cards?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

You need to file an I-864 for every individual for whom you filed an I-130 petition and who is now applying for a visa or adjustment of status.

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Clarification on form I-130 (address)

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

It's natural for you both to have different addresses since he hasn't immigrated yet but they want to know if there was an address where you ever...

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Do I have to file a support affidavit together with I-130 when applying for spouse's green card?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

The Affidavit of Support, I-864, is submitted with the I-485, if the beneficiary is adjusting status, or according to NVC instructions, if consular...

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We had a foreign exchange student 12 years ago. he's always wanted to be a citizen here. Can we adopt him? He is in New York on

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

Whether you can adopt him is a matter of state law but the age at which you adopt him has immigration consequences in that, generally, the adoption...

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H1B change of work location

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

No problem, your employer needs to file form informing new work address.

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How is it likely that a British green card holder that expired would be deported from the US?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

In order to be removed, you must first be allowed to enter. You don't say how long you have been outside the US but it is unlikely they will admit...

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Can I file for H-1b cap-exempt petition while I'm on my OPT Grace Period?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

Yes you may and you may either request change of status or consular process.

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Have there been asylum cases for people from the UK that have been successful and for which reasons?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

You should file a Freedom of information Act(FOIA) request with DHS if you want that information. I don't think anyone in this forum, unless they...

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If I move back to the US and ask a border agent to renew my green card, are there cases where it happened?

Pedro's answer | Answered on July 31, 2015

Sorry about your experiences at the border. if you were out of the US for six years, however, you in fact abandoned your status as a permanent...

Pedro A. Miranda's Answers (3808)

If a principal asylees asylum gets terminated, does the derivative (who was not on the initial application) also get terminated?

Do I have to file a separate I-864 form for each relative that I am sponsoring to receive green cards?

Clarification on form I-130 (address)

Do I have to file a support affidavit together with I-130 when applying for spouse's green card?

We had a foreign exchange student 12 years ago. he's always wanted to be a citizen here. Can we adopt him? He is in New York on

H1B change of work location

How is it likely that a British green card holder that expired would be deported from the US?

Can I file for H-1b cap-exempt petition while I'm on my OPT Grace Period?

Have there been asylum cases for people from the UK that have been successful and for which reasons?

If I move back to the US and ask a border agent to renew my green card, are there cases where it happened?