If i file for divorce after 2 years will it affect my residency

The USCIS takes a close look at dissolved (and undissolved) marriages at the initial application for conditional or permanent resident status, at...

Can an illegal alien married to a u.s. citizen ever get permanet recidency even though he was detained at border years ago?

If your husband was subject to a formal "expedited removal" at the border and then reentered the U.S. without permission, he would have triggered a...

F-1 visa to get a courthouse wedding so I can apply for AOS, leave for our destination wedding (outside the US) and honeymoon

A thorough, honest and well-documented presentation is the best approach. It's not possible to say if your proof is sufficient without looking at...

DUI & immigration

An applicant for naturalization needs to establish good moral character during at least the 5 year period preceding the filing of an N-400. USCIS...

If simultaneously being employer while OPT period,can I be allowed to stay here legally after OPT?

There are several possibilities. Depending on the nature, size and structure of the company, it has been possible in the past for the owner to...

I'm a Canadian refused admission as a vistitor, when will they let me back in? Will F1 give me a better chance?

Mr. Dixler has given an excellent answer in response to the question. I would only add that the F-1 visa status, like the B-2 visitor category,...

J-1 au pairs are not subject to the 2 year home return rule. That comes into play only when there is government funding for the exchange or when...

If I withdrawl an aos petition??

You don't say what issues need to be fixed. You also don't specifically inform us that you were the K-1 petitioner. If you were not, then he...

Can I take care of H1-B transfer myself?

The Department of Labor regulations state that the employee's hiring of an attorney for an H-1B visa is permissible, but only if doing so does not...

Where do I start?

As a visa overstay, your fiancee is subject to removal from the U.S. If she has been in the U.S. for 10 years, she might be able to defend against...