Do I need an immigration attorney or another family member who is a citizen need to make a new immigrant petition on my behalf?

Are you in the U.S. or outside? If in the U.S. certain surviving family members of deceased petitioners may now continue to process their cases...

I'm an irish citizen and my brother in law is an american citizen. can he help me to get legal and live and work in the U.S.

Your brother-in-law cannot directly sponsor you as a family member. Only immediate (parent, child, spouse, son or daughter) family members are...

Reinstatement is discretionary on the part of USCIS and usually it requires someone to request it within 5 months of a status violation. An...

I'm marry in mexico and preagnat what i can do to to bring my husban to the USA?

He can either apply for a B-2 visitor visa to attend the birth, but his intention would need to be to return to Mexico after the temporary visit,...

I-130 filed. Can't travel outside the US

The international student office is being very cautious with its advice, since it recognizes that the F-1 visa requires the student to establish...

Is this petition and visa obtainment for my Swiss wife (in Switzerland) to move back to the USA going to be difficult?

I'd want more information and would want to be certain her case was never referred to an immigration judge for removal proceedings. Assuming this...

What can i do to establish legal residence?

Possibly. Possibly not. More information is needed. You don't say how your mother was able to obtain her lawful status, or whether you might be...

Can i still file for I-130 if unemployed?

Yes, there is no restriction on your ability to file the I-130. The difficulty could come later after the I-130 is approved. Your wife will need...

Switch visa status from H1B to tourist without leaving the US

The fact that you have an unexired tourist visa in an old passport doesn't give you permission to remain once your H-1B is expired. You would...

Lost green card and change of address question

Any noncitizen must inform the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) of a change of address. This can be done using Form AR-11 and may...