What happens if a J1 visa holder (with 2-year home residency requirement) is included as a dependent in an EB3 petition?

He will not be allowed to immigrate until the requirement is met or waived.

Priority date and immigration

Your I-130 qualifies under F2B. The priority date should come due for that soon. If you refiled for F1, you would have to start over in line. ...

I applied 824 on December 30, 2014. Can I apply premium processing for I-824?

At the present time, it does not appear that the I-824 is eligible for I-907 Premium Processing. What is the underlying petition on which the...

If I have a ss# that says not valid for employment wt is it good for?

It means that your Social Security card is not a work permit (it isn't). If you have an EAD, then you can work - no problem. Now with regard...

K1 or spouse visa case

The age thing is a red flag, generally. The religion issue might only be a red flag within the context of your consular post - i.e. if in their...

Any chance of getting tourist visa while on I-130 petition? I want to attend my son's graduation day in US.

Yes this is possible, you will have a bit of a higher burden to overcome at the embassy/consulate because they will assume you're trying to "skip...

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Is my substituted service valid if my spouse never informed me of his traveling overseas and has been gone for over a month.

This does not appear to be an immigration question. I am changing the practice area.

Get off AVVO, you're drunk. In any case, a Social Security Card is not sufficient to give you work authorization.

Its been two years since my husband did not see his kids after a long asylum case, on FGM the kids cried when he call us.

This sounds like a really tough situation. Firstly, I can say that there are a number of resources, non-profit and private, in Brooklyn that could...

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If you're I-130 is pending, once you get to the port of entry, the officer will know this. He will presume that you are intending to immigrate...