If, at the time you enter the U.S. on a tourist visa, you intend to immigrate to the U.S., you may be ineligible to receive a green card. However, if, at the time you enter the U.S. on a tourist visa, you fully intended to timely depart from the U.S. and decided to immigrate only after entering the U.S., you may be eligible to receive a green card.
You must answer “Yes” to these questions and any other applicable questions. For immigration purposes, the expungement or sealing of a criminal record does not mean the criminal record does not exist. You must answer all questions on the green card application truthfully without regard to the expungement of your record.
A U.S. citizen can apply for a K-1 visa to allow a fiancé(e) to travel to the U.S. The K-1 visa application process has four unique stages. Below is a detailed explanation of each of these four steps.
If your foreign spouse is outside the U.S. and wants to immigrate to the U.S., the first step is to file Form I-130. Together with Form I-130, you must also submit supporting documents to prove that your spouse is eligible to immigrate to the U.S. Here is a checklist of the required documents:
No, your I-751, petition to remove conditions on residence will not automatically be denied. Even though you and your spouse both signed your application, you must still notify USCIS about your wife’s death. Below is a list of items you need to prepare to file with your request.
To apply for your 10-year green card, you need to provide evidence of your relationship from the time your 2-year conditional green card was approved through the time you apply for your 10-year green card. You need to submit the same categories of evidence, but you do not need to submit evidence that you previously submitted.
If you received your green card through marriage but your relationship is not going well or you have already divorced, it may still be possible to maintain your lawful permanent residency. There are several possible considerations in this regard.
If you and your spouse live far apart, USCIS will certainly be suspicious at first. But this does not mean your application will be denied. Whether USCIS approves your application depends on whether you can convince USCIS that you have a legitimate marital relationship and a plan to live together.
Whether you will receive a 2-year green card or a 10-year green card depends on how long you have been married at the time USCIS approves your application. If, at the time USCIS approves your green card application, you have been married less than 2 years, USCIS will issue you a 2-year conditional green card.
You should not leave the U.S. before you receive your advance parole document. If you leave the U.S. before you have an advance parole document, your green card application will be considered abandoned. In addition, even if you still have a valid nonimmigrant visa, if you try to reenter the U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will see that you previously applied for a green card and may deny your entry into the country.
When you apply for a green card through marriage to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, the last step is to participate in an in-person interview. Both spouses must attend the interview. The interview is extremely important. Even if you have already provided a lot of evidence concerning your relationship, if you perform poorly at the interview, your application might be denied. The marriage interview can cause stress and anxiety, but here are some answers to frequently asked questions that should help you prepare.
If you have a two-year green card, you can file an application for a ten-year green card 90 days before your conditional green card expires. You must file Form I-751, “Petition to Remove Conditions.” You cannot file Form I-751 earlier than 90 days before your green card expires, and you also should not file this application late.
Lying on your tourist visa application will affect your green card application. When you apply for a green card in the U.S., the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer who processes your application can review all your prior visa and immigration applications, including your prior visa applications. If USCIS discovers that you or your agent lied on your tourist visa application, it can deny your green card application.
When you apply for a marriage green card, you must prove that you and your spouse have a “bona fide” marriage. you must provide USCIS with as much evidence as possible that you and your spouse have a genuine marital relationship. You also must participate in an interview and answer questions regarding your relationship.
USCIS recently announced that applicants filing for lawful permanent resident status may now apply for a Social Security Number as part of the adjustment of status application process.