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FAQ
- How do I sponsor my spouse?
- There are two way to bring a future spouse to the United States:
- You can file a K-1 visa for a spouse, this visa is appropriate if you are not yet married. The USCIS gives you 90 days to get married once your spouse enters the United States. This is the faster of both methods, however the USCIS requires that you prove that you have been in contact with you future spouse within a two year period.
- If your marriage took place aboard then an I-130 (Alien-Spouse Immigrant Visa) should be filed at the appropriate consulate or USCIS office.
The K-1 Visa generally takes less time to process than the Alien-Spouse Visa. The Alien-Spouse Visa, however, is a proven path toward lawful permanent residency for your spouse.
- I am traveling through the U.S. can visit people while waiting for my connecting filght?
- If you are traveling through the United States and you intend to visit people while waiting for a connecting flight you should apply for a C-1 visa at the U.S. Consulate or U.S. Embassy in your country, the C-1 Visa (transit visa), enables traveling nonimmigrants to leave the airport. Each family member should apply for a separate C-1 visa, which will enable the entire family eligible to travel through the U.S.
- How can I enter the USA as an academic student?
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Foreign national students who want to study in the U.S. usually apply for the F-1 visa. Although the J-1 and M-1 Visas (for vocational students) are sometimes used, most foreign students enter in F-1 status.
Your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 are allowed to join you in the U.S., under F-2 status. A prospective student's Form I-20A-B may be used to request an F-2 visa.
If your spouse and/or dependant children are joining you later, they will need to submit Form I-20A-B, endorsed from the school you are attending. F-2 visa holders can not work while in the U.S.
- How can I enter the USA for a business meeting?
- The best way to temporarily visit the U.S. to deal with your business venture is under B-1 status. You may apply for a B-1 visa at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your country.
- I am a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Can I sponsor my family for immigration to the U.S.?
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FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRATION
One method to obtaining lawful permanent residency is through a relative who is either a citizen of the U.S. or a lawful permanent resident.
There are two categories for unlimited family-based immigration:
- Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens: A spouse, widow or unmarried child under the age or 21 of a U.S. citizen. This category also includes parents of adult U.S. citizens
- Returning Residents: Immigrants who previously lived in the U.S. under lawful permanent resident status. These individuals should be returning to live in the U.S. after being abroad for more than one year.
There are four preference categories for limited family-based immigration:
- First Preference: Unmarried children over the age of 21 of U.S. citizens.
- Second Preference: Spouses of lawful permanent residents, their unmarried children under the age of 21, and unmarried children under the age of 21 of lawful permanent residents.
- Third Preference: Married children of U.S. citizens.
- Fourth Preference: Siblings of adult U.S. citizens.
Your relative should first submit an immigrant visa petition, I-130 Petition for Alien Relative. This form should be accompanied by proof of your relationship to your relative.
Upon approval of this petition, the Department of State will determine if an immigrant visa number is available for you. When a number becomes available, you may apply for assignment of that number.
In order to sponsor a relative for lawful permanent residency, you must prove the following:
- You are a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
- You can support your relative at 125% above the mandated poverty line.
You must also show proof of your relationship
- I have just been granted asylum how long do I wait before I apply for my green card?
- If you have been a refugee or asylee for one year you can apply for your green card by filing an I-485 along with various supporting documents.
- I have just moved from the address I gave to immigration to a new address what do I have to do?
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You have to fill in a Form AR-11 with ten days of such change and send it to:
U.S Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Change of Address
PO Box 7134
London, KY 40742-7134
For commercial overnight or fast freight services, only:
U.S Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Change of Address
1084-I South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744
Note that you such send such a document through certified mail
- How do I find out about the status of a case I filed with the United States Department of Homeland Security?
- There are two ways:
- You can schedule an interview on www.USCIS.gov clicking on inforpass;
- If you have a receipt number You can go to www.uscis.gov and click on case status.
- If have just been granted asylum is it possible for me to leave the country?
- Yes, all you have to do is apply for a travel permit, bear in mind that if you go back to the country you claimed you persecuted at, that you asylum status could be revoked.
- What are the penalties for remaining in the U.S. past expiration the date on my I-94 card?
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If you exceed the time given to you by the Immigration officers at the airport you will not be eligible for a nonimmigrant visa from a country other than your home country. If you enter the U.S. with a visitor’s visa then overstay by 180 days and then leave the country, you will not be allowed to return for 180 days. Like wise if you overstay by one year and then leave you will not be allowed into the U.S. for ten years.
Also there is a possibility of you being arrested and place in removal proceedings (deportation).
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