An I-94 is the US Customs and Border Patrol's official record of a non-immigrant's legal entry into the US. The I-94 is needed to show that the non-immigrant entered into the US legally with a valid visa, and also whenever the non-immigrant applies to change their status either to another non-immigrant category or animmigrant category.

Who doesn’t like to save money? I certainly do—so I don’t blame people for asking this question and even up to a year ago, I would tell many of my clients who had seemingly straightforward cases that they could attend the interview themselves after I had given them a mock interview. However, with the recent immigration climate, we see a rather hostile trend with respect to how clients are treated at immigration interviews.

“I just got engaged to my fiancé and we are anxious to begin our American Dream Life together. We’re ready to get married but are not sure if it’s better to apply for fiancé visa now or get married and then apply for a marriage visa. What should we do?”

Marriage in the modern day can be challenging enough as it is. Unpredictable immigration processing times, however, often end up leading to long periods of physical and emotional distance for couples waiting to live out the American Dream in the US. We have had many cases where by the time the foreign spouse arrives in the US, the marriage has already fallen apart. The question is, what can the foreign spouse do to keep themselves and their immigration case together in this new chapter in their lives?