How to file an Adjustment of Status I-485 safely when you entered the US with an ESTA Visa Waiver and how to navigate the 90-day rule.

Options when you overstay your I94 as a B2 visitor visa holder and marry a U.S. citizen. How can you adjust your status via Form I-485 and obtain a Green Card safely?

When should you hire an Immigration lawyer to represent you for an Adjustment of Status I-485 case based on marriage to a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident?

How to respond to USCIS Request for Evidence RFE, Notice of Intent to Deny for Adjustment of Status I-485 marriage cases successfully and get your Green Card.

Visiting your fiance in the US on a visitor B2 visa or an ESTA without raising immigrant intent issues. Avoid trouble with CBP at the airport.

Top 10 Documents to Prove the Authenticity of Your Marriage to USCIS for a Successful Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status I-485 Application with a Visitor Visa or an ESTA. USCIS scrutinizes these applications to ensure that marriages are genuine and not merely for immigration benefits. To prove the authenticity of your marriage, you'll need to submit a comprehensive set of documents.

When is the best or safest time to marry and apply for a green card as a B2 Visitor or ESTA visa waiver entrant when you are thinking about marriage to your US citizen or a permanent resident fiance soon?

Learn about how you can apply for US Citizenship via the N-400 while your I-751 Removal of Conditions is pending based on three years of marriage to a US Citizen spouse.

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.

Many states grant a legal name change when the Foreign National spouse gets married—this new married name is usually printed on the marriage certificate if you apply for the license requesting the name change. If the new name is printed on the marriage certificate, it gives the Foreign National the right to elect to use their spouse’s last name or to hyphenate their name with their spouses name. Whatever decision is made at this point, the Foreign National should going forward, consistently use the name they opt to take. 

if you are the spouse of a lawful permanent resident, or a child under 21 years old of a permanent resident who does not yet have a visa petition filed, you should submit your visa petition as soon as possible during the month of July 2019, in order to be able to take advantage of the current priority date for F2A and apply for a visa immediately.

“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?”

• I have a student visa and my spouse has a Green Card. Can he apply for my Green Card now or should we wait until after he becomes a U.S. Citizen

• Will I get in trouble if I came here to study but ended up marrying my Green Card holding boyfriend/girlfriend?

• What if I overstay my student visa. Can I still get a Green Card if my Green Card holding spouse petitions for me?

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?