One often-overlooked requirement of the affidavit of support is that the petitioner maintain a domicile in the United States. This issue comes into play when the petitioner, usually a United States Citizen, is living abroad and does not currently liv…
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In many different types of cases, USCIS will require an Affidavit of Support for an individual to qualify for a visa or green card. This can sometimes cause confusion because there are actually two different types of affidavits of support: there is F…
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One of the most common questions that people have is how to check the status of a case with USCIS. There are primarily basic ways, which we are shown below: It is important to understand that what you see online or even what a USCIS customer service…
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This is obviously a big no-no, to say the least. One should never want to lie or make any affirmative misrepresentations to the government when applying for US citizenship. If a notario, consultant, or even attorney advises you to lie, conceal, or hi…
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The I-130 is called the Petition for Alien Relative and approval is normally required for any family based green card or immigrant visa application. If an I-130 is denied, any subsequent application that depends upon it, such as an I-485 adjustment o…
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If you are a permanent resident and fail to renew your permanent residence, you may be at risk of losing your permanent residence. It depends on whether you have permanent lawful permanent residence (reflected by a green card that is normally good fo…
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There are actually a couple of requirements (as well as obligations) that a US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident must meet in order to successfully petition for his/her spouse’s marriage-based immigrant visa or status. 1) The marriage has to…
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One of the more frequently misunderstood concepts when applying for US Naturalization is the idea of being able to a “dual citizen.” Technically speaking, when one applies to be become a naturalized citizen of the United States, he or she…
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When conditional residents file together with their US Citizen or Permanent Resident spouses to remove the conditions on their permanent residence, they must not only file the appropriate form but also enclose supporting documentation. This supportin…
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One of the most important questions family members will have upon learning that one of their loved ones has been detained by the Department of Homeland Security is how to get them released. When an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE̶…
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