Can I file my I-485 application before my I-130 petition is approved?
QUESTION: I am in the US is E-2 status. My husband is a Permanent Resident and he filed an I-130 petition for me last year. My priority date is available … Continue reading
Can I do anything to get USCIS to issue my Advance Parole travel document sooner?
QUESTION: I filed an I-485 with an application for employment authorization and advance parole based on my marriage with a U.S citizen. It has been five and half months, but … Continue reading
Can I still sponsor my step-daughter to come to the US even though my husband died?
QUESTION: I am a US citizen. I filed for my husband to come to the US from Ghana. The petition was approved, and he was scheduled for an immigrant visa … Continue reading
EXPLANATION OF JULY 2018 DOS VISA BULLETIN WITH PREDICTIONS
(The predictions section below were updated on 6/25/18 with more recent DOS updates.) The US Department of State has issued the July 2018 Visa Bulletin. The DOS Visa Bulletin lists … Continue reading
Do I need to inform immigration of my change of address after my citizenship is finalized?
QUESTION: I finally took my oath as a US citizen. If I move, do I still need to let immigration know about my new address? THE IMMIGRATION ANSWER MAN: No. … Continue reading
If my ex-husband, who I helped become a citizen, files for a green card for his new wife, will I be questioned by USCIS?
QUESTION: I helped my husband get a green card, and he is now a US citizen. He has since divorced me and married the mother of his children that they … Continue reading
EXPLANATION OF JUNE 2018 DOS VISA BULLETIN WITH PREDICTIONS
The US Department of State has issued the June 2018 Visa Bulletin. The DOS Visa Bulletin lists visa availability to let foreign nationals know when they can file an Immigrant … Continue reading
Can my grandmother withdraw her sponsorship for me even though my green card was approved?
QUESTION: I’ve been a lawful permanent resident in the US for almost 5 years. My mother petitioned for me to become a lawful permanent resident, but my grandmother was a … Continue reading
I came on an F-1 student visa, but have fallen out of status. Can I still apply for a green card through Adjustment of Status when my US citizen wife sponsors me?
QUESTION: I was an international student on an F-1 visa, but I stopped going to school, and have fallen out of status because I moved to another city to live … Continue reading
What happens if I leave the US before my I-539 application to extend status is approved?
QUESTION: I filed my I-539 application to extend my H4 status. The application is not yet approved. I am supposed to go to India in a few weeks. What happens … Continue reading
