Impact on Immigration/Visa status

[jason.seargent]

Hi all,

I have 2 queries related to "Civil Lawsuit"

1) If I'm not defending a "civil lawsuit" filed against me, how is it going to affect my immigration (or Visa) status.
(Point is, if I do not defend a civil case that means I have automatically lost the case, so is it going to affect my Immigration/Visa status).

2) If I am in a state (say Texas) and it is different from the state (say Florida) where the "civil lawsuit (to claim X amount)" has been filed and if I am not defending the case then what will be the consequences.

I would appreciate any response.

Thanks in advance,
-Jason

 

[laborvisalaw]

1) Losing a civil lawsuit should not affect your immigration status. However, if, as a result of losing the civil suit, you have to pay some damages or obey a court order, for example, then if you fail to do so, you may be in contempt of the court and this even may subject you to jail time.

2) After losing in one state by not showing up in court ("default"), the plaintiff can get the judgment and come into your state and execute the judgment against you in your state. Usually courts recognize such default judgments (subject to some exceptions) without problems. You should talk to a civil litigation lawyer in your state to get advise tailored to your state's civil procedure rules.

good luck-

Hi all,

I have 2 queries related to "Civil Lawsuit"

1) If I'm not defending a "civil lawsuit" filed against me, how is it going to affect my immigration (or Visa) status.
(Point is, if I do not defend a civil case that means I have automatically lost the case, so is it going to affect my Immigration/Visa status).

2) If I am in a state (say Texas) and it is different from the state (say Florida) where the "civil lawsuit (to claim X amount)" has been filed and if I am not defending the case then what will be the consequences.

I would appreciate any response.

Thanks in advance,
-Jason