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your boyfriend is a cad! without referencing the immigration issues. If your boyfriend is married to somebody else, and has been "seeing you" for more than a year, and is making babies with you, and is still married to someone else: he is a cad, a bounder and is not worth...

definitely two people in serious trouble! BOTH the person using the US citizen\'s passport and the US citizen who "loaned" him the passport are subject to criminal penalities for the situation. I presume the arresting country confiscated the US Passport and contacted the US Embassy...

probably If you move to europe, you will probably find your residence interrupted if you are over there and employed more than 6 months, in addition, you will find your residence interrupted if you are over there and employed more than 12 months... Potential questions: did you pay US taxes...

JoeF is correct: important date is the approval date the permanent residence period starts when the I-485 is approved. NOT date of application filing (this is also called priority date). NOT date of issuance of green card. There are only very limited situations when this date will be...

file I-130 at the Service Center Since her husband is overseas, the Consular Processing should provide a green card when he immigrates. EAD will not be needed. Should take about 6 months or so. National Visa Center will request some forms and documents in the middle of the process...

be honest & truthful on wife\'s N-400 IF the N-400 is filed at this time, she should be open and honest with the information. NOT wise to get caught in false statements to immigration officer at natz interview... However, efforts to find/obtain lawful status for spouse should be worked on...

visa petitions may be upgraded when petitioner becomes US citizen the procedure for upgrading the visa petition is simple. take a copy the approval notice (or the receipt notice, if not yet approved). include a copy of the petitioner\'s naturalization certificate, send copies with a cover...

depends on the situation depends on the severity of the situation, timing in relation to your filing date. i.e. a simple DUI 20 years ago with a $30 fine and 24 hours in jail, will have less impact than a conviction for DUI in the week prior to the filing of your N-400 where the judge gave you...

EAD is Employment Authorization Document Employment Authorization Document is provided by the INS to persons who are authorized to be employed in the United States who are not already provided some other document authorizing employment (green card, US birth certificate, TN documentation, etc.)...

parole based upon I-485 application for EAD & Advance Parole are based upon the filing of form I-485, permanent resident application. Once the I-130 (or I-140) and the I-485 are filed, the applications for EAD and Advance Parole may be filed (usually, but not always, simultaneously)...

marriage to US citizen = 3 years\' residence to apply for citizenship If a permanent resident has been married to US citizen for 3 years and a permanent resident for 3 years he/she may apply for naturalization. However, if a divorce and/or marital separation occurs the permanent resident is...

continuity of resident interrupted: file no earlier than 4 years & 1 day! to get back to the original posting: when the permanent resident interrupts the residence by staying outside the US for more than 12 months, and returns to the US. a strict reading of Title 8 CFR, Section...

out of status! potentially many problems. If you are in the US as an F-1 student and are not attending classes in the school that provided the I-20, you are out of status and are deportable. In this post-9/11 world, the F-1 student status will be gaining increasing scrutiny. Technically, you...

must start process all over, again assuming your friend was permitted to retain her permanent residence, she will have to start her time in the US that counts toward naturalization again. She may submit an application for naturalization 4 years & 1 day after her return IF she stays in the...

change of address/jurisdiction yes, you must reside in a district for at least 3 months for that district to assume jurisdiction for the processing of your N-400. If you move to another jurisdiction after filing, after that 3 months to establish jurisdiction, you may send a notice of change of...

could be... anyone in the United States who is not in a legal valid status is subject to deportation if INS finds him/her.

file at the Southern Service Center Actually, Atlanta is part of the southern service center\'s jurisdiction. N-400s for folks living in the Atlanta District are filed at the Southern Service Center. Once the applicant moves to any other location, the applicant MUST send the service center a...

file the N-400 at a service center if you wish to become a US citizen, you must file the N-400 with a service center. That center will maintain processing until the application is scheduled for interview, when the application will be sent to the district office accomplishing the interview...

tell the truth when dealing with the criminal issues, it is wisest to tell the truth. Obtain copies of your driving record from the places you have lived for the last several years and submit them with the application. if they are not serious enough to interfere with naturalization, it will...

NOT I129F I-129F is ONLY for the fiance(e). once you are married, you cannot be a fiance(e) for immigration purposes. the I-130 is the beginning of the process. look to the State Department website as they have a simple checklist for eligibility. more information on the INS website, too.