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they may file I-485 with local district office they may file I-485 with the local district office to receive status of "pending permanent resident applicant." they may also simultaneously file I-765 for employment authorization if they wish to legally work in the US. Include a copy...

yes Assuming the US citizen\'s parents are in the US lawfully and are maintaining lawful immigration status, they may file I-130 & I-485.

the NVC can take several weeks to "update" the petitioner\'s status on an I-130 Assuming you included a copy of the receipt notice with your Naturalization Certificate copy, it may take several weeks for the NVC to connect the Naturalization Certificate copy with the I-130\'s file and an...

Is visa available? Depending on which country is your home country, your visa might be coming available soon. Check with the visa bulletin online: your sponsor (The person who filed the I-130) will receive forms including Affidavit of Support to return to the National Visa Center several...

yes assuming the US citizen\'s parents are in the US lawfully and are maintaining lawfull status, they may file I-130 and I-485 with the local district office, as per normal.

"gay" not eligible for asylum At present, Immigration Law does not acknowledge "gay" or "sexual orientation" as one of the persecuted groups for asylum.

there is a difference between "right to visit" and "wisdom concerning visit" Mr. Keagles: You are free to leave to visit your parents to visit at any time you choose. However, if you are an asylum applicant, and are free to visit your home country without fear of persecution and without...

Asylum is to provide shelter for persecuted persons If someone is persecuted and fearing for their life, that is what the asylum application is all about. It is really simple: if someone can safely return to their home country, he/she is not being persecuted and is not in danger. If...

probably not Has this person actually returned to the US? INS may deem that he established a new permanent residence after 4 years in a foreign land, especially if this was in his birth country. If INS permits him to retain his green card, his residence for Naturalization purposes has been...

U.S. citizens may file for "Immediate Relatives" & other family U.S. Citizens may file I-130 for "Immediate Relatives": these are parents, under-21-unmarried children, and spouse. There are immediately available visas for these family members. U.S. Citizens may, also, file...

option of maintaining legal status or returning "home" and immigrating when visa becomes a In general, an adult married child of a US citizen will be eligible to receive a visa between 6 and 13 years (depends on country) after the I-130 has been filed. It is always beneficial to maintain...

the answer is: maybe if you are outside of the US, you need to take your family documents to the nearest US Embassy. first you will have to prove that your grandfather transmitted US citizenship to his child (the one that is your parent). Then you must prove that this parent was able to...

several problems with this scenario First:: When you file the N-400 from TX, you may not send your fingerprints from INDIA. Second: If you are out of the US for more than 6 months, you may be considered to have broken your residence for naturalization purposes, even if you get to keep your...

interview parents and child, normally In order to issue the citizenship document for the child, the INS officer should interview the parents & child if old enough, verify the documents\' & application\'s information & accuracy as well as take signatures. It would be grossly...

all done same day if possible, child & US citizen parent must be in attendance  

each service center publishes their processing times. see my previous post. Each service center publishes their processing times to AILA. various attorneys and about.com maintain the processing times on their websites. A quick check of the Southern Service Center on one of thosse sites will...

is eligible for V visa Your spouse should be eligible for V Visa. then your spouse can obtain employment authorization each year (I-765+fee) and can work for anyone/or same employer, while waiting for visa. address for application is available on INS website: www.ins.usdoj.gov. I-765 goes to...

V visa depends on date of filing while the I-130 must be approved before obtaining a V visa, the 3 years wait from filing is from the date of filing. The visa can be obtained by beneficiaries who are outside the US. for beneficiaries lawfully in the US, V status can be obtained by mailing the...

file I-130 as a permanent resident, you may file I-130 at any time for your spouse, who would have been able to (can) receive the new V status based upon the approval of the I-130. Once you become a United States citizen, you can notify the service center of your new citizenship and file the...

assume "YES!" They generally already have the file anyway. A false statement to hide the conviction made to obtain the green card is much more serious that a single misdemeanor conviction.