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    Can a Visa Waiver Overstay (over 90 days) Adjust Status if married to a USC?

    Gosh, this is a hard topic. Let me try to explain the best way possible. Ok, so a lady from church arrived from Argentina in 1996 on a visa waiver. She did not return to Argentina. She married a LPR in 2002, but he became a USC in 2006 and for her in 2006. She received an APPROVAL NOTICE...
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    US Citizn daughter petitions for parent but parent has committed fraud?

    So what if someone who is illegal in this country (entered on a visa but overstayed), and during the time they're illegal, they worked with their child's social security number (while their child was 12), and they even changed added a "middle name" to their own name (the name of their child) to...
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    Can someone illegal board a plane to travel WITHIN the USA?

    Can someone who has a valid driver's license (but illegal nonetheless) board a plane and travel within the 48 states? Are there any dangers? I heard that any airport in the USA has Homeland Security Agents on duty and they have the right to scrutinize anyone on their property. Is this...
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    Petit Theft (under $200). Could this affect my Citizenship, or should I wait 5 years?

    Hi. My friend is now eligible to become a US Citizen. However, in 2009, he was charged with a misdemeanor theft charge, under $200, in Virginia. The statute # is 18.2-96, which reads: § 18.2-96. Petit larceny defined; how punished. Any person who: 1. Commits larceny from the person...
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    I-485 denied, no interview, failed to comply with RFE...can they reapply w/in 30 days?

    My friends who filled out their own paperwork got a I-485 denial. They did not get an interview yet. Here's what happened. They sent in all the paperwork, went to fingerprints, etc etc etc. Never got a work permit or anything like that. They got this DENIAL letter instead. After reading...
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    Question about I-864 and most recent tax filings.

    Ok, so the I-864 has been filled out. The sponsor did NOT meet the financial requirements as shown on his 2008 taxes. HOWEVER, he just got all his w-2's and stuff in for 2009 and his 2009 income DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS (he had an income jump, thank god). However, he hasn't done his 2009...
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    Question about Asylum pending work permit

    Hi. My friend is from Colombia. She is in the process of applying for Political Asylum here in the USA. She renews an Employment Auth. Document (EAD) every year. This year, it took Immigration longer for them to renew the card, and unfortunately her new card came in about 1 month after the...
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    Quesiton about "Co-sponsor" and "Household member" for I-864

    Hi. Just a quick question. To be sure: When the Sponsor cannot meet the income requirements, he obviously needs a co-sponsor. However, if the co-sponsor is a family member living under the same roof as the sponsor, then that co-sponsor is actually called a "household member" right? And...
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    Question about I-131 when Perm. Res. wants to reside outside the USA

    t's because that person is expected to RESIDE in the USA. And, we all know that a Green Card holder can take vacations outside the USA for no longer than 6 months out of 1 year. And, we all know that if a Green Card holder expects to be out of the USA for longer than 6 months, he/she needs to...
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    K-1 candidate getting married to fiance in her country instead of USA????

    K-1 visa experts: I have a question and I NEED YOUR HELP!!!? Ok, let's say that a couple finally do all the k-1 visa petition paperwork, and the k-1 candidate goes to the Consular Office and gets approved and all that. I know that the k-1 candidate must travel to the USA very soon and get...
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    Question about concurrent filing of i-130, i-485 and i-765

    Usually when someone files an i-130 on behalf of the relative, you get an approval notice before ever being able to file a i-485 on their behalf. However, I know that if a US Citizen is filing for his/her spouse, it can be done concurrently. However, my question is this: Is it true that in...
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    Intention: Current b1/b2 converting to AOS. HELP!!!

    Husband is Mexican, wife is American. She goes to Mexico and marries him and lives in Mexico for 3 years with him. They're marriage certificate is MEXICAN. They both travel to USA after 3 years to visit her family. (He has a b1/b2 visa from when he was single) During this time that they're in...
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    I-130 not approved yet. Due to foreign marriage certificate?

    Husband is Mexican, wife is American. She goes to Mexico and marries him and lives in Mexico for 3 years with him. They're marriage certificate is MEXICAN. They both travel to USA after 3 years to visit her family. He has a b1/b2 visa from when he was single. During this time, they experience a...
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    Question about stepchild of US Citizen (visa overstay)

    I have a question abou the following scenario. A mother and daughter enter the USA with a b-1 visa (tourist). They both overstay their tourist visa for about 3 years. Mother marries a US Citizen. USC husband wants to petition for wife and step-daughter. We all know that mother won't...
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    Question about LPR derivative (through mother) who turns 21

    Hi. Here's the scenario. Names have been changed. Fabio is Mexican and got his Residency through amnesty in 1989. He then petitioned for his wife Oralia in 1999. On the wife's petition, she listed her 6 kids as DERIVATIVE BENEFICIARIES. None of her children were petitioned for through...
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    Adj. of status while in USA with tourist visa pending

    (names have been changed to protect privacy) Scenario: Angela is a US Citizen. She traveled to Mexico to do mission work and fell in love with Leonardo and married him in Mexico. Leonardo and Angela continued to reside in Mexico after being married in 2006. (Leonardo has a tourist visa to...
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    i-94 expired & sent back to Mexico, Immigrant overstayed, now will marry US Citizen

    Hello. Please, someone who KNOWS, help me with this question. I have a friend. He is Mexican. He came here on a Visa. The US Embassy gave him a 6 month i-94, and when he came to the USA, he overstayed, but sent his i-94 back to Mexico in time to make it look like he "returned on time". But...
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