Immigration news and viewpoints from family visa attorney Allan S. Lolly
Q: I’m interested in whether or not you can get her case through – if you can get it done then the fees are fine. I’ve seen some attorneys’ websites stating they refund their personal fees if the paperwork doesn’t go through, though. Is that something you do?
Denny S. in Washington
Spouse in Oman
[...]Q: what kind of proof of relationship?
Anthony in California
Fiancee in Brazil
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A: Anthony, Thank you for your inquiry. Allow the relationship to naturally develop, and try to use means of communication that can be shown. For example, no one wants to watch webcam, so that is not a good choice for immigration [...]
As some may recall, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a memorandum on June 17, 2011, requiring that ICE agents and government attorneys exercise prosecutorial discretion when deciding who should be removed (deported) from [...]
The Department of State just updated family sponsored preference categories for extended family members. The idea is that immediate family members such as parents, spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens can immigrate to the U.S. in a matter of months.
However, the petitions for all other family members are intentionally slowed down to help [...]
The Southern Poverty Law Center just filed suit on behalf of couples in Alabama who are unable to marry because one of the couple is an illegal alien in the U.S. The complaint is that the Montgomery County Probate Office is unwilling to allow couples to marry if the couple cannot show lawful immigration status in the U.S.
The SPLC will very likely win this law suit. No State should be able to prevent couples from marrying unless it has a compelling State interest. Immigration status is a Federal, not State, interest.
When a marriage fails, it is often the best policy to make a clean break and divorce. The foreign spouse can then work independently to try and salvage the green card.
I married an American citizen and got my green card with two year conditional status. We were married in April 2010 [...]
I married my husband in the United States about a year and a half ago and he has had his permanent resident card for about 8 months. I would like to move to Brazil with him but am worried we would have to start with the papers all over again if we [...]
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