Immigration news and viewpoints from family visa attorney Allan S. Lolly
Is it possible for my husband to sell the home in Japan, visit US with visa waiver as tourist, bring all the money and luggage with him, and stay in the US and apply for green card based on our marriage? I am a U.S. citizen. Thank you,
Miki in New York
Husband in Japan [...]
Stable Earnings: The U.S. citizen petitioner must have stable U.S. employment over the minimum required for green card, fiance visa, and marriage visa processing. Generally, you must show enough income during a calendar year so that your tax returns will show more than the minimum required.
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Q: Allan in your experience and knowledge which countries as an alternative can we be married with less red tape then in Russia and that would be mutually recognized by Russia and USA?
David Q. in Colorado
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A: There are marriage destination wedding spots all over the world. Las Vegas is one example. Suppose [...]
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 [...]
I want to marry Anna but we are both new to immigration laws. She was told if I live with her in her country for 6 months it would be easier for her to come back with me to the united states to marry. I am willing to live over in Russia [...]
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My Fiancee and myself plan to get married in Indonesia in about 6 months. Would getting a marriage by proxy now enable us to start the CR or K3 marriage visa before then?
Ted S. in California
Fiancee in Indonesia
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Ted, Unfortunately not.
A proxy marriage can be lawful. However, for U.S. immigration [...]
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I am about to go and marry this fine lady (leaving May 13th) – i have read both pros and cons about a CR-1 visa vs a K-1 visa. What is your opinion? and why is one better than the other etc. i feel it is better to marry in China for her family’s [...]
Often, foreigners want to visit the U.S. while a fiancee or marriage case is pending and the U.S. citizen resides in the U.S. Here is a common example:
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Sam and I have a question about him visiting after the NOA2 has been approved. He is planning on coming the first week of June and [...]
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