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Susan Pai is admitted to the Washington State Bar, not the Florida Bar Attorney Pai's Florida legal practice is limited exclusively to Immigration & Nationality law

Susan Pai is admitted to the Washington State Bar, not the Florida Bar Attorney Pai's Florida legal practice is limited exclusively to Immigration & Nationality law

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Susan Pai is admitted to the Washington State Bar, not the Florida Bar Attorney Pai's Florida legal practice is limited exclusively to Immigration & Nationality law

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Immigration Law Articles

My Foreign Spouse is Not in the U.S.

What Is a K-3 Visa, a CR-1 Visa, or an IR-1, IR-2, IR-3, IR-4, and IR-5 Visa? If you are the spouse of a U.S. citizen you can come to the United States (U.S.) with a nonimmigrant K-3 visa. If you

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I-693 Medical Exam

1. Choose a “Civil Surgeon” a. Call 1-800-375-5283 (English and Spanish), or b. Find one here 2. Before the Medical Exam a. Bring your Passport as proof of identification b. Bring any vaccination records you have 3. During the Medical

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Assets vs. Income

It is possible to establish sufficient financial resources other than by income. The most common method to establish sufficient financial resources other than by income is by value of your assets… or the assets of the intending immigrant. When we

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I-864 Affidavit of Support

Affidavit of Support Use the Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines to determine if the petitioner makes over 125% of the minimum level for his or her household.  Your NET income (not gross reported income) is the figure that

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Helpful Forms and Information

Department of State Reciprocity Schedule I-130 Petition for Alien Relative I-130A Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status I-131 Application for Travel Document I-765 Application for Employment Authorization I-864 Affidavit of Support Assets

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Additional Costs when Marrying a US Citizen

Medical Exam and Vaccinations – usually $300-$500 Full Background Check of Beneficiary in preparation for the application and the background check the government will conduct – $100 – $200 Full Background Check of Petitioner in preparation for the application –$100 to $200 The

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Government Filing Fees

$ 535 for I-130 Petition for Alien Relative $1,140 for I-485 Application to Adjust Status $85 Biometrics Fee $0 for I-765 if filed at the same time as the I-130 and I-485 (i.e., only for immediately available visas) $0 for I-131 if

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Marrying a US Citizen-Documents and Information

Please provide Attorney Pai with the following information / documents: Foreign National Spouse’s current passport – all pages Foreign National Spouse’s birth certificate with translation and certificate of translation U.S. Citizen Spouse’s current passport – biographic page only U.S. Citizen

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Mandamus Lawsuits

My Adjustment of Status, Interview, or Citizenship has been delayed, delayed, and delayed.  What can I do? For whatever reason (usually security checks, name checks, and/or background checks), some cases are delayed for more than what is considered a reasonable

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The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program

Authority for the Exchange Visitor Program derives from the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-256) as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451, et. seq. (1988), also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act (or, as simply the Act). The

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