Bigamy and Polygamy
You should always disclose to your immigration lawyer whether you can be construed to be married to more than one person. This is one of those areas of immigration law (like adultery having caused the breakup of a pre-existing marriage) […]
Susan Pai’s national trainings on marriage based immigration
http://s3.amazonaws.com/clefilewarehouse/slides/gctm-web.pdf
Affidavit of Support
August 13, 2014–Unique Texas Divorce Case Highlights Little-Known Immigration Clause Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2013/08/13/unique-texas-divorce-case-highlights-little-known-immigration-clause/#ixzz2cdTcFiSE Affidavit of Support = A Contract of Support I. Beginning and End of the Contract a. Contract begins when the alien becomes a permanent resident (not when the 1-864 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
