Avondale Estates, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Dependent upon the basis of the work authorization, you may or may not have to supply much documentation on a renewal. Generally speaking, an EAD renewal requires the I-765 form, proof of entitlement such as an I-485 adjustment of status application receipt, 2 photos, prior EAD and passport data page copy, along with filing fee if applicable. Kindly note that no filing fee is required for an EAD or EAD extension based on I-485 filing if the applicant paid today’s standard fee of $1070.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

Generally, any U.S. citizen age 21 or older may sponsor a parent in the application process to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card"); this is so regardless of whether the U.S. citizen is married or not. Of course, there are many other details that determine eligibility, and it would be wise for you and your parents to consult an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information about you and your parents would be able to advise about immigration eligibilities, options and strategies, and would be able to offer legal representation in the application process (which can be significantly more complex than it might first appear).

A full legal analysis about your husband's eligibility for naturalization will depend upon the outcome of the criminal charges. Domestic violence indeed can stand in the way of naturalization eligibility and it even can have more harsh immigration-related consequences. It would have been wise to have engaged an immigration attorney at the time your husband first was arrested and also at the time your husband applied to become a naturalized citizen, so that the issue could be fully addressed at that point or points. Note that some criminal case dispositions that are not convictions in the criminal legal context still can be treated as convictions by the USCIS - that often turns on whether a defendant has admitted to the elements of the offense in connection with pretrial diversion or a similar disposition. There really is no substitute for consulting with an immigration attorney now. After learning all of the relevant information and seeing the court-certified disposition documents, an immigration attorney could advise about eligibility and about steps to take at this point - and that is true regardless of whether the criminal case already has been concluded.