Bear Mountain, NY Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Normally, it is more difficult to get a visitor visa to enter the United States if you have a pending I-130 from a spouse because the consulate will automatically assume that you do not have the requisite intention to return to your home country after your trip.

What do you mean by "lost my visa." Do you mean you lost your passport that had your visa in it? Were you inspected by an immigration officer and stamped into the country 11 years ago?

There are many questions that have to be answered before anything could be decided about your case. When did you come to the U.S. and did you come legally? How old were you when you were convicted of domestic battery? What was the section of the law the conviction says you violated? Were you convicted after a guilty plea or after a trial? What was the sentence? What was the date of conviction? If you were put on probation, when did it end? As you begin to answer these questions, more questions will come up. It just would take too much time to do this consultation like this, in writing. Besides, there are questions and answers that should not be posted on an open forum. You really should get a consultation in an attorney's office. First, you need an immigration attorney. If he (or she) determines that it is necessary to go back to the criminal court and reopen your conviction, you would need a criminal defense attorney (unless your immigration attorney has experience in criminal practice, too). But it might be possible to fit your case into one of the exceptions under the immigration law and skip the expense and the hassle of trying to wipe out your conviction, so, talk to an immigration attorney first.