Crane, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Petitions for brothers and sisters of US citizen take at least 8-10 years before a visa number becomes available. In order to apply for adjustment of status in the US when your visa number becomes available, you must still be in status at the time of filing. It will be difficult for you to maintain status for another 8-10 years, unless you successfully apply for an extension or a change your status to another nonimmigrant visa (H1-B, F-1, etc.).

If you were to marry a U.S. Citizen for love, it is possible to come back. *Permission to Reenter, Consulate Processing and Waiver of the 3/10 year bar * There are three packages that must be completed. The Consulate Processing, the Permission to Reenter and the Waiver of Inadmissibility. A Consulate Processing package needs to be done for the Family Petition. This is a petition that will allow your loved one to come to the U.S. Our firm can prepare the Consulate Processing package which goes through U.S. Immigration, the National Visa Center and then the Consulate, so it goes smoothly and correctly. A Waiver of Inadmissibility will have to be obtained. This is a package that will include a legal brief, forms, documents, exhibits and declarations. My firm can prepare the entire waiver, and attach all of the necessary documents. It will take several months for the decision, and if done correctly, there is a good chance of an approval. The Waiver essentially makes the ground of ineligibility (i.e., the 3/10 year bar) disappear so that the you will be allowed entry into the U.S. You will also need to have a Permission to Reenter done so that the deportation bar will be lifted. This is a complete package that goes to the District Director to allow entry into the U.S. many years prior to when the deportation order would allow.

Yes, unless the beneficiary spouse earns enough money to support themselves at 125% of the poverty level. If not, then this can be an issue until the beneficiary spouse becomes a naturalized U.S. Citizen or leaves the U.S. These issues can become complicated for other reasons.