Dacula, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Sorry to learn of your father-in-law's illness and him injury. There has never been a program for "buying a home with $500,000 and getting a 'Green Card,'" no such legislation is being considered, and I feel confident there never will be such a law. I presume, however, you instead are referring to an investor visa program where someone may invest $1,000,000 in an enterprise that will employ at least 10 Americans - this program has an exception that allows the investment to be only $500,000 if it is located in certain economically challenged places. The details you mentioned about your husband's order of deportation/removal are less than clear. I suspect there are additional details beyond you inappropriately using Medicaid to pay for a baby's delivery or either you or he having an unpaid hospital bill. One additional note: generally, being in the process of applying for a "Green Card" will not stand in the way of someone lawfully purchasing a home, although the purchase of the home will not trigger any immigration eligibilities or benefits and it may be difficult or impossible to succeed in getting a mortgage loan without first having become a Permanent Resident. There is no substitution for engaging an immigration attorney to carefully review the details about the deportation/removal eight years ago, the investment your husband might consider and other details relating to immigration eligibility, options and strategies. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

There is no visa category by which a U.S. citizen may sponsor a girlfriend to receive immigration benefits, but a U.S. citizen may sponsor a spouse to become a Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card") through an application in the Immediate Relative visa category. Of course, there are many other details that determine eligibility for a marriage-based adjustment of status case. If you may be considering marriage to your girlfriend, then it would be wise for the two of you to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.