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How long can I hold off applying for an AOS before my visa expires?

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Answered by attorney David Nabow Soloway
Immigration lawyer at Kennedy, Nalepa & Soloway, P.C.
Generally, as long as one files a properly prepared application for adjustment of status before the expiration of his/her nonimmigrant visa, the applicant may remain in the U.S. for the duration of the application adjudication period. While the case is pending, his/her status is "applicant for permanent residence." Along with the AOS application one may file an application for Advance Parole (for a "travel document") and an application for an Employment Authorization Document ("EAD" or "work permit"). Without a travel document or EAD, one may not travel abroad or be employed while the AOS case is pending, unless that person has one of the several nonimmigrant (temporary) visas that permits travel and employment and that also recognizes so-called "dual intent" (an intention to remain temporarily plus an intention to remain permanently if allowed to do so). The information you heard about needing to be physically present in the U.S. for three months after (or prior to) filing an AOS application is incorrect. The information you heard about AOS processing time being approximately three months also is incorrect. Unfortunately, well-meaning people often spread incorrect information or even post it online. Especially if coordinating your immigration steps with summer travel plans and properly handling your immigration case is of high priority to you, it would be wise to engage an immigration attorney to address eligibilities, options and strategies and to represent you in the AOS process. 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.
Generally, as long as one files a properly prepared application for adjustment of status before the expiration of his/her nonimmigrant visa, the applicant may remain in the U.S. for the duration of the application adjudication period. While the case is pending, his/her status is "applicant for permanent residence." Along with the AOS application one may file an application for Advance Parole (for a "travel document") and an application for an Employment Authorization Document ("EAD" or "work permit"). Without a travel document or EAD, one may not travel abroad or be employed while the AOS case is pending, unless that person has one of the several nonimmigrant (temporary) visas that permits travel and employment and that also recognizes so-called "dual intent" (an intention to remain temporarily plus an intention to remain permanently if allowed to do so). The information you heard about needing to be physically present in the U.S. for three months after (or prior to) filing an AOS application is incorrect. The information you heard about AOS processing time being approximately three months also is incorrect. Unfortunately, well-meaning people often spread incorrect information or even post it online. Especially if coordinating your immigration steps with summer travel plans and properly handling your immigration case is of high priority to you, it would be wise to engage an immigration attorney to address eligibilities, options and strategies and to represent you in the AOS process. 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.
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If my parents arrived on January 5, 2015, how soon can I apply for I-130 and I-485?

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Answered by attorney Bruce A. Coane (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Coane & Associates, PLLC
There is no stated waiting period. Some believe there is a 30 or 60 day rule, but that's generally not true.
There is no stated waiting period. Some believe there is a 30 or 60 day rule, but that's generally not true.

My mother took me from the U.S.A to Mexico when I was a baby and changed my name. Did I lose my identity? Am I a citizen?

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Answered by attorney Kiran Kutty Nair (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Right Choice Law
Wow. I've never come across a US citizen by birth taken back to Mexico where name and birth certificate was changed. Seems to me that many things need to done here. I recommend that you obtain your US birth certificate; hopefully, it shows that your parents are the same on both, US and Mexican birth certificate. You may also want to obtain a declaration from your mother stating what she did and why, and have it notarized. Most of all, you need to consult with an immigration attorney because your matter is complicated and may take a long time and legal fees/costs in proofing that you are indeed a US citizen by birth. If it is true and proved then you could petition your son and live in the US as a US citizen.
Wow. I've never come across a US citizen by birth taken back to Mexico where name and birth certificate was changed. Seems to me that many things need to done here. I recommend that you obtain your US birth certificate; hopefully, it shows that your parents are the same on both, US and Mexican birth certificate. You may also want to obtain a declaration from your mother stating what she did and why, and have it notarized. Most of all, you need to consult with an immigration attorney because your matter is complicated and may take a long time and legal fees/costs in proofing that you are indeed a US citizen by birth. If it is true and proved then you could petition your son and live in the US as a US citizen.
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