Forest Park, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

In general, someone who has entered the U.S. lawfully and with inspection and later marries a U.S. Citizen may adjust status to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (get a "Green Card"), notwithstanding that he has overstayed his visa by many years. The fact that the U.S. Citizen wife is unemployed and receives government benefits will not stand in the way of the adjustment of status, although the couple will need a "Joint Sponsor." The Joint Sponsor need not be a relative, but generally may be any U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident who has sufficient income and who is willing to assume the responsibilities in the Affidavit of Support. It would be wise to engage an immigration attorney for a family situation like this.

Significantly more information is needed about you and your father in order to assess immigration eligibilities, options and strategies. Are you a U.S. citizen? Are you age 21 or older? Is your father in the U.S.? If so, what are the details about his entry into the U.S., such as date, visa, etc.? It would be wise for you and your father to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information could advise about immigration eligibilities, options and strategies, and could then offer legal representation for the often quite complex application process.

Use of a visitor's visa is exclusively for foreign nations who intend to enter the U.S. for the purpose of a visit and who intend to return abroad. If a foreign national were to enter the U.S. with a visitor's visa, then promptly marry and file an adjustment of status case (not a N-400 Petition for Naturalization, which is available only after expiration of a statutory period following becoming a Permanent Resident), the USCIS may view that as constituting fraud, with very harsh immigration-related consequences. It would be wise for you and your fiance 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.