Muscogee County, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Although not completely clear from your email, it sounds like your fiance never overstayed her authorized time in the U.S., and if the fiance petition was properly prepared and well documented I would expect it to be approved. It is not clear what you mean by "the agent that we've hired for our petition"; if you hired an experienced immigration lawyer then you should be able to rely on his/her assessment of the strength of your case and likelihood of approval. The unauthorized practice of law is a very serious matter, and each year many people are harmed (some irreparably) by steps taken by so-called "notorious," "form-fillers" or others who claim to be able to help someone navigate the often complex immigration application process. If you have hired someone other than an immigration lawyer (or in some instances an officially accredited representative), then you should seriously examine: whether that person may be engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, whether you promptly should engage an immigration attorney to review the steps that person took and to represent you in the remaining immigration-related steps; and even whether that person should be reported to authorities.

In the marriage-based adjustment of status application process, generally a wife may select to use her legal last name or to adopt her husband's last name as her own. This is true regardless of whether the wife may have used her husband's last name prior to commencing the application process and all of the existing records reflect the wife's old last name. It would be wise for you and your husband 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.