Palm Coast, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

For the month of May, the visa bulletin of the U. S. Department of State shows that the F-2A category for spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents is available to those who filed prior to September 1, 2013. That means that it is presently taking less than 2 years for a permanent resident to sponsor such individuals for the green card. Although visa availability goes up and down, you may think seriously about having your fiancé/husband sponsor you directly off the green card.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

An OPT STEM extension requires that you be working with an employer who uses the E-Verify system. If you are working as a voluntary unpaid intern with a professor, you would not qualify for an STEM extension as the professor is likely not an E-Verify employer and all STEM work must be paid.  Thus voluntary work for more than 90 days would probably violate the law which only allows 120 days (including the STEM period) In which you can be without employment. Your options appear to be attempting to go back to school, attempting to change status to some other category, or leaving the country now and returning at some other time either with a visa or without (if under the visa waiver program).Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  

Help is out there, just make sure that you find the right attorney to provide that assistance. When you mention that your fiance was deported it is very important to know why, if she were deported because she had problems with her immigration status in the US, that is one thing. Quite different if she was deported because she had a criminal record. So consulting with an attorney who can understand the underlying deportation case and figure out if there is a way around it is of utmost importance. There are a lot of us out there that call ourselves immigration attorneys. A lot of us say that because we employ a paralegal who has handled applications before but we do not have any experience handling real problems and finding resolutions to such problems. Make sure that you find someone who speaks up front and directly to you. Know what the problems are that must be addressed and understand the potential for complications BEFORE giving an attorney anything more than a consultation fee. Don't get screwed by someone who pretends to say all the right thing but hasn't a clue on how to really fix the problems that your fiance has. Good luck.