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Chudnovsky Law

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  • Serving Surfside, CA and Orange County, California

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers3 awards

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Stone & Sallus LLP

5.0
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  • Serving Surfside, CA and Orange County, California

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • We practice law as a tool to advance your business objectives and to reduce your legal problems when they become a burden. We provide comprehensive legal solutions to the extent... Read More

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Estelle & Kennedy A Professional Law Corporation

4.5
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  • Serving Surfside, CA and Orange County, California

  • Law Firm with 15 lawyers1 award

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Brandy Estelle
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Does he have to leave the country and go back to Singapore where he is a permanent resident and wait for the petition?

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Answered by attorney Michael Alexander Yurasov-Lichtenberg (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Havens Lichtenberg PLLC
Your boyfriend has to get a divorce, first. If he does not, your marriage will be illegal under the U.S. laws, and, when USCIS finds it out (and they almost always do!),, there will be no end of trouble for both of you. After that, you can get married - in any jurisdiction that would register your marriage. Only after these two steps, your boyfriend can apply for an H4 visa. If, at the time of the application, he will be outside of the U.S., he will have to wait for a consular interview. If you get married in the U.S., the application to change status from to H4 can be filed and processed in the U.S. without the need for him to leave the country. However, there are certain precautions that have to be taken; so, if your boyfriend intends to come to the U.S. to marry you, you should consult with an immigration attorney before he starts packing his bags.
Your boyfriend has to get a divorce, first. If he does not, your marriage will be illegal under the U.S. laws, and, when USCIS finds it out (and they almost always do!),, there will be no end of trouble for both of you. After that, you can get married - in any jurisdiction that would register your marriage. Only after these two steps, your boyfriend can apply for an H4 visa. If, at the time of the application, he will be outside of the U.S., he will have to wait for a consular interview. If you get married in the U.S., the application to change status from to H4 can be filed and processed in the U.S. without the need for him to leave the country. However, there are certain precautions that have to be taken; so, if your boyfriend intends to come to the U.S. to marry you, you should consult with an immigration attorney before he starts packing his bags.
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How does a visa overstay affect my application?

Christine Victoria Troy
Answered by attorney Christine Victoria Troy (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at The Law Office of Christine Troy
You need to leave the US as soon as you can. One day overstay does not trigger a 3-10 year bar and will probably not impact the immigrant visa case. I would recommend that you do not attempt to enter the US again until you have the immigrant visa.
You need to leave the US as soon as you can. One day overstay does not trigger a 3-10 year bar and will probably not impact the immigrant visa case. I would recommend that you do not attempt to enter the US again until you have the immigrant visa.
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Can I change my sponsor during the immigration application process?

Lynne Rogers Feldman
Answered by attorney Lynne Rogers Feldman
Immigration lawyer at Feldman Feldman Associates, PC
Yes, withdraw your current case, get a divorce and re-file. I would need details of your immigration history to advise if you are eligible to file in or out of the U.S. If you would like a consultation, procedures, documents required, and fees contact me as indicated below.
Yes, withdraw your current case, get a divorce and re-file. I would need details of your immigration history to advise if you are eligible to file in or out of the U.S. If you would like a consultation, procedures, documents required, and fees contact me as indicated below.
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