You fell in love long before your wedding day. When you tied the knot at last, you were overjoyed. Since the two of you lived in different countries, you spent a lot of time apart. You were very happy to make the marriage official since it meant you could look forward...
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Can you get a K-1 visa if you’ve never met?
There is a high likelihood that someone in America could meet someone else that they fall in love with online or vice versa. In some cases, they may have met once or twice in either country, but then they may have separated and returned home. If you met your...
Conditional residency statuses may be removed
If you are living in the United States with a green card, you probably have some conditions on residency. Obtaining permanent residency status in the United States allows you to stay here and work in the country. For most people, this also creates a great sense of...
What makes a person ineligible for a visa?
Trying to obtain a visa from the United States can be a mystifying process for some people. It’s imperative that you have as much understanding about the process and criteria as possible. One thing that’s important to know is what factors may make you ineligible for a...
Will unemployment trigger the public charge rule for immigrants?
Many different personal factors influence your rights as an immigrant in the United States. In general, only those who meet certain standards can secure a visa, obtain a green card or earn naturalized citizenship. Your education, work history and criminal background...
What paperwork do you need to get a fiancé(e) or K-1 visa?
The idea of a fiancé(e) visa has lent itself to fiction of all sorts for many years. The prevalence of books and movies that play off of the trope of a contract marriage intended to secure one party’s entrance into the United States might make you think that such...
Difficulties around immigration have changed
Most people in the United States are either immigrants or descended from immigrants. That, however, does not mean they have all faced the same challenges and difficulties. Think back a few generations, to when people were flocking to the young United States on boats,...
What can you do if a fiancé visa is denied?
You’ve been hoping to bring your future spouse to America, so you submitted all the paperwork and waited for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to get back to you. When they did, it was not the result that you thought you’d receive. You filed for...
Could the government demand biometric data from immigrants and their families?
It has been getting a lot tougher for immigrants to find legal avenues to permanent residency or citizenship in the United States for a while. A new proposal by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may make things even harder -- as well as prove to be a big...
There is nothing simple about getting a green card for marriage
Using marriage as a method to get a green card isn’t as easy as some may think, and it’s certainly not the easiest way to come to the United States. Most people go through with their marriage because they are legitimately interested in the welfare of their beloved....