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Getting a Green Card Through Marriage to a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident

Getting a Green Card Through Marriage to a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident

May 22, 2017 | Adjustment of Status (AOS), affidavit of support, bona fide marriage, citizenship, conditional residency, Form I-130, Form I-485, Good Moral Character, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, marriage petition, permanent residence, permanent residency

As a Miami immigration lawyer and an Austin immigration lawyer, one of the most common and sought-after U.S. immigration benefit is obtaining permanent resident status. One of the most common ways an immigrant will get a green card is through the marriage to a US...
What You Should Know About Marriage Fraud

What You Should Know About Marriage Fraud

May 17, 2017 | family-based petition, family-based petitions, Form I-130, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage fraud, marriage interview, permanent residence, permanent residency

As a Miami immigration lawyer and an Austin immigration lawyer, I represent many immigrants who are applying for their green cards based on a marriage to United States citizen. Every couple in which a U.S. citizen marries and sponsors a noncitizen for an immigrant...
What Happens When Your Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status is Denied

What Happens When Your Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status is Denied

Jul 19, 2016 | denial, Form I-130, Form I-485, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, marriage petition, permanent residence, permanent residency

As a Miami immigration lawyer, I have consulted with individuals who have had their fiancé or spouse petitions approved (Form I-129F or I-130), but their application for adjustment of status (Form I-485) denied. Obviously, this is a disheartening development for...
Proving that You’re in a Bona Fide Marriage for Immigration Purposes

Proving that You’re in a Bona Fide Marriage for Immigration Purposes

Mar 29, 2016 | family-based petition, Form I-130, Good Moral Character, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, permanent residence, permanent residency

As a Miami immigration lawyer,  I often receive questions from my  marriage-based green card clients about how  best to document their bona fide marriage (i.e. how to provide that their marriage is real). Unfortunately, there have been enough cases of fraudulent...
Adjusting Status Based on Same-Sex Marriages

Adjusting Status Based on Same-Sex Marriages

Nov 20, 2015 | bona fide marriage, citizenship, deportation, Deportations, family-based petition, Form I-130, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, marriage petition, permanent residence, permanent residency, United States Citizen

As a Miami immigration lawyer, I have had the privilege of representing clients who are adjusting  status based on a same-sex marriage. Following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on June 26, 2015, same-sex marriages are now legal throughout the United States. As such,...
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