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... 
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... 
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... 
Jul 7, 2016 | Form I-130, green card, Green cards, immigration law, Immigration reform, marriage, marriage fraud, marriage interview, marriage petition
As a Miami immigration lawyer, I often remind my clients who are adjusting status via the I-130 marriage petition that the immigration authorities have heightened their screening measures for detection of marriage fraud. As an immigration attorney handling many... 
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... 
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,... 