Boerne, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Your daughter can petition for both you and her mother regardless of your marital status. However, since your daughter was born outside of marriage, she must submit sufficient evidence of legitimization by you before she turned 18 years old. Its also possible that a DNA test may be required to establish paternity. You should not marry the mother of your daughter until you have legally divorced your first wife.

If you have initiated proceedings with USCIS, you should be fine. By waiting on the lawyer, do you mean for the lawyer to file your papers or to receive notification back from USCIS? HB 87 is a state law and cannot trump federal law. It provides enforcement provisions for employers. Without knowing more, it is difficult to provide you with a detailed response.

Depending on where your DUI took place, how many DUIs you have (I am assuming that you had two) and the date of your last conviction, the answer is usually yes. However, before you apply, you must be off of probation and not have any criminal convictions for at least 5 years preceding the date of application. I strongly suggest that you contact an experienced criminal law attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your case. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze you case and advise you of your options.