Bradenton, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

We would be happy to assist you and your fianc in obtaining his permanent residency (He must be a permanent resident for three years before he can apply for U.S. citizenship.) To get married contact the Clerk for the county where you reside and they will advise the procedure to get a marriage license. With regard to immigration in some cases we can file in the U.S.; in others he would process at an overseas consulate; and in others he would not only process at an overseas consulate but would also need a waiver showing extreme hardship to you. In certain cases there may be no relief. In any case we will advise you as to the costs, timing, any risks and what is required for a strong case. We will need more information to determine what the procedure and therefore the costs will be. 1) Is your husband in the U.S.? 2) If yes, did he enter with or without papers? 3) If he entered with papers is he currently in status? 4) If not in status, has he returned home since becoming out of status or after an illegal entry? 1) Was he ever stopped at the border? 2) Does he have any criminal record? 3) Does he have a prior deportation or removal? 4) Does he have any close family members who are permanent residents or citizens? 5) Has anyone ever filed a petition for him or one of his parents or grandparents? If yes, date filed? I would suggest setting up a confidential consultation with our office to determine the best way to proceed, documents required, timing and costs. We do charge for consultations $350 per hour but the consultation fee paid would then be a credit toward the fees for your case if we are retained for further work after the consultation.

Hi. If your step-mom is a US citizen, she should be able to file your case for you. When did she marry your father? It appears you have not been here long enough for the current DACA/DREAM program. However, if they were married, she can file for you and I would be happy to help. 

Question 23 on part 12, page 14 of theN-400 naturalization application asks whether you have ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer (including any immigration official or any official of the US Armed Forces) for any reason? That would seemingly include your traffic accident with alcohol. Although the naturalization officer may look at the offense again – if your immigrant file shows the fact that you received the immigrant visa despite your disclosure of the offense previously, that likely means that he or she will not look at it that closely in terms of inadmissibility as a crime or other ground of inadmissibility. More of a concern may be whether you have made a misrepresentation in your naturalization application which could lead to a finding of ineligibility for not having good moral character. Such may depend upon the officer’s perception of your forthrightness at the interview and whether the officer gave you a chance to correct your account, and whether you were forthright in doing so. If you continually denied that you had any incident with the law and the officer had to in effect drag it out of you, the officer may consider whether a misrepresentation was made. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.