Campbell, CA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

His old conviction can be deemed an aggravated felony thus making ineligible for various defenses. If he left under voluntary departure and not deportation, he might be able to bond out of immigration detention since he was convicted before 1998. It is worth showing the conviction and immigration documents to a skilled attorney.

It isn't the suspended license itself that is important, it is why it was suspended. Suspension of license usually is a part of a sentence for an offense (most often - for driving under influence). Depending on the the section of the law under which you were charged, and on the section of the law that you pleaded guilty of violating, and on the actual sentence imposed (any jail time? probation?), the conviction can have serious immigration consequences. Normally, green cards are renewed on application, without an interview. The fact that you were called in for an interview at USCIS is a nearly certain sign that your conviction does make you ineligible to renew your green card and that, quite likely, instead of getting a new green card, you are going to be arrested and placed in removal proceedings. I suggest that you should consult an immigration attorney as soon as possible. If there is anything that can be done in your case, it is much easier to do while you are not in Immigration's custody.

It is much easier to just do the paperwork as the children of your fiance. Get mom here with the K-1 visa. Her children under age 21 will qualify for a K-2 visa. They are her dependent. When mom arrives in the US, she will get married to you. She will file the adjustment as a person who came to the US with a K-1 visa. The children will do the paperwork as the children of a K-1 adjustment applicant. Eventually, when mom is ready for naturalization and she becomes an American citizen, the children will automatically become American citizen as well provided they are under age 18 at the time their mother naturalized. This process is fairly simple for someone who has done tons of those. It is a lot more complicated immigration process if you decide to adopt them. (You can always adopt them once they are American citizens, if you still want to do so. Then you will need a family law attorney). Good luck.