Clarkston, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

An Employment Authorization Document ("EAD" or "work permit") that is the subject of a Form I-765 is a benefit available for use while a Form I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status remains pending. The Form I-765 application may be filed simultaneously with or after the filing of a Form I-485 application, but not before. Is there any reason that your U.S. citizen wife filed only the Form I-130? Was that an oversight? Was that because you and she believe you are legally ineligible to adjust status in the U.S.? Especially for those who are not thoroughly familiar with immigration laws and processes, it would be wise to work with an immigration attorney. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis rather than an hourly charge, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

Filing a petition will provide you with a priority date and you will have to wait for the priority date to become current. Now cases of 1992 are being current.

An immigration lawyer can help to put together an application and perhaps add in details or evidence which is not in a prior application. If a consular officer made a mistake of law, an immigration lawyer could also point that out. But where individuals are denied for visitors visas based on the consular officer's perception that the applicant may remain in the US instead of returning to the home country and there is no strong evidence to the contrary, an immigration lawyer is not a miracle worker. These types of determinations are non-appealable and perhaps the better solution would be to wait until the individual has enough bonds and ties in the home country to convince a consular officer to grant a visiting visa. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (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.