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The Allen Firm, P.C.

  • 181 South Graham Street, Stephenville, TX 76401-4201, U.S.A.

Eggert Law Firm, P.C.

  • Highway 377 Box 1156, Stephenville, TX 76401, U.S.A.

Law Offices of Brady L. Pendleton

  • 241 E. Mason, Ste. 101, Stephenville, TX 76401, U.S.A.

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If I have been a US citizen for 10 years, can I petition to bring my parents and brother from France?

Jason Karavias
Answered by attorney Jason Karavias
Immigration lawyer at Jason Karavias, Esq. Attorney at Law
As a US citizen, you can petition for both your parents and brother for a green card. The first step consists of filing a petition with USCIS, and then after approval, processing the case through the US State Department. It is not a difficult process if you submit the correct documentation at each stage and are properly prepared for the interview. The processing time, however, will be much longer for your brother than for your parents. Your parents are considered immediate relatives so the total time to bring them from France to the US can be less than one year. If your parents are already in the US, then it is possible for them to adjust their status to US permanent residents within a few months. Your brother, after the initial approval of the petition, will need to wait for the priority date in his immigrant visa category to become current. Based upon current processing times, the wait can actually be more than ten years. It is only speculation, but it is possible that future immigration reform may shorten the wait for brothers and sisters of US citizens.
As a US citizen, you can petition for both your parents and brother for a green card. The first step consists of filing a petition with USCIS, and then after approval, processing the case through the US State Department. It is not a difficult process if you submit the correct documentation at each stage and are properly prepared for the interview. The processing time, however, will be much longer for your brother than for your parents. Your parents are considered immediate relatives so the total time to bring them from France to the US can be less than one year. If your parents are already in the US, then it is possible for them to adjust their status to US permanent residents within a few months. Your brother, after the initial approval of the petition, will need to wait for the priority date in his immigrant visa category to become current. Based upon current processing times, the wait can actually be more than ten years. It is only speculation, but it is possible that future immigration reform may shorten the wait for brothers and sisters of US citizens.
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If my spouse was asked to submit form I-601, how bad is his situation?

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Answered by attorney Phong Thanh Tran (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Law Office of Pho Ethan Tran, PLLC
Having to request a waiver from USCIS is pretty serious. It looks like he has been found inadmissible to the US because he committed misrepresentation or fraud to obtain an immigration benefit. To get the waiver approved, he must prove that you or his parents would suffer extreme hardship should his waiver application be denied.
Having to request a waiver from USCIS is pretty serious. It looks like he has been found inadmissible to the US because he committed misrepresentation or fraud to obtain an immigration benefit. To get the waiver approved, he must prove that you or his parents would suffer extreme hardship should his waiver application be denied.
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If my boyfriend been here in the US for 15 years, how can we get his green card?

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Answered by attorney Phong Thanh Tran (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at Law Office of Pho Ethan Tran, PLLC
If your boyfriend was inspected when he entered the country and you are a US citizen, you can petition for him on form I-130 after you have been married and he can apply for adjustment of status concurrently on form I-485. If he did not enter the US legally, you can still petition for him on form I-130. However, he will need to apply for a provisional waiver on form I-601A after the I-130 petition has been approved, because he has been unlawfully present in the US in excess of 1 year. If the waiver application is approved, he can then apply for his immigrant visa and safely return to his home country for the visa interview at the US consulate.
If your boyfriend was inspected when he entered the country and you are a US citizen, you can petition for him on form I-130 after you have been married and he can apply for adjustment of status concurrently on form I-485. If he did not enter the US legally, you can still petition for him on form I-130. However, he will need to apply for a provisional waiver on form I-601A after the I-130 petition has been approved, because he has been unlawfully present in the US in excess of 1 year. If the waiver application is approved, he can then apply for his immigrant visa and safely return to his home country for the visa interview at the US consulate.
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