Hernando County, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Dependent upon the type of work visa that you have, you may still be able to renew it. If it is a work visa in a nonimmigrant category and the maximum time period has not been exhausted, your employer may file an extension petition and you would likely have to leave the U. S. to interview for the visa at the American consulate or Embassy in your home country. If the work visa is an employment authorization card (EAD), you may be able to renew it if the principal application (usually I-485) is still valid. I note that you would not be allowed to work during the time that the EAD extension application is pending. Deportation is usually not a concern unless you already under proceedings. 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.

At this time, everyone is still waiting for action by Congress to pass permanent residence legislation for the DREAMERS. Short of that, permanent residence would only be available through the traditional immigration routes of family, employment, asylum, or investment, etc. Many of these routes would also require that the applicant be the beneficiary of §245(i), which allows adjustment of status for those who have a basis for doing so upon payment of a fine amount of $1000 if the individual is able to show that he or she was the beneficiary of a labor certification application or immigrant visa petition which was filed by April 30, 2001, and that he or she was physically present in the U. S. on December 21, 2000. . 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.

If you get divorced or even move out of the residence of the USC the soonest you may apply for citizenship is four years and nine months from the date your conditional residence was first approved. You must meet the requirements of physical presence. Continuous residence, good moral character, and residence in the state to file for citizenship when eligible.