Kent, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Generally, a U.S. citizen may sponsor a foreign national spouse for Adjustment of Status in the Immediate Family visa category regardless of whether the U.S. citizen may owe unemployment taxes and regardless of whether the foreign national spouse may have overstayed a visa several years earlier. If the U.S. citizen spouse does not have sufficient income to meet the requirements for the Affidavit of Support, however, it will become necessary to have a "joint sponsor" for this case. The joint sponsor need not be a relative, and instead generally can be any adult citizen or Permanent Resident who has sufficient documentable income and who is willing to assume the responsibilities specified in the Affidavit of Support. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.