Lenox, MI Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

  It would be helpful to have an attorney assist you with the process because they know what they are doing. Many times when people file on their own, they may make a mistake and this can slow down the process. I would hire an attorney.  

If you were a US citizen and married to his mother when your son was born, he may already be a US citizen by birth if you had resided in the US or its possessions for at least 5 years prior to the child's birth, two of which were after the age of 14. The rules are different if you were not married at the time. Otherwise, you will need to submit an I-130 petition for him along with proof of your citizenship, marriage certificate, any divorce decrees, and his birth certificate.

Chronology could be important. As a general matter the chances are close to 100%. Such person is subject to mandatory detention and mandatory deportation with very little relief available. Such relief would come in a form of very limited protection of a deferral of removal under the UN Convention Against Torture.