Milton, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Hello, In theory, yes you can do this. If your fiance enters without any issues at the border, you can file for their green card here. However, they are entering the US with immigrant intent...i.e., they should have an immigrant visa since there is presumption they want to stay here, because they are married to a US citizen. You can file the for their Fiance visa now if you wish. This can take 6 to 8 months to process. There are risks of entering with the intent to stay permanently, but it can be done.

You may be qualified for an L-1 visa. In starting a new operation, U.S.C.I.S. would approve you for one year if it is satisfied that you fit all the requirements. After one year, you would have to show signs of growth in order to warrant an extension. The size of your restaurant in Brazil and your percentage ownership of 50% and ownership of a new operation in the U. S. are not negative factors. Current processing at the Vermont service center is approximately 4 months and at the California service center one month. Which service center has jurisdiction depends upon the location of your intended business. If these processing times do not suit you, you can ask U.S.C.I.S. for premium processing in which the agency will reach your case for processing within 15 calendar days upon payment of a premium processing fee of $1225. 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.

My advice is to stop researching the internet to find the answer and instead schedule a consultation with a qualified attorney who can guide you through the situation. Your inquiry makes very evident that you have spent hours trying to ask as many sources the answer to your question. And while informed clients are always preferred, some obsess on questions they will not figure out on their own. Rather than drive yourself and those around you completely nuts, schedule an appointment with a qualified attorney and then seek another opinion from another qualified attorney. That should provide you with enough information. If this is the only charge you have ever had, you should be fine. Take it easy on trying to be your own lawyer and listen to some advice from a qualified professional. You are making way more out of the problem than need be.