Valhalla, NY Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

If you want to make sure that it is done right, I suggest that you hire an attorney. If you feel that you can file all the necessary paperwork on your own, then by all means file it yourself. This is a decision you need to make.

You are generally not required to attend classes in the summer. If you marry and file the permanent residence petition, you will not need to attend the fall semester, if you choose not to. Please note it takes 90 days to get the EAD and AP after you file.

When the USCIS Atlanta Field Office is unable to make a final decision and adjudication at an adjustment of status interview, the amount of delay can vary enormously, and that is one reason why it is so important to assure that applications are properly prepared and fully documented from the very beginning. Even though an adjustment of status interview seems to have gone smoothly, there are many details that can cause an immigration officer to need more time: that could include such things as having to retrieve the government's "A-file" if it failed to have it at the time of the interview; a need to follow-up regarding security background checks; or many other issues. When the USCIS issues a decision, that information will be available online and the USCIS will mail a copy of the decision to the applicant (and to the applicant's attorney if he/she has one). [Note: This communication is intended as general information and not specific legal advice, and this communication does not create an attorney-client relationship.]