Wall, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

The first question I have is whether you are a U.S. citizen. Lets assume, for purposes of your question, that you are a U.S. citizen. The second question is whether your fianc is presently in the U.S. Lets assume your fianc is in the United States as you imply she is present by your comment regarding counting both your income and that of your fianc. If your fianc is currently in the U.S. then getting married and adjusting status based on her marriage to a U.S. citizen (you) is likely the best option. Lets also assume the daughter in the Dominican Republic is unmarried and under age 21. The next step would be to file the appropriate forms on behalf of your fiancs child in the Dominican Republic. Eventually they would be issued Visas in their native country(ies) and enter the U.S. Financially speaking, you (the petitioner) would need to have an income and/or property that satisfies the current poverty guidelines based on the number of individuals you would support. With respect to the amount of time required I cannot give an estimate at this time.

OK so generally speaking, any alien who enters the country with legal permission, and thereafter gets married to a US citizen, is allowed to adjust status to get his green card. However that is the general rule and there are exceptions. So you need to discuss your case in detail with counsel to make sure that he would qualify if in fact he goes ahead and gets married to you.

If a person is on L-1 and receives a green card, they automatically terminate their L-1 status which means the L-2 is automatically terminated and void for their spouse and children. There is no law that forces an L-1 switching to green card to also file a green card application (I-485) for their spouse.