Willits, CA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Any lawful permanent resident or citizen can sign the affidavit of support. You are restricted to family. You will not be allowed entry to the U.S. on a temporary visa if your intent is to marry. If you decide to marry after entry, that is okay. This is important for you to know when you are being inspected. If you had entered lawfully, you can apply for adjustment of status after you marry but you required to do the affidavit of support.

You need to contact an experienced immigration attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your husband's arrest. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze your husband's case and advise you of his options. Unless the "lady at Servicio Latino" is an attorney licensed to practice in the State of California or before the immigration court, I would not pay any attention to what she has to say. I have represented too many clients who got into trouble by listening to people who claim to be "immigration experts" or "immigration consultants" but who are not licensed to practice law and know very little, if anything, about immigration law and the immigration courts.

A 1040 is an IRS document that shows what you made as a self employed person. An I-864 is an immigration DHS document wherein you show that you can support your mother. Very different documents!