USCIS Updates
USCIS has dropped their COVID-19 emergency policies and this will impact us the most with regard to telephonic interviews. They are now or have been in the past always requiring people to be present for interviews, attorneys included. If you wanted to serve as an attorney representing that client or that particular family, we have […]
Important – Affidavit of Support Updates
Part of the immigration process to receive a green card requires that the petitioner, the United States citizen or lawful permanent resident, prove that he or she is financially able to provide support for their immigrant spouse or fiancé or the beneficiary. That is proved through a process called the Affidavit of Support. It’s a […]
Top 3 Things NOT to Do in Your Immigration Journey!!
There are three top things that we recommend that all of our clients avoid doing in their immigration journey and I want to share those top three tips with all of you. 1. Avoid checking your USCIS case status on a daily basis I know that that is the go-to place, especially with extremely long […]
Fiance Visa Questions: Minor Traffic Violations, Processing Locations, and Joint Sponsors
Processing Locations The fiancé visa process is initiated with an application or a petition to USCIS which are mainly processed in California. USCIS always looks at their processing centers and reviews them. If there are too many cases being processed at one site or it’s really struggling and it appears like that might be long […]
Online Status – Ready for Interview! When is My Interview?
Does your online case status say ready for an interview and are you wondering when are you finally going to be scheduled for your interview? The online USCIS tool to check your case status can be great. For couples going through the immigration process, you’re probably checking it a lot because it’s really the only […]
K3 Visa Faster Than a Souse Visa?
The K3 Visa was something that was created to be a complement to the K1 fiancé visa. It was created with the intent on the part of immigration to make the wait time for the spouse visa shorter so that a couple could apply for both a spouse visa and then they could also get […]
USCIS Receipt Notices Explained
To get a receipt notice, you have prepared your initial filing and this could be a lot of different things with different processing centers and different applications. There are some nuances that you’ll definitely want to discuss with your attorney if you have further questions. But in order to get a receipt notice, you’ve prepared […]
COVID Vaccine Required for K1 Visa? (2023)
The COVID vaccine is required if you are going through a process to receive your green card, be it a adjustment of status or a spouse visa. What that means is that you have to receive that very first vaccination which is either two doses or one dose, depending on which vaccine. That is considered […]
The Immigration Process – Good for Your Relationship
Did you know that the immigration process can actually be good for your relationship? I want to acknowledge the fact that hearing that the immigration process can be good for your relationship might be a bit triggering. The process itself is overwhelming and stressful and oftentimes long. I completely respect that might be triggering to […]
Fiancé Visa Evidence
We look at all of the evidence that we might have for a couple and that really is tailored to that specific couple. There is nothing that is definitive. There can be receipts, engagement photos, engagement ceremony, or engagement rings. Many couples may not have those things and so, we really tailor the evidence that […]
Who Completes the Public Charge Section
The new public charge rule came out and will be in effect on December 2023. They have switched to all new forms and the forms for the I-485, which is the adjustment of status and have an additional section on the form that addresses the public charge ground of inadmissibility. See: DHS’s Public Charge Final […]
Consular/Embassy Interview – What to Expect
Are you nervous and wondering what to expect at your consular interview appointment? Part of the fiancé visa and spouse visa process involves an interview at a US embassy or consulate abroad in a country abroad, depending on where the immigrant lives. That interview is in front of an immigration officer and going to an […]