Una de las principales preguntas que recibimos de aquellas personas con solicitudes de ciudadanía es relativa a los delitos que se deben reportar en la solicitud. Si usted está en proceso de aplicar para su ciudadanía estadounidense y posee antecedentes penales en su país de origen o en EE.UU., recomendamos siempre abordar el proceso con…
One of the main questions we receive from those with citizenship applications has to do with the crimes that should be reported on their naturalization application. If you are in the process of applying for U.S. citizenship and have a criminal record in your home country or in the U.S., we always recommend approaching the…
Si bien casarse con un ciudadano estadounidense le hace elegible para una visa de inmigrante y le permite obtener una tarjeta verde, el proceso no es automático. Los pasos que tome antes, durante e inmediatamente después de su matrimonio pueden tener un efecto positivo o negativo en su condición migratoria. Un abogado con experiencia en…
While marrying a U.S. citizen makes you eligible for an immigrant visa and enables you to obtain a green card, the process is not automatic. The steps you take before, during, and immediately after your marriage can have either a positive or negative effect on your immigration status. An experienced immigration attorney could help you…
Si su cónyuge está viviendo en los Estados Unidos mientras usted está esperando su green card en el extranjero, es natural que desee visitarle. ¿Es posible hacerlo? ¿Perjudicará sus expectativas de recibir su green card rápidamente? Al igual que muchos temas relacionados con la ley de inmigración de los Estados Unidos, las respuestas dependen de…
Si usted está comprometido(a) y usted, o su pareja, es ciudadano(a) estadounidense, tienen dos opciones principales para el proceso de inmigración. La pareja no ciudadana podría solicitar una visa K-1 de prometido(a), o el ciudadano podría patrocinar a la otra pareja para obtener una green card por matrimonio. La opción correcta para usted dependerá de…
If your spouse is living in the U.S. while you’re waiting overseas for your green card, it is only natural to want to visit. Is it possible? Will it hurt your prospects of receiving your green card quickly? Like so many issues connected with U.S. immigration law, the answers depend on your circumstances. The safest…
If you are engaged and either you or your partner is a U.S. citizen, you have two main choices for immigration. The non-citizen partner could apply for a K-1 fiancé visa, or the citizen could sponsor the other partner for a marriage-based green card. The right option for you will depend on a variety of…
Release Date 09/14/2021 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. We are updating our policy guidance…
Typically, becoming a U.S. citizen requires the applicant to live in the United States continuously for five years (three years for those married to a U.S. citizen). An absence from the United States of more than one year will break your continuous residence. An absence between six months and one year will create a presumption…