Obtaining a Green Card from Overseas
Our Global Immigration Lawyers in Boston, Massachusetts Handle K-1 Fiancée Visas and K3 Spouse Visas
Fiancées and spouses have the opportunity to immigrate to the United States based on marriage through the K-1 fiancée visa and the K-3 spouse visa.
The K-1 visa is for the fiancée of a U.S. citizen who plans to marry the U.S. citizen petitioner within 90 days of entering the U.S. Minor children are also eligible for a K-2 visa under those circumstances. A K-3 visa is for the foreign-born spouse of a U.S. citizen.
Obtaining a Green Card in the United States Adjustment of Status is a process that allows an eligible applicant to apply for legal permanent residency (a Green Card) while in the United States.
The USCIS rules and procedures regarding obtaining legal permanent residency involve compliance with time lines, eligibility requirements and proper documentation to support your request. Consulting with an experienced and knowledgeable immigration attorney is important because of the complexity of the immigration laws and the unique circumstances of each case. A skilled attorney will help prevent delay, denial, or worse, deportation/removal.
Sometimes your loved one may need to request a waiver of inadmissibility because of his or her background. Hiring an experienced and knowledgeable immigration attorney will allow you the best possible chance of achieving a favorable decision. Our experienced immigration attorneys will help you to navigate the complicated system of immigration laws and create solutions to issues that range from simple to most complex.
Green cards and Divorce
The government grants a green card conditionally when it grants it on the basis of marriage to a United States citizen and the marriage occurred less than two years earlier. In these situations, the couple needs to remove the condition three months before the expiration of the second anniversary of the green card. The couple must file a joint petition with supporting documents to show that they are married and are continuing to build a life together. Sometimes problems arise in a marriage, and the couple has divorced, a divorce is pending, or the U.S. citizen spouse refuses to participate in the filing. The immigrant spouse must still seek to remove the condition in order to preserve his or her status. The skilled immigration attorneys at Genzale & haven will guide the immigrant spouse in his or her pursuit to preserve the legal permanent resident status.
The skilled immigration attorneys at Genzale & Haven, LLP will aggressively represent you on your path to obtaining or maintaining legal permanent residency in the United States.
Contact Genzale & Haven, LLP
We invite you to contact us online or call our office at 617-849-7285 to schedule an appointment with one of our Boston immigration attorneys. Your initial consultation is without cost or obligation. We serve clients around the globe from our office in Boston, Massachusetts.
Our Location
Located in the heart of downtown Boston at the foot of Beacon Hill, our office is just minutes away from the Boston Commons, John F. Kennedy Federal Building and the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse. We are easily accessible by public transportation.
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