Colorado Immigration Legal Questions

Hopefully it will be approved before the priority date is current but you can always try to follow up. If you do not get your visa and enter the US before you turn 21, you will automatically fall into the F-2B category and will need to wait until the priority date is current for that before you can get a visa.... Read More

Deferred action and adjustment of status through a US citizen spouse are completely different and unrelated applications. Just because you may qualify for one does not mean you can for another. So, if you are eligible for adjustment of status, it is because you entered the US lawfully and overstayed and are now married to a US citizen. If you did not enter lawfully, then you may be eligible for DACA but not for adjustment of status, under the current immigration laws.... Read More

Your question requires an attorney consultation. It is not a simple question that can be answered on this type of forum. There are many factors that would need to be considered and evaluated. One possibility is to marry him and petition him as your immediate spouse. I strongly suggest that you contact an experienced immigration attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your situation. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze your case, advise you of your options and, if possible. make sure that the necessary paperwork and documentation is presented so as not to delay the process.... Read More

A conviction based on recklessness alone is not sufficient to sustain a charge of deportability for domestic violence as it does not fit the definition of a crime of violence. Although crimes involving domestic violence are ones for which there are no waivers, the crime must have a requisite mental state of intent, and recklessness in an assault case would generally not meet the standard. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.... Read More

You can change and extend your visitor status from B-2 to B-1 by filing form I-539 with USCIS and paying the fee of $290. In addition, you should provide a written explanation as to why you need to change and extend your status. The maximum time that you can legally stay in the US as a visitor is 1 year. The application should be submitted 90 days or at least before your status expires.... Read More