Georgia Immigration Legal Questions

I will assume for purposes of your question that you are either a US citizen or permanent resident. If a US citizen, you generally have the choice of petitioning for her as a fiancée under K-1 visa or marrying her and petitioning for her to obtain an immigrant visa through form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and later consular processing. If a green card holder, you could marry her and petition for her an the same manner. K-1 visa processing usually takes between nine months to a year; and I-130 processing/consular processing by US citizen one year and by permanent resident two + years. In addition, if your Dominican Republic lady has good reason to come to the US temporarily, she may be able to obtain the appropriate nonimmigrant visa at the American consulate or embassy.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 Answer

If your question was intended to seek information relating to immigration application ramifications of living separately from your husband for the reasons you stated, significantly more information is needed. What is your current immigration status and that of your husband; what is your immigration application history; etc. Note that generally a foreign national who becomes married to a U.S. citizen may succeed with a marriage-based adjustment of status application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card"), but if the spouses live in separate states, then it can be quite challenging, but not impossible, to provide documentary evidence showing the couple is living together in a bona fide marriage notwithstanding that for much of the time they are in separate states to enable one spouse to retain his job and the other spouse to attend a university. It would be wise for you and your husband to confer with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise you about immigration eligibilities, options and strategies, and who could offer legal representation in an application to achieve your immigration-related goals.... Read Answer

It is not clear from your question what immigration-related steps you are trying to achieve. Depending upon such details as your and your fiance's immigration status, immigration-related goals, current location, etc. there may be significant advantages or disadvantages to marrying in one country and then having another marriage ceremony in the other country. It would be wise for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant details, could advise you about these issues.... Read Answer

A U.S. citizen may sponsor multiple family members for immigration benefits at the same time. The sufficiency of the sponsoring immigrant's documentable income to support multiple people will be addressed in the Affidavit of Support, and in some instances it may be necessary to have a joint sponsor of one or more of the applications. It would be wise for you and your family members to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information about you and your family members, would be able to advise about eligibilities, options and strategies, and who then would be able to offer legal representation in the often quite complex application process.... Read Answer

Generally, a foreign national living abroad who is engaged to become married to a U.S. citizen may complete an immigration process that includes the foreign national's minor children. There are multiple approaches to be considered, including, for example, an application for a K-1 fiance visa that would allow the foreign national to enter the U.S. to become married within the required time and then proceed with adjustment of status; the couple could become married abroad and then complete the consular processing steps in the Immediate Relative visa category, etc. It would be wise for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about immigration eligibilities, options and strategies and who then could offer legal representation for the often quite complex application process.... Read Answer