Georgia Immigration Legal Questions

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

In order for a foreign national to enter the U.S., he or she must have authorization to do so in the form of a visa. Generally, when a foreign national becomes married to a U.S. citizen, the couple can succeed in consular processing in the Immediate Relative visa category so that the foreign national spouse may enter the U.S. and ultimately become a Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e., get a "Green Card"). Of course, there are many other details addressing eligibility for consular processing, and it would be wise for you and your U.S. citizen spouse to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant details, would be able to advise you about eligibilities, options and strategies and who could offer legal representation in the often quite complex application process.... Read More