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How can I help my boyfriend go through naturalization?

Asked on Feb 08th, 2014 on Immigration - Utah
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My boyfriend is an illegal alien. He has been in the U.S. off and on for about 15 years, he attended school here in the U.S. until his sophomore year. We are planning on getting marked and would like to know what I could do to help him become a legal citizen. He has juvenile record; I understand this makes it much more difficult. Is there any way he could remain in the United States?
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Criminal Defense Attorney serving Alhambra, CA at Francis John Cowhig
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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 I strongly suggest that you boyfriend contact an experienced immigration attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding his situation. (S)he would then be in a better position to analyze his case and advise you of your options.
Answered on Feb 13th, 2014 at 4:20 PM

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Personal Injury Attorney serving Pasadena, CA at Law Offices of Pius Joseph
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Answered on Feb 13th, 2014 at 4:20 PM

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Employment & Labor Attorney serving Salt Lake City, UT at Sharon L. Preston, P.C.
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If you and your boyfriend get married, as I think you indicated that you are planning to do, then you can apply for an immigrant relative petition for your boyfriend. However, if he is illegally present in the US, then he would most likely not eligible to apply for adjustment of status to permanent resident ("Greencard") in the U.S. (unless he had a petition filed on or before April 30, 2001, for him or for a relative, like his parent, and he was the beneficiary of such a petition). If he doesn't have a prior petition, then he would not be eligible for adjustment of status, and that means that he would have to do consular processing of his immigrant visa in his home country. That is, he would have to do his immigrant visa interview in his home country. However, doing consular processing would mean that he would be subject to a 10-year bar to reentry into the U.S. He may even face more serious bar if he has left and entered the U.S. illegally several times. I suggest that you and your boyfriend consult with an immigration attorney about his case, since his case is quite complex.
Answered on Feb 12th, 2014 at 3:00 PM

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Bruce A. Coane
He would first need to get a green card. If he's married to a USA citizen, you could start the process by doing a visa petition for him.
Answered on Feb 12th, 2014 at 3:00 PM

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