CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE A good faith marriage should afford conditional residence to an alien spouse when the marriage has not existed for two years. The two year period is calculated counting back from the date residency is bestowed. The conditional residence may be called back if: The marriage is judicially terminated apart from the death of...Read More
This visa is an alternative for applicants who cannot fulfill the H-1 requirement for insufficient education and/or because the H-1 category is filled until October 1, 2007. The Visa is an educational and cultural program designed by the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. The program fosters the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills...Read More
One entry is allowed per person. Spouses and unmarried alien children under 21 must be named. Each entrant must have a high school education or its equivalent or within the past 5 years had two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years training or experience. If an applicant wins the...Read More
When a permanent resident becomes a U.S. citizen, and wishes to expedite the visa processing for a spouse together with the children, a new alien relative petition (I-130) should be filed for the spouse. This would enable the K-3 spouse to come simultaneously with the children. On arriving in the U.S. the alien spouse parent...Read More
An officer of the Immigration Service has the power to arrest an individual if there is a reasonable suspicion to believe that the individual is an alien and without the lawful right to be or remain in the United States and is likely to escape before a warrant could be obtained. If an alien is...Read More
