The requirements of the Form I-864 typically prevent a minor U.S. citizen from sponsoring their spouse for a green card.
Khadija DerrickAugust 6, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security has announced new application fees that will take effect on October 2, 2020. This new announcement will increase the application fees for most application types. USCIS is a for profit agency that uses application fees…
Jenny ZhanAugust 10, 2020
Let’s analyze the following scenario: your parent is a U.S. citizen, you are older than 21, and your U.S. citizen parent wants to sponsor you for a green card under the F3 family based preference category. The question we often…
Jenny ZhanMarch 10, 2020
If your child is a U.S. citizen and is 21 or older, he/she can sponsor you for a green card under the immediate relative of a U.S. citizen category. If your U.S. citizen child wants to sponsor you and your…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 17, 2020
If your green card application is pending and you need to travel outside the U.S., you have to have an Advance Parole card. There are couple things you should keep in mind when entering the U.S. on your Advance Parole…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 10, 2020
Interfiling is an administrative procedure described in the USCIS Policy Manual. It is possible for an applicant whose application is based on a particular immigration category (either family or employment based) to have the pending application considered under another category,…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 3, 2020
Starting on November 3, 2019, immigrant visa applicants at U.S. Consulates abroad must prove either that they will acquire approved health insurance within thirty days of their entry into the U.S. or that they have means to pay for reasonable…
Jenny ZhanOctober 18, 2019
The White House has issued a memo on May 23 ordering different government departments to enforce a decades-old law (Section 213A of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1183a)) that requires American who bring migrants into the country to take financial responsibility…
Jenny ZhanMay 30, 2019
If you are a U.S. citizen or a green card holder, you can file form I-130 and sponsor certain family relatives for a green card. If you are a U.S. citizen and you want to sponsor your spouse, unmarried child…
Jenny ZhanMay 6, 2019
What is the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Policy (FWVP Policy)? The FWVP Policy is a discretionary grant by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) allowing family members of Filipino World War II Veterans with approved Form…
IanScottJune 8, 2016
For most who apply for a green card on behalf of their spouse, the marriage interview is not really something to worry about. While the examiner will ask questions, the questions will be of a more general nature and are…
IanScottApril 28, 2014
