Law Offices of C. Antonio Delgado

 Overstayed Visa!   The number of cases where people who entered the US and crossed their time limit of the visa are not low. In fact, it is pretty common and can happen to you also. Many people overstay due to unforeseen circumstances and some have personal reasons. But there are a few penalties that you might face depending on the situation. So you must urgently seek out an immigration lawyer for assistance.   What is US Visa overstay? When you continue to stay in the United States for a period that exceeds the duration of your visa it is called US visa overstay . Every visa has an expiration date mentioned on the I-94 Form, by which you are expected to leave the country. However, events can occur that render you unable to leave the nation when you need to.   What to do in such cases? Visa overstay can lead to some consequences to make sure you come out of this ordeal without much damage there are some steps you must follow: Reach out to an immigration lawyer since they can

  How Divorce can affect your immigration status? Many people have gained their conditional resident status via the process of marrying a U.S. citizen. But things go wrong and not every relationship meets its happy ending so what will happen to that person’s immigration status if they divorce their partner due to unfortunate reasons? Firstly you’ll need to confirm whether you are still in conditional status or not. Conditional status means that you have conditional permanent residency. A person entering the US on a fiancée v isa requires to get married within 90 days of their arrival to obtain a green card. After the marriage, you are considered a conditional resident for two years.   These 2 years are used to check if the couple married with good faith or was it just to obtain the green card. Failure to maintain the relationship for 2 years or filing for a divorce while you are still under the probation period can affect your immigration status in the U.S. How to apply for

  For the majority of immigrants , the main goal is to get a green card. Many U.S. citizen also wants to help their loved ones to obtain a green card to reunite with their families. But what are the qualifications that need to be met to achieve this goal? Some of the requirements to qualify for a family-based Visa are mentioned below:   For immediate family: Close family members are given priority when applying for a family-based visa. You can assist someone in becoming a lawful permanent resident if they satisfy specific criteria, which include:  They are the spouse of a citizen of the United States. They are an unmarried child of a US citizen under the age of 21. They are the parent of a U.S. citizen who is 21 or older. For non-immediate family: for a non-immediate family member, the requirements for a family-based visa included- Second preference (F2A) - They must be a lawful permanent resident's spouse or kid (unmarried and under 21 years old). Second preference (F2B) - They

  Every immigrant who wants to apply for lawful permanent resident status (Green Card) has to apply for adjustment of status but many people face trouble in understanding the terms and eligibility that they require to apply for adjustment of status in the US.    Given below are some of the eligibility criteria necessary to apply for the process:   The first and the most important is being physically present in the US. If you are applying for a green card from outside of the US it won’t work, you will have to go through visa processing at a U.S. consulate overseas.   Approval of immigration petition of the immigrant. Although this one applies to those who file for a family-base d immigration petition, people who are the immediate relative of a U.S. citizen can file for adjustment of status along with the immigration petition.   The immigrants may only submit adjustment of the status application once the priority dates for the initial immigration petition have been passed.   Th