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Austin Citizenship Lawyer can help with Naturalization and Certificate of Citizenship Naturalization After becoming a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or green card holder of the United States and residing in the U.S. for a minimum of five years, an LPR may apply to become a U.S citizen through naturalization

Conditional Green Card Lawyer Austin TX An individual who is married for less than two years to their United States citizen spouse or lawful permanent resident spouse on the day they were granted permanent residency are conditional green card holders who must file a petition to remove conditions on residence

Every fiscal year approximately 140,000 immigrant visas are made available to qualified alien applicants (and their spouses and children) who seek to immigrate to U.S. based on their job skills. Ten thousand of these visas are reserved for immigrant investors, who fall in the EB-5 category. The remaining visas are divided among four categories of employment preferences with the number of visas available in each category being limited both by annual limits and per country limits.

Green Card Family Based Lawyer Austin TX To promote family unity, U.S. immigration law allows U.S citizens and lawful permanent residents to petition for eligible family members to obtain immigrant visas to come and live permanently in the United States or to adjust their status to a lawful permanent resident

An individual who is granted asylum can apply for permanent residence if his/her country conditions are no safer after one year. If the individual returns to the country from which he/she is seeking asylum, he/she will be deemed to have abandoned his/her asylee status. If approved for permanent residency, the date of his/her adjustment of status or residency will be recorded as a date one year prior to his/her actual approval date.

A US citizen can petition for his/her spouse as an immediate relative who is not subject to quota limitations and will be granted permanent residency as soon as his/her paperwork is processed. As there is no cap on the number of visas available each year for immediate relatives, there is no competition with other applicants and no significant backlog in case processing.

An U.S. citizen can apply for a fiance(e) visa (K-1 visa) for his/her foreign national fiance(e). After the recent and historic Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the immigration laws for married same-sex spouses are the same as for different-sex spouses and a U.S. citizen can petition for a same-sex foreign national fiancé(e) The foreign national fiance(e) and the U.S. citizen fiance must have physically met within a two year window prior to filing the petition. Unmarried children under 21 of the foreign national fiancé can either accompany or follow to join by applying for a K-2 visa. Once the U.S. consulate issues the K-1 visa, the foreign national fiancé has six months to enter U.S. and 90 days to get married after entering. After marriage, the foreign national spouse is eligible to file an adjustment of status application to become a conditional permanent resident for two years and must apply to remove the conditions on residence before the expiry date. Upon approval he/she will be issued a regular green card.

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Lawyer Austin TX An individual who has been subjected to battery or extreme cruelty by their United States Citizen or Lawful permanent resident spouse or parent may qualify under VAWA to self-petition for permanent resident status.

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I-601 Inadmissibility Waivers Austin Immigration Lawyer Can Help With Your I-601 Inadmissibility Waiver I-601 Waiver When a foreign national seeking a visa to enter the United States is deemed inadmissible under U.S. immigration laws for some reason, it MAY be possible for that individual to obtain the needed entry visa