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Removale in Absentia and Bar period
Asked in Chicago,  IL May 22, 2017 ,  4 Answers
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I had Pending Asylum but I left USA before my master calendar hearing in court. How many years of bar will I have? I was out of status for about 5 months in My F1 Visa before I filled Asylum, Could you please let me know How many years of bar would apply for me to reenter the US?...

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Where can I find my deportation record that is 30 years old?
Asked in Bellevue,  WA Dec. 17, 2016 ,  3 Answers
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In 1987 I was here in the US on a B1B2 visa and my 6 month stay on the I-94 had expired. I didn't know that it had expired until I was arrested in Blaine, Washington trying to go to Canada to visit. I was detailed, ended up in front of a judge. I was given the option of voluntary deportation, and I ...

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Will my husband be able to apply for I212 and I601

My husband was taking into custody while crossing usa border in 2008 September it was voluntary deportation in which he has the 5 years, he then came back again in 2009 was able to cross border illegal, we met in 2012 we married in 2013 in 2014 had our first daughter 2015 second daughter. We filed I...

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Am I
Asked in New York,  NY Aug. 30, 2016 ,  3 Answers

I don't know if I have a 5 year bar or not. I came to the us and got put in detention and then removed from the airport to a detention center. I have two things saying in my passport INA SECTION 217 and INA 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) with a number starting with an A under it. Does this mean I can't enter th...

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DOES IT COST TO FILE FOIA REQUEST ?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Aug. 06, 2016 ,  3 Answers
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DOES IT COST TO FILE FOIA REQUEST ?

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Is an immigration lawyer in addition to a criminal defense lawyer needed ?
Asked in New York,  NY May 14, 2015 ,  12 Answers
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My cousin was recently arrested for public lewdness which falls under crimes involving "moral turpitude" according to immigration laws. She is a legal non immigrant alien on a tourist VISA. If convicted, how does this affect her VISA status. This would be her first crime involving moral turpitude ?...

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Can I make a deal with immigration to stay in the U.S.?
Asked in Orlando,  FL Nov. 19, 2014 ,  10 Answers
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Got sentenced to 4yrs in prison with a monetary loss of 400,000$ , cooperated within the year and sentence got reduced to 28 months, currently not a U.S. citizen but have been a permanent resident for 20 years and currently have no detainer .

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My wife wants to change my stepdaughters last name to mine. What process do I have to go through for this?
Asked in Chicago,  IL Nov. 07, 2013 ,  3 Answers
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I've raised my stepdaughter since she was 5, now 12. Married 5 years with my undocumented wife. Biological father hasn't and is not around, not listed on birth certificate. Trying to assure custody if anything were to happen to my wife (mostly deportation).

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Adjustment of Status issues for Same-gendered, bi-national couple with visa over-stay issue
Asked in Chicago,  IL Jul. 03, 2013 ,  8 Answers
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I am an American citizen male involved in a 6-year domestic partnership with a man who came to the usa with a student visa. I presume he is in over-stay status. Given the Doma ruling and the Obama decision to now process same gender applications for sponsorship of same-gender, bi-national permanent ...

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WHAT CAN I DO TO STAY IN THE U.S.
Asked in Orlando,  FL Apr. 13, 2012 ,  6 Answers
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illegal married to an american citizen born and raised in Florida with have 3 children together my wife is sick and I take care of them I came into United States with ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.... no paper's or petitions filed ever until my wife filed an I130 with has been approved for about 5 years now. I...

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