Immigration questions don’t disappear once you obtain a green card. Discover valuable insights regarding maintaining your green card status, applying for citizenship, and employing green card holders in our FAQs.
Pre-Consultation Questions of Concern
Obtain and bring certified copies of your criminal record or history with you to your appointment. The attorney can review your record during your consultation but may need additional time to review the impact of your record on your eligibility for any specific immigration benefit.
Please bring your passport and all details relative to your entry into the U.S. If you entered with someone’s passport, bring that passport, if you have it. If you still have your boarding pass, bring that too. If you came over the border, prepare a brief summary detailing what happened, i.e. where you entered, when and how? Were you stopped by Border Patrol? Bring any records that you might have as well.
To be eligible to apply for a green card you must have been inspected and admitted to the U.S. This requirement can be satisfied even if you entered using someone else’s passport, as long as we can prove that it was actually you who used the passport. The use of that passport will, however, make you inadmissible and require that you obtain a special waiver to obtain a green card.
If you qualify as an “immediate relative” of a U.S. citizen (spouse, parent or minor), you may still qualify for adjustment of status so long as we can prove your entry into the U.S. If you do not qualify as an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen, then you may be required to leave the U.S. before you can be processed for a visa back in your home country. Departing the U.S. after accruing more than 180 days of unlawful presence can trigger bars to your return to the U.S., which can only be overcome by obtaining a special waiver or advanced permission to return, or by remaining out of the U.S. for the three- or 10-year period.
Working without papers by itself is not typically an obstacle to obtaining a green card unless you used a fake green card or someone else’s papers. Filing out an I-9 form where you misrepresented your authority to work, or worse, claimed to be an American citizen can be highly problematic and render you ineligible for almost all immigration benefits.
Claiming to be a U.S. citizen on any form can make you ineligible for nearly every form of immigration relief. Claiming to be someone who is not a U.S. citizen, while not as serious, will still make you inadmissible and require you to obtain a waiver forgiving you of this mistake. Such a waiver requires that you demonstrate extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen or green card holding family member if you are not allowed to remain in the U.S.
While identity theft is a crime, it is seldom prosecuted in the absence of the theft of money from the individual. It may however make you inadmissible and require that you obtain a waiver, which is a form of forgiveness, based on a demonstrated hardship to a qualifying relative.
Be sure to bring your DS-2019 (formerly IAP-66) to your consultation so that we can review whether you are truly subject or not to this requirement. Also, bring any details that you might have to demonstrate you have satisfied the two-year foreign residence requirement.
Entering the U.S. on a C or D visa typically makes you ineligible to apply for a green card here in the U.S. You will likely be required to depart the U.S. first before you can seek to obtain a green card, even if you are married to a U.S. citizen. However, if you have been unlawfully present in the U.S. for more than 180 days, you will be subject to a bar on returning. Always consult with an immigration attorney before departing the U.S. if you have been out of legal status for more than 180 days.
Individuals who enter the U.S. under the visa waiver program must depart the U.S. within 90 days of their arrival, otherwise they will be disqualified from future participation in the visa waiver program. Individuals who enter the country under this program are also generally prohibited from changing or adjusting their status here in the U.S. One important exception to this rule applies to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. So, if after entering the U.S. you marry an American Citizen, you may still be eligible to adjust to green card status here in the U.S. without leaving. Similarly, if you are a U.S. citizen and your parents entered the country under the visa program with the appropriate intent to leave within the 90-day period and circumstances change that require them to stay, they too may adjust their status here in the U.S. and avoid departing the country, provided you can prove they entered with the appropriate intention.
General Consultation Questions
A consultation with either Attorney Carter or Attorney Lebeaux costs $200.
A consultation typically takes 60 minutes, sometimes longer. If it runs longer, you will not be charged extra unless the attorney tells you in advance that you will need to pay extra for a longer consultation.
Yes, but availability may be limited depending upon the time of day you would like to have your consultation. Attorney Lebeaux schedules consultations from 9:00 am until approximately 4:00 pm; Attorney Carter from noon to approximately 7:00 pm.
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Filling out a questionnaire in advance of your consultation saves the attorney time and allows them to focus more time on your goals and questions.
Bring your completed questionnaire, your passport, your I-94 if you have one, and most importantly your spouse (if you are married to a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder).
The attorney will review your questionnaire to get up-to-speed on your situation, will ask a variety of questions about your immigration history and goals, and will assess what options you may have to achieve those goals. The attorney will also outline a solution for you (if one is available) and give you a realistic estimate of how much it will cost to pursue that solution. They will also explain to you what the odds are of you achieving your ultimate goals.
Paying in advance confirms that you are committed to the process of meeting with one of our attorneys and saves the attorney from having to collect your payment. This enables them to maximize their time with you focusing more on your goals and discussing your options with you.
So long as you notify us at least one hour before your appointment that you won’t be able to make it, we will gladly reschedule you without any further cost.
Yes, a friend can attend. We often have clients who bring their friends to see and introduce us to them. After the introduction is complete, we will ask your friend to leave the room so that we may speak confidentially with you. The presence of a third party in the room negatively impacts the attorney/client privilege, but sometimes cannot be avoided particularly if a translator is necessary. You may also consent to waiving the privilege in order for your friend to remain as we discuss your matter. Your spouse can always remain in the room, as, in addition to the attorney/client privilege, there also exists a privilege that protects communication between married couples and their legal counsel.
The attorney client privilege protects the confidentiality of anything that you tell the attorney without someone else present. Thus, if you were to tell the attorney that you committed a crime, that conversation would be completely protected. If someone else is in the room that confidentiality can be broken and both the attorney and the third party could be called to testify against you in a court of law to what you told them about your criminal history.
An engagement agreement is a basic understanding between you and us of what we’ve agreed to do for you, and what you have agreed to pay for our services. It also describes how you will pay us. It is a basic contract that helps to clarify the expectations of both parties up front.
Most cases we handle are quoted on a flat-fee basis. This is based on how much time it typically takes us to perform such a task. On some occasions we cannot estimate how much time it will take or anticipate complications that might significantly increase the scope of our services. In such instances we will often quote a fee range with a high and low number, which we are comfortable to commit to as a “quasi-flat fee.”
If at some point you become unhappy with us as your attorney, or we become unhappy with you as our client, it may be necessary for us to part ways. A disengagement agreement outlines the terms of our parting.
Sometimes we have a conflict of interest which prohibits us from representing you. For example, if we start a marriage case, and you and your spouse later separate or divorce, we cannot represent either one of you against the other because you have both consulted us as clients and we owe each of you the same duty and care. Other times, in the course of our discussions we may learn certain facts that make it unethical for us to represent you. In such a case we can explain the consequences of various options with you, including misrepresenting details on an immigration form, but cannot prepare or sign those forms, as we can only sign forms that contain truthful information.
Fee and Payment Related Questions
We accept credit cards for consultation fees only. We do not take them for process or filing fees.
No, we do not. While some employers provide legal service insurance to their employees as an added benefit, such policies typically cover basic services rendered and limit you to a narrow range of legal providers. We are not part of any network that accepts such insurance.
No, we do not accept credit cards for filing fees. Credit card companies charge us 2 to 3% of those fees which come directly out of our pocket. Given the significant filing fees involved in most immigration cases we require that you use the eCheck option on our payment portal and move funds from your checking account to your trust account with us. We then cut checks using your money to cover your filing fees without any additional charge for handling.
Document Gathering Questions
You can obtain a copy of your file from your prior attorney simply by requesting it. Rules of professional conduct require them to provide your records upon request, regardless of whether you owe them any money. If you choose to work with Carter Law Group, we will prepare an authorization form for you to sign and can request the file copy on your behalf.
You may request and obtain copies of applications and documents that you filed with USCIS and other government agencies by submitting a Freedom of Information Act request, also known as a FOIA request. Note that federal law does allow USCIS to redact (block out or conceal) certain types of information from copies that they provide in response to FOIA requests. Copies of some visa applications may also be requested from the Department of State through their own FOIA request process.
FOIA stands for Freedom of Information Act, a federal law enacted in 1967 that requires federal agencies to provide the public access to records, with certain exceptions for reasons such as personal privacy, national security, and law enforcement. To obtain records from a federal agency under FOIA, you must submit a request following the agency’s FOIA request policies. Find more information on how to make a FOIA request here.
There are two main ways to obtain criminal history reports in the U.S.: from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), or through a state criminal record search. The FBI collects arrest and criminal history information from all 50 states, and members of the public may request a copy of their FBI record by submitting a request with a fee and fingerprints. Find more information on Identity History Summary Checks (Rap Sheets) here.
In addition, each state also has its own process for requesting criminal history reports for arrests and criminal charges within that state. The FBI and state records will list basic details from all criminal arrests and charges in the U.S., but they will not provide all the information that USCIS or the State Department would require for an immigration case. Police reports and court docket sheets need to be requested directly from the police station and court that handled each case.
Each country has its own procedure for requesting a criminal history report. The U.S. Department of State provides guidance on how to request police and criminal records from each country in its U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents resource. U.S. consulates and USCIS will only accept foreign criminal records obtained using the procedures outlined in that resource.
Key Immigration Concept Questions
A visa is an endorsement placed within a passport that grants the holder official permission to enter the United States in a specific category for a particular period of time. Unlike a passport, which is issued by your home country, a visa is issued by the country that you are seeking to enter. There are two primary categories of visas: nonimmigrant visas, which allow someone to enter the U.S. on a temporary basis; and immigrant visas, which allows an individual to remain permanently in the U.S. (also known as a green card.) There are many different nonimmigrant visa categories, each of which corresponds to letters of the alphabet. Some allow employment, while most do not. Some permit multiple entries, while others might be limited to a single entry.
Citizens of most countries who enter the U.S. must first obtain a visa to come to the U.S. Exceptions to this general rule include citizens of Canada, under the North American Free Trade Agreement. In addition, 41 countries with good histories of their citizens returning home are eligible to participate in the visa waiver program. Please visit Visa Waiver Program Requirements to see if your country is on the visa-waiver list. Individuals from these countries may come to the U.S. without a visa for up to 90 days, so long as they register in advance for the program and have a round trip ticket to and from the U.S. Similarly, citizens of the U.S. may travel to participating countries without first having to obtain a visa.
A nonimmigrant visa is a temporary visa, which allows an individual to enter the U.S. for a specific time and purpose. An immigrant visa is a permanent visa, often referred to as a “green card” or “lawful permanent residence” which allows the individual to live and work in the U.S. on an indefinite basis. This card is typically valid for 10 years at a time and can be renewed provided the holder maintains their residence here in the U.S., files resident tax returns, and does not otherwise violate the laws of the United States. Find more information on how to renew your green card here.
Individuals who have had their green card for more than five years (three years if married to a U.S. citizen) may apply to become U.S. citizens. Use the Naturalization Eligibility Tool to determine if you are eligible to become a U.S. Citizen.
Nonimmigrant intent, a requirement for most types of nonimmigrant visas, is the intent to depart the U.S. at the conclusion of the permitted stay and to return to a foreign residence abroad. Nonimmigrant visas including B1/B2, F, J and M require that the noncitizen applicant prove they have a residence abroad that they do not intend to abandon. To prove this, applicants must have established ties to their home country, including family relationships, jobs, property ownership, or other significant reasons that would cause them to return to their foreign residence rather than remain in the U.S.
Immigrant intent is the intention to live in the U.S. permanently. USCIS and U.S. consulates abroad will deny visa applications that require nonimmigrant intent if they believe the noncitizen intends to live in the U.S. permanently, rather than to use the visa for its intended purpose and then depart. A person will be found to have immigrant intent if USCIS or the U.S. consulate believes the person will overstay their visa or will apply for a green card after entering the U.S.
A limited number of nonimmigrant visas allow the noncitizen to have dual intent, meaning both the intent to abide by the requirements of the nonimmigrant visa, but also the intent to immigrate to the U.S. in the future if possible. When applying for a visa that allows for dual intent, the applicant need not prove ties to their home country, and plans or actions that demonstrate an intent to remain in the U.S. would not be a reason to deny the visa. Visas that allow for dual intent include H-1, L, O-1, K, and R visas, as well as visas for dependent spouses or children of those visa holders.
An I-94 is an arrival/departure record that is generated each time a visa holder enters the United States, and in the past was stapled into their passport. The I-94 would note the day the individual arrived in the U.S., the category that they were admitted under; and the required date to depart. These records are now maintained digitally by the USCBP and can be found here. This site also allows you to print out a history of your arrivals and departures.
Apply for or retrieve a I-94 admission number or record (proof of legal visitor status) here. Insert your name, date of birth, country of citizenship and passport number to retrieve your most recent I-94 record. While at this site you can also access a travel history which can also be printed.
An I-797, also known as a Notice of Action, is issued in response to any petition or application filed with USCIS. It can be a receipt or can also be an approval notice. If the petition you filed included a request to change or extend your stay, Form I-797 will often include an updated I-94 which changes your status category and extends the time that you are permitted to remain in the U.S. Each I-797 includes a receipt number which corresponds to your individual filing. Use the Check Case Status tool to track the status of an immigration application.
Your I-94 controls how long you can remain the U.S. An individual must depart the U.S. on or before the date noted on their most recent I-94. Failure to depart within that period (in the absence of some other grant of permission or authority) may cause you to begin accruing “unlawful presence” and may result in penalties, such as disqualification from participating in the visa waiver program, being placed in deportation or removal proceedings, and if more than 180 days have passed, can even trigger bars on your ability to return to the U.S. in the future. If you have remained in the U.S. beyond your I-94 permission, always consult an immigration attorney before leaving the U.S. to make sure you understand the penalties that might apply to you upon departing.
“Status” in the immigration context refers to an individual’s legal position regarding their presence in the U.S. An individual might be in “legal” status, such as a citizen or a green card holder, possessing the right to live and work in the U.S. They might have a nonimmigrant or temporary status, such as a student, visitor, or religious worker. An individual might also be present in the U.S. as a refugee, asylee, or in some other special status that U.S. law provides, such as deferred action. Individuals who overstay their I-94, or who violate their status, are often considered to be “out of status.” Individuals who entered the country without inspection or without proper documentation are referred to as “undocumented,” meaning they have no official status here in the U.S. Even though someone may be undocumented or out of status, this does not mean they do not have rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. Among these are the rights of children to receive a public education, and in some states undocumented individuals may be able to obtain a driver’s license. Click here see which states issue driver’s licenses to undocumented individuals.
A change of status is when an individual who entered the U.S. in one nonimmigrant status, seeks to change their status to another nonimmigrant status. For example, an individual might enter the U.S. on a B-2 visitor visa, and after arrival seek to change to F-1 student status so that s/he can pursue a full-time program of study at a U.S. college or university. They might also enter the U.S. in a dependent category, such as an L2 spouse and then seek to change to their own primary status, like F-1 student or an H-1B specialty occupation worker. Visit Change My Nonimmigrant Status for more information.
“Adjustment of Status” typically refers to an individual in nonimmigrant status who is seeking to adjust to immigrant or green card status (also known as lawful permanent residence) without having to depart the U.S. To be eligible to adjust status here in the U.S., an individual must typically be maintaining status at the time they file their application and have some underlying basis for obtaining green card status. The underlying basis could be a family-based petition filed on their behalf by a U.S. citizen or green card holding relative; or it could be an employment-based petition, either self-petitioned or sponsored by an employer. Other special programs or categories an individual might qualify for a green card here in the U.S., include, among others, those for certain investors, religious workers and refugees/asylees.
A green card, officially known as a Permanent Resident Card, is a permanent or immigrant visa/document issued by the U.S. government that grants the holder the permanent right to live and work in the U.S. and provides a pathway to U.S. citizenship after a specified period (typically three to five years). The green card, known as Form I-551 is typically valid for a maximum period of 10 years. Find out how you can renew your green card here. Individuals granted “Conditional Resident Status” based on marriage to a U.S. citizen where the couple has not been married for two years are typically granted on a “conditional” basis, which is valid for only two years. Prior to the expiration of the card, these individuals are required to either file a joint petition seeking to remove the conditions on their residence, or if the couple is no longer together, may seek a waiver of the joint filing requirement.
Individuals seeking a green card typically fall into two categories: “immediate relatives” of U.S. citizens (which are not subject to numerical limitations); and all others who are subject to limitations imposed by law. An “immediate relative” is the spouse, parent or minor child of a U.S. citizen and is not subject to any numerical limitation by law. Those who do not qualify as an “immediate relative” are subject to the limitations established through the “preference system.” This system allocates a finite number of visas each year through a variety of categories; some of which are family-based; others are employment-based. Family-based categories include those for adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; the spouses and minor children of permanent residents (green card holders); the unmarried adult children of permanent residents; and the siblings of U.S. citizens. Waiting lists due to numerical limitations in these categories can range from a couple of years to several decades. For more details on the employment-based preference system, go to [advance to FAQ Sections N/ O/P]
An “immediate relative” of a U.S. citizen is the spouse, parent or minor child of a U.S. citizen. It includes children adopted prior to their sixteenth birthday and stepchildren of U.S. citizens so long as the citizen and the child’s parent were married prior to the child’s 18th birthday. It also includes children born out of wedlock under certain circumstances.
A priority date is an individual’s place in line or queue when waiting for a green card under one of the family or employment-based preference categories. That date is established on the day a family petition (Form I-130), a PERM application (ETA9089), or an employment-based petition (Form I-140) is filed for an individual. Once a priority date is secured by the approval of the I-130 or I-140 petition, the beneficiary must wait until their priority date is within the cutoff period for their preference category as reflected in the visa bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the visa bulletin and the current cutoff dates for both the family and employment-based preference categories here.
A “relative petition” is a petition filed by a U.S. citizen or green card holder to sponsor a member of their family for a green card. Form I-130, known as the “Petition for Alien Relative” is filed with USCIS. This petition is used for both those who qualify as an “immediate relative” of a U.S. citizen as well as those subject to the limitations of the preference system – including married and unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens; siblings of U.S. citizens; and the spouse, minor children and unmarried adult children of green card holders.
An “employment base petition” is a petition typically filed by a U.S. employer, but in some instances may be filed directly by the beneficiary. Form I-140, known as the “Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker” is filed with USCIS to sponsor individuals as “extraordinary ability aliens”, “outstanding researchers and professors”, “multi-national managers and executives”, “advanced degree professionals”, “National Interest Waiver” candidates, “skilled” and “unskilled workers”, “religious workers”, and employment creation visas, among other categories.
Individuals seeking to determine where they stand in a particular preference-based queue should consult the Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. State Department each month. The Visa Bulletin establishes the cutoff dates which represents the front of the queue. This bulletin has four charts: two relate to family- based petitions, and two cover employment-based petitions. Each category (family and employment) has two charts. The first, entitled “Final Action Dates” is typically used if you are currently in the U.S. and are eligible for adjustment of status. The second, entitled “Filing Date” typically control green card processing outside the U.S., also known as consular processing. To complicate things further, each month USCIS indicates through a link contained in the DOS Visa Bulletin, which of the two charts should be used for Adjustment Applications to be filed here in the U.S. This is typically the “Final Action Date” chart, but not always. Because there are both overall limitations in each of the preference categories, as well as per country limitations, there are multiple columns within the Visa Bulletin which establish separate cutoff dates for India, China, Mexico, Philippines, and one for “all other countries” which applies to everyone else. The country line or queue that each individual falls under is based on the country of their birth, or the country of their spouse’s birth, if different (a concept known as cross chargeability). When consulting the chart first check your filing or preference category in the first column and then review the country column charts, if you don’t see your country of birth listed separately, then you fall under the “all other countries” list. If you see a “C” on the chart in your preference category that means that the category is current, meaning there is no waiting list in the month the bulletin covers. If there is a date listed, then your priority date listed on your approved I-130 or I-140 petition must be that date or earlier in order to proceed with your individual I-485 adjustment application or to commence consular processing through the Department of State’s National Visa Center.
No country is allowed more than 7% of the visas in each category, regardless of size, so huge countries like India and China get access to the same number of green cards as tiny countries like Jamaica or Tibet. Some smaller countries like Mexico and Philippines, are also impacted by virtue of the historically high levels of migration from those countries to the U.S., thus earning them their own special cutoff dates.
A green card, also known as “lawful permanent residence”, “resident alien” or “immigrant visa” allows you to live and work in the U.S. but is subject to conditions. Conditions might include a probationary period, typically extended to individual who get a green card based on a recent marriage, also known as “conditional resident status.” Green cards are also subject to forfeiture or loss if you don’t make the U.S. your residence and can also be taken away if you commit certain crimes. People often confuse green card status and citizenship, but those holding “green card” status must renew their status every 10 years, cannot vote or hold public office, and may be limited in terms of security clearances when working for the U.S. government. Individuals who have had their green cards for five years or more and have spent more than half of that time in the U.S. may apply for citizenship through a process known as “naturalization.” To be naturalized as citizens most applicants must first demonstrate an ability to read and write English, as well as demonstrate a personal attachment to our Constitution and form of government. For more information about naturalization visit here.
Citizenship Questions
Typically, you must have your green card for a minimum of five years. That retention period is reduced to three years if you are married to a U.S. Citizen. You must also demonstrate an ability to read and write in English; an attachment to our history and form of government by passing a U.S. history and government exam; and must also demonstrate that you are a person of good moral character for the entire qualifying period (five or three years).
Yes, you may file 90 days in advance of your eligibility date.
First, it is critical that you disclose any prior criminal record regardless of where it occurred, how old you were, and whether the charges were dropped, or even the record sealed. Criminal activity within the qualifying period of either five or three years can lead to a determination that you are not a person of good moral character. Charges outside the qualifying period, though they must be disclosed, don’t usually have any impact on your case unless they were significant crimes such as aggravated felonies, which make an individual permanently ineligible for citizenship.
USCIS expects you to provide certified copies of each charge against you including full details as to how the charge was resolved or disposed. Certified means it has a stamp from the keeper of the records, typically the court clerk confirming it is an original document. Submitting photocopies and not originals or un-certified documents will likely lead to either a request for evidence, or a denial of your application if you fail to provide the proper records.
Failure to register for the Draft/Selective Service if you are male under the age of 31 and were in the U.S. between the age of 17 and 26; failure to pay child support; or failure to file or pay taxes, can result in a determination you are not a good moral law-abiding person.
No, there are certain exceptions for some older individual and long-term green card holders, as well as for individuals with certain physical or cognitive disabilities, provided a medical certificate is obtained demonstrating why that individual cannot be examined or demonstrate necessary attachment to our Constitution. Medical certificates are often used for individuals with developmental disabilities, and older individuals who may have had a stroke or suffer from cognitive disabilities or decline. Such certificates must be signed by a treating physician and must include a diagnosis code.
There are 100 questions on the study guide, but only 10 are asked at the time of your interview, which are randomly selected. You must get a minimum of six correct. If not, your naturalization application cannot be approved. You can request a second opportunity to take the test at a later date, which is always advisable to avoid having to refile a new petition and pay a new filing fee.
Males in the U.S. between the ages of 18 are 26 are generally required to register for the Selective Service, also known as the Draft. However, this requirement does not apply to non-immigrants. For example male F-1 students or H-1B workers between the ages of 26 and 31 are not required to register.
If the registration requirement does apply to you and you are still under 26, be sure to register for the draft before turning 26 to avoid complications with or a denial of your citizenship application. If you are aged 26 to 31 and did not register, your citizenship application may be denied unless you can prove that the failure to register was not knowing or willful. If you wait to apply for naturalization until after turning 31 (or 29 if applying as a spouse of a U.S. citizen), then failure to register will not impact your naturalization application
Case Status and Update Related Questions
USCIS’s processing times vary substantially depending on what type of case you have pending. You can check the standard processing time for your type of case on this website: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
The processing times published there reflect how long USCIS is taking to process 80% of similar cases. Your case may take more or less time to reach completion, so this is only a rough estimate.
You may check the status of your USCIS application by entering the receipt number from your I-797C receipt notice on this website: https://egov.uscis.gov/
All noncitizens in the U.S. are required to notify USCIS if their address changes, even if they have no pending application or petition pending. However, if you have a pending application or petition, it is important that you also include the receipt number of that pending case when you update your address. Otherwise, USCIS will not update the mailing address for your application, and you may miss important notices that could even result in the denial of your application. If you have an online USCIS account, you can log-in there to update your address. If you do not have an online account, you can still update your address online here. You also have the option to mail in a paper change of address form.
