OC Immigration Attorney

We just received an approval for adjustment of status for a client in Laguna Beach. She entered the United States on a fiance visa in December 2009. The couple married one month later as required under the immigration laws. We filed for adjustment of status a few months after that. Both the husband and the wife are originally from Iran, and they met a few years ago while the husband was visiting a friend in Iran.

The couple was concerned that the age disparity between the two might be problematic, but we included a significant amount of evidence to prove that the marriage was entered in good faith. Additionally, I advised them to honestly explain why age was not a negative factor in their decision to marry. They told me that she acts more mature than her age, and he is still young at heart. The USCIS officer did not even question the age disparity issue.

Because the husband lost his job in 2009, we used a joint sponsor to prove to the government that the wife was not likely to become a public charge. If USCIS determines that an adjustment of status applicant is likely to become a public charge, they can deny the application. The sponsor is always the US citizen spouse in marriage based green card cases; however, if the citizen spouse does not earn enough income to act as sole sponsor, we generally use a joint sponsor, which can be a friend or family member with sufficient income.

If you are married to a US citizen, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free and confidential consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you and help you determine if adjustment of status is the right option for you.

We just received the good news that a fiance visa petition was approved for an Orange County client living in Ladera Ranch. His fiance is Filipino and currently lives in the Philippines. They met while he was working and visiting the Philippines several years ago. Over the last few years he has visited her several times, and they finally decided to get married.

We filed the fiance visa petition for the K-1 visa several months ago, and today we received the approval from USCIS. USCIS will now forward the file to the National Visa Center, a branch of the Department of State, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The National Visa Center will forward the file to the Philippines to schedule a visa interview at the consulate.

We anticipate that the visa interview will likely occur later this summer, and we hope that the couple will be reunited in the United States by the end of Summer. They will get married within 90 days of her arrival and adjust her status to lawful permanent resident after that.

If you are considering marriage to a foreign-born person, contact The Nunez Firm to discuss the options available to you and the best way to accomplish your immigration goals. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally meet with you during a free and confidential consultation and help you better understand your situation and options.

We just received good news today that a fiance visa was approved for client whose fiance is currently living in the Philippines. The I-129F petition was approved, and the case will now be transferred to the Philippines to complete the fiance visa application process. We will need to file more forms before the interview takes place in the Philippines, but hopefully the entire process will be finished within 4-6 months, and the she will be able to come to the US to marry her future husband.

The fiance visa petition process is a lengthy process sometimes lasting between 8-12 months. Once the fiance visa has been issued to the alien fiance, s/he must travel to the United States for the sole purpose of marrying the petitioner. The couple must marry within the first 90 days of being in the United States. Then, the couple files for adjustment of status so that the alien spouse can receive lawful permanent residence and work and live legally in the United States.

If you are considering the fiance visa process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will personally discuss your situation and options with you during a free and confidential consultation.

We received news today that the fiance visa petition we filed for a Huntington Beach man and his fiance was approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The fiance lives in Thailand, and the couple met in Thailand three years ago. They have dated since that time, and he has visited her several times over the last few years.

In 2009, we filed an I-129F fiance visa petition with USCIS. After approximately six months or so, we received the approval notice for the fiance visa petition.

The next step is to collect the necessary documents and evidence and schedule the consular interview. At the consular interview, the consular officer will determine whether to issue the fiance visa and allow the fiance to immigrate to the United States in order to marry her fiance in Huntington Beach.

Assuming the fiance visa is approved by the consulate, the couple will have 90 days to marry beginning when she arrives in the United States. Then, the couple will file for adjustment of status to receive the green card.

Although there is substantial work to be done before the process is completed, the client was excited that the fiance visa petition was approved.

If you are considering filing a fiance visa petition for your future spouse, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation. Managing attorney Jay Nunez will discuss your options with you and help you determine whether the fiance visa process is the right path for you.

We just received an approval notice for an I-129F Fiance Visa Petition filed in August 2009. The petitioner normally lives in Irvine, but relocated to North Carolina for two years; therefore, the fiance visa petition was filed with the Vermont Service Center. Approximately one month after we filed the fiance visa petition, we received an approval. The fiance currently lives in the Philippines. The couple has been together for several years already.

The next step will be for US Citizenship and Immigration Services to transfer the file to the US Consulate in the Philippines to schedule an interview with the alien fiance. Hopefully, the file will be transferred and the interview will be scheduled within the next 3-4 months.

If you are interested in filing a fiance visa petition, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free consultation.

An Irvine client just found out today that the United States Consulate in Brazil approved a fiance visa for his future wife. The couple has been dating for over two years. They met while he was working in Brazil in 2006. They began dating, and she visited him in Orange County, California in 2007. In 2008, he began the fiance visa process by filing an I-129F along with the necessary evidence and documents. After the I-129F was approved by US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the file was transferred to the consulate in Brazil for a state department interview with the Brazilian fiance. He just informed me today of the great news that his fiance was approved for the K-1 visa, and she will be coming to the Orange County soon.

Once she arrives in the United States, the couple must marry within 90 days. After the marriage, we will file the adjustment of status application so that she can receive her green card and lawful permanent resident status. If everything goes well, she will receive her green card after an interview with a USCIS officer.

In many situations, the fiance visa process is the best way for a US Citizen to help his/her future spouse immigrate to the United States as quickly as possible. In some instances, there are other options that might result in quicker processing. In order to be eligible for a fiance visa, the couple must show that there is a bona fide intent to marry within 90 days of the fiance’s arrival in the United States. The couple must show that there are no legal impediments to marriage (all other marriages have been terminated). The couple must show that the couple has met each other within the past two years as well. Some petitioners may not be eligible to file a fiance visa petition due to criminal history or previous petitions for other fiances.

Once the fiance visa petition is approved by the appropriate USCIS office in the United States, the file is transferred to the consulate. The consulate will determine whether the fiance is eligible to receive an immigrant visa. If the consular officer finds that the foreign fiance is eligible, the K-1 visa will be approved, and the fiance may immigrate to the United States for the sole purpose of marrying the United States Citizen.

If you are interested in having your foreign fiance immigrate to the United States in order to marry, contact The Nunez Firm to discuss your case during a free and confidential consultation. Although the K-1 Fiance Visa might be the best option available to you, there might be other options that are more appropriate for your situation. Managing Attorney Jay Nunez will discuss your case with you and help you determine which strategy is best for you.

My client from Newport Beach recently found out that the I-129F he filed for his fiance in Colombia was approved by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The California Service Center for USCIS notified us of the approval earlier this week.

He has been dating his fiance since 2007, and the couple got engaged in 2008. We filed the I-129F early this year along with all the necessary forms and evidence. The next step is to have the fiancee attend the consular interview in Colombia. As of right now the interview is not yet scheduled. USCIS must transfer the file to the National Visa Center in Washington DC. Then, the National Visa Center will forward the file to the Department of State at the Colombian Consulate. This process will likely take several more months. Hopefully, my clients will be reunited in Newport Beach by the end of the year.

If you are considering the K-1 fiance visa process, The Nunez Firm can help you. Managing attorney Jay Nunez has helped many clients obtain permanent resident status through the fiance visa and adjustment of status process. Please contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free and confidential consultation.

My client just found out that his K-1 Fiance Visa Petition that we filed was approved by US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The California Service Center issued an approval notice for the K-1 Fiance Visa Petition that we filed seven months ago. My client lives in Irvine, and his fiance lives in Brazil.

The next step is to prepare the necessary forms (including the I-134 Form) and have the interview at the consulate in Brazil. The Brazilian fiance will attend the interview by herself. If the visa is approved by the consulate, she will be permitted to travel to the United States in order to marry my client. The couple will have 90 days to marry each other in the United States. Then, we will file the I-485 and other documents in order to adjust her status and obtain her conditional permanent resident card.

My client is very excited that his case is moving forward, and hopefully his future bride will be in the United States before the end of the year.

If you and your fiance(e) are planning to marry and wish to pursue the K-1 visa process, contact The Nunez Firm to schedule a free and confidential consultation. Managing Attorney Jay Nunez has helped many couples live together in the United States through the K-1 visa process.

Today, I found out that a fiance visa was approved and issued to the fiance of one of my Irvine clients. I represented him and his fiance throughout the fiance visa process. The fiance visa was approved months ago, and the consular interview just occurred recently. He called me today to tell me that his fiance was flying from Thailand to the United States some time this month.

Once she arrives, I will help them adjust her status and have her conditional green card issued. He sounded very happy that everything worked out and his future wife will be in the United States soon.

United States Immigration Laws allow for the fiances of US Citizens to immigrate to the United States in order to marry and begin their lives with their future US Citizen spouses. To begin the process, the US Citizen spouse must file an I-129F form with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. There are several documents that must be filed along with the I-129F. If the I-129F is approved, it will be forwarded to the American consulate in the alien fiance’s home country. A consular officer will notify the alien fiance of the approval and provide the necessary forms and instructions regarding the visa application. The alien fiance will apply for the visa and attend a visa interview at the consulate.

There are several reasons an alien fiance might be denied a fiance visa including drug addiction, communicable disease, mental disorder, criminal history, and immigration fraud history are just some of them.

The future married couple should understand that the alien fiance is being permitted entry into the United States for the sole purpose of marrying the US Citizen. The marriage must occur within the first 90 days of the alien fiance’s arrival to the United States. After the wedding, the couple must file the I-485 to adjust the alien spouse’s status and receive the conditional green card (conditional permanent residence).

After two years of marriage, the couple will apply to have the conditions removed from the permanent residence and the alien spouse will be a lawful permanent resident with no conditions attached. In order to have the conditions removed, the couple must file an I-751 with supporting documents proving the marriage is valid. An interview with an USCIS officer will be conducted and the officer will determine whether the marriage is valid, in good faith and not fraudulent.

The Nunez Firm is experienced with fiance visa processing and all the subsequent steps necessary to get your fiance to the United States permanently. The process can be complex, and mistakes can cause extensive delays in processing. Additionally, aliens from some foreign countries (Some European Countries, Australia, and others) might not want to pursue the fiance visa process, because it may be quicker to immigrate to the United States using other strategies. Contact The Nunez Firm today to schedule a free and confidential consultation.

November 18, 2008: One of my clients was granted her green card today in immigration court. She arrived in the United States in 2003 on a fiancé visa. Things did not work out with her first husband, and they divorced. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed her in deportation proceedings in 2005 due to her failed marriage. She met her current husband after that. The couple married in 2006 and they have a newborn son. They live in Irvine together. I was able to help her avoid deportation and acquire her green card today. The couple was extremely happy with the outcome. Now, they can return to their lives in Irvine without fear that they will be separated. I wish them the best of luck.

The Nuñez Firm can help you obtain your green card whether you are in deportation proceedings or not. 949-903-0088