Family Visa and Immigration Services, LLC offers experienced legal advice with:

-I. Fiance Visas & Adjustment of Status cases

-II. Naturalization

-III. Cases involving illegal aliens

-IV. Business and Employment Visas (see below):

I. Fiance Visa & Adjustment

of Status

1. Both parties must be single.
2. You must have met personally within the last 2 years.
3. The U.S. citizen must prove adequate income or assets to sponsor.

This is a three step process:

1. File the initial fiance forms and documents.
2. Submit Financial Documents and USICS forms to your fiance.
3. Prepare your fiance for the Consular Interview.

TRAVEL AND ENTRY INTO THE U.S.

1. Marriage must take place within 90 days of arrival to the U.S.
2. USCIS Petition for permanent residence submitted.
3. Spouses attend marriage interview and if approved legal residence is awarded.

NOTE: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. Long delays or an outright denial, can occur unless the petitions are filed correctly with substantial documentation and the foreign national fiance is advised and prepared prior to the Consular interview.
2. The U.S citizen may want to seek legal consultation concerning financial obligations pursuant to State community property law and Federal Immigration obligations of financial support prior planning for the marriage. 

II. NATURALIZATION:

To apply to become a U.S. Citizen by way of naturalization you must meet the following requirements:

1. Have been a lawful permanent resident under the 3 or 5 year rule. (Three years if currently married to your U.S. spouse who sponsored you.)
2. 18-years-old or older.
3. Five years of good moral character.
4. Pass the Government and English requirement and the Good Moral Character Standards.

1. The English test can be waived under certain circumstance depending on the age and number of years of legal residence (The 20-year 50-years-old or 15-year 55-year-old Waivers).
2. Certain crimes do not come under the 5-year good moral character requirement. Certain serious crimes can result in denial of a naturalization petition and possible challenges to permanent resident status regardless of whether the crime was committed more than 5 years past.
3. The Government test has been redrawn and requires a greater detail of knowledge of United States History and Government.

III.  Illegal Alien?

Entered the U.S. without a Visa?

How to apply for residence in the United States:

Mexican Nationals who entered the United States illegally and are married to a United States Citizen can apply for a pardon or waiver of their unlawful presence. The waiver is granted if they prove extreme hardship to their U.S. citizen spouse.

If the waiver is approved they are admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. If the pardon is denied they are not allowed to reapply for entry for 10 year.

This is a 3-step process which takes up to 1 year. Each step takes about 3 to 4 months to approve.

One must return to Mexico for the waiver. Presently the waiting time in Mexico could be 4 to 6 weeks.

Those persons who have a criminal record in the United States are not encouraged to apply. A waiver cannot be granted for someone who has entered the U.S. more than once and been caught at the border the second time.

IV. Business and

Employment Visas

These visas are available for Business Owners, Managers and Employees under three separate categories:

1. Investors in a U.S. visa (E-1, E-2 Investor Visa): Business Owners who wish to invest in an new or existing business in the U.S. The amount of investment depends upon the nature, size and value of the business. The ratio of cash invested to debt incurred is relevant to the "approvability". Upon approval the investor and his family are allowed to live and work and study in the United States during the life of the business enterprises.
2. Transfers from a Foreign to U.S. Business:
   A. L1-A Business Executives or Managers
   B. L1-B Employees with Special Knowledge