Practice area
Family-Based Immigration
Reuniting spouses, children, parents and siblings through petitions, adjustment of status and consular processing.
Our approach
Family cases carry a weight that paperwork does not capture. A delayed interview is a birthday missed; a poorly documented petition is years apart. We handle these files with the urgency that reality deserves.
Our preparation is deliberately conservative: relationships documented beyond the minimum, inadmissibility issues identified and addressed before filing rather than discovered at an interview, and clients prepared for questions in advance so nothing at the consulate comes as a surprise.
Questions we are asked
How long does a spousal green card take?
For the spouse of a U.S. citizen filing inside the United States, the process commonly runs twelve to twenty months end to end, though it varies by field office. Spouses of permanent residents wait for visa availability in addition to processing time.
I overstayed a visa. Can I still adjust status through my spouse?
Often yes. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens are generally forgiven a period of unlawful presence for adjustment purposes, but unlawful entry, prior removal orders and certain other grounds change the analysis substantially. This is a question to ask before filing, not after.
What happens if my marriage ends before the conditions are removed?
A waiver of the joint filing requirement is available where the marriage was entered in good faith. It requires careful evidentiary work, but divorce does not automatically end your residence.
Related
Other practice areas
Employment-Based Immigration
Work visas, labor certification and employment green cards for engineers, physicians, researchers and the companies that hire them.
Humanitarian Relief
Asylum, refugee status and protection for survivors of persecution, violence and trafficking.
Deportation & Removal Defense
Representation in immigration court, bond hearings, appeals and motions to reopen.
Free consultation
Tell us what you are facing.
We will tell you where you stand: which categories you qualify for, the realistic timeline, and what it costs, before you commit to anything. Consultations are confidential and available in English, French, Hindi, Urdu and Creole.
Urgent matter? A detention, a hearing date, an expiring status? Call rather than write.