Immigration Forum / USA / April 2006

We are the middle of LPR processing for my mother.  Her fingerprinting was
done recently and now we are awaiting further guidance.  At this point, she
has been in the US for 12 months.  I believe we can't extend the visitor
medical insurance policy beyond one year.  While she is in ...

I'm a greencard-holder living in the US.  This year, I will have been
here long
enough to apply for naturalization.
My girlfriend lives overseas.  We plan to get married, but can't figure

Is anyone familiar with a condition placed on a permanent resident for
2 years without filing via a marriage? For instance through employment
under an old act, now grandfathered in, that was an option in 2003?
Can you send me information or to a website where I can read about it?

I have searched this forum for similar cases and couldn't find any,
so I thought I'd better start my own. Apologies if this has been
covered before.
I have been offered a job in the US and am now applying for an H1B visa.

       I have been given admission in Ph.D in Computer
Science.Unfortunately,I havent been provided with funding.The proff
says,that he can provide me funding but only after a semester.Can some
one please tell me,will this create any kind of problem in VISA

My fiancee won the green card lottery.
My question is after she gets the visa how long are you given to enter
the U.S to validate the visa?
And is it possible to extend the date you are give to enter the U.S for

I am planing to land in Canada using a greyhound bus from New York to
Toronto. The bus schedule shows that bus stops at Buffalo, NY then FT
ERIE, ON and then Niagara Falls, ON.
At this point I am wondering in whish stop I need to land ? I mean in

I was wondering if any one could comment on the following issues:
1- Is the 30 days rule still valid? it stipulates that an individual
who has an expired F1 or H1 visa can still go to canada and re-enter
the US using the I-94 under the condition that he doesn't apply for a

The Senate is about to act on immigration reform - and many are pushing
a plan which will lead to amnesty for millions of illegals!
Sign the petition to "Enforce our Immigration Laws" by visiting the
following link:

Can anyone recommend a good immigration lawyer in the San Francisco area?
I will be going there on my L2 visa and would like to use a lawyer to
file for EAD soon after arrival.
Many thanks

My H1B visa is expiring in 20 months from now. My current employer has
not yet applied my green card. Is it advisable to change jobs now when
the new employer says he is ready to apply for green card in 6 months.
Or will it be very risky??

i was wondering if somebody could give me some advice.
i've been trying to get to live and work in the usa legally
but didn't have any success. i am citizen of an eu-country and
do have a good education.

1) I have US Green Card since Aug.2, 2001
Can I already apply for US citizenship ?
2) I was born in Belarus (former USSR) - no more citizenship,
but have a citizenship of Israel and Canada.

Ok, here is some background... DH and I married in 2001 - he's from the
UK and I from the US.  He became a Citizen in 2005 and petitioned for
his parents to come to the US to live.  His parents are using an
immigration lawyer based in California.  We are now to the point where

My TN-1 visa is due for renewal.  It's just 20 minutes drive to the
Mexican border from where I am.  Would I be able to get a TN-1 renewal
there, or I have to go back to US/Canada border?
Thanks.