Family Immigration

Say that you entered the United States illegally and had children while you were here. Those children automatically become citizens due to birthright citizenship. This doctrine states that anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically a United States citizen, even if...

You came to the United States on a work visa. Your career flourished, and you were able to get a green card. After that, you worked your way through the naturalization process. Now you are a naturalized U.S. citizen. You have all of the rights of a citizen. It doesn’t...

It’s no secret that married couples in the United States may use that status to get a green card. If one person is a citizen and the other is an immigrant, for instance, but the immigrant needs to leave due to a visa that is about to expire, they may get a green card...

Having your first child is an exciting time. Yet, if you left your home country to come and live in the U.S., it can also be a sad time. If your parents remain back home, they will miss out on your child growing up. Grandparents play an essential role in a child’s...

Being separated from your child is difficult, but sometimes life requires difficult decisions. You may have had to end an unhappy marriage or travel for work. When there are laws effectively preventing you from reuniting, you may feel isolated and alone. Sometimes, a...

When permanent resident status is based on a relatively new marriage, it is not uncommon for the  status to be tied to several conditions. For example, if the marriage is less than two years old on the date when the United States granted permanent residence status,...

Many foreign nationals move to Texas by obtaining a fiancé visa. The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is a way for U.S. citizens to bring their foreign fiancés into the country. After the marriage takes place in the U.S., the foreign spouse will then be eligible to apply for...

If you have a family member living outside or in the U.S. as a foreign national, you may want to help them obtain permanent residency and eventually citizenship. Here is a guide on how to initiate the process. What is family-based immigration? The Immigration and...

In Texas, a provisional unlawful presence waiver is a family immigration document used by candidates seeking immigration visas. The group includes the family-sponsored, the gainfully employed and Diversity Visa applicants. What the waiver does The provisional unlawful...

Federal immigration law stipulates that any child born in the United States is an American citizen. However, there are plenty of Texas parents who are hoping to acquire citizenship for their children without meeting this criterion. What does it take to become a...