My sister is marrying a man from Mongolia and wants me to be his sponsor for immigration purposes. What are the risks? [more inside]
posted by degrees_of_freedom on May 15, 2009 - 15 answers

This New York Times article about an INS agent's alleged coercion and sexual assault of a green card applicant brings up several past cases. All ended in relatively lenient sentencing. And so, I have to ask: Can you even be sentenced to "weekends in jail?" [more inside]
posted by evidenceofabsence on Mar 21, 2008 - 8 answers

I have a friend who has a dire immigration problem. He, a US citizen, married and relocated his wife and her daughter from China to the US. The INS is going to deport her daughter. We want to fight it. Lengthy details, of varying complexity involving government malfeasance, etc. inside. [more inside]
posted by disclaimer on Jul 12, 2007 - 13 answers

I'm a 2 Year Green Card holder married to a US citizen (I came on a K1 Visa). Now we're filing I-751 - Removal of conditions on permanent residency. Will USCIS visit us at home to see if there's [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 4, 2007 - 10 answers

The INS made a mistake and took away my friend's green card. What can she do? [more inside]
posted by pikaboy202 on Apr 9, 2007 - 14 answers

ImmigrationFilter: my good friend is in a serious same-sex romantic relationship with a Bolivian man. They've been a couple for several years, and they would marry if it was possible. They would like to live together as a couple in the US. If they were heterosexuals, they would have wed by now. Since gay marriage isn't exactly recognized by the feds/Immigration & Customs Enforcement, can you help these lovebirds make their nest? [more inside]
posted by evariste on Feb 7, 2006 - 15 answers

I'm asking this two-part question for a friend. He's overstayed his holiday visa. [more inside]
posted by veronica sawyer on Oct 24, 2005 - 14 answers