Common Mistakes Couples Make in Marriage-Based Green Card Applications
Even genuine couples can encounter delays or denials during the marriage-based green card process. Learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Even genuine couples can encounter delays or denials during the marriage-based green card process. Learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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When administrative delays stalled a K-1 visa, we helped our client shift strategies. This allowed him to stay with his spouse in the U.S. and secure his green card through adjustment of status.
“The team really gave me the feeling that they actually cared about my situation and wanted to do everything in their power to help with the filling.”
– Adil Abdulla
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After years apart, this couple’s long-distance relationship became a shared life in the U.S. through a successful K-1 visa and marriage-based green card process.
“From filing our K1 with Jeremy Richards, to working with Christine Jurisik on our Marriage Based Green Card, and lastly, with Rebecca Kroll attending our interview with us to make sure everything went to protocol. They were simply thorough, communicative, organized, and on schedule with the entire process.”
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