By:  Dennis E. Chua, Esq. A marriage celebrated outside the United States is valid and will be recognized here in the United States if that foreign marriage was valid in the country where it was celebrated. Often, we see cases where clients still fail to have their previously contracted marriage in a foreign country dissolved...Read More

By: Dennis E. Chua, Esq. One advantage in filing a fiancé visa petition is that the fiancé beneficiary will be able to enter the United States faster compared to a spousal immigrant petition to be filed for the fiancé. Once the fiancé beneficiary enters the United States, he or she must marry the US citizen petitioner...Read More

We are often asked the following question – would it be faster to bring my girlfriend or boyfriend here into the United States if I file a fiancé petition or should I just file for an immigrant spouse petition? Filing a fiancé petition will bring your loved one here into the United States faster than...Read More

The spouse of a US citizen will be granted permanent resident status after the US citizen files a petition for the spouse. If the spouses have not yet been married for at least two years at the time the petition was filed, the spouse shall be only granted conditional resident status by the USCIS. The...Read More