http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:54:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a US lawyer in Bangkok,  I receive numerous inquires from people seeking advice on which US visa is better for their Thai partners: K1 vs K3.  Given the various particularities surrounding each couple’s individual situation, it is best to weigh out priorities and make an informed decision.  TIMING:  The US ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/k1-or-k3-which-us-visa-is-better-for-my-thai-girlfriend.html President Obama’s Kenyan aunt has been residing in the United States since 2004.  Zeituni Onyango has been ordered by a judge, twice, to be deported, after her requests for political asylum were denied. On February 4, 2010, a federal immigration judge heard her case, but without making a ruling, requested ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/obama%e2%80%99s-aunt%e2%80%99s-asylum-case-nepotism-or-the-rule-of-law.html A qualified US immigration attorney should be screening their cases and alerting clients to problems in their cases before accepting the case.  Some clients choose to file visa applications despite having a minimal chance of success.  Other visa applicants are misinformed that they qualify for visas when in fact they ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/visa-processing-issues-and-deneial-at-the-us-embassy-thailand.html For a few hundred foreign spouses of deceased American citizens, their chances of getting US green cards were next to none.  Due to a 71 year old federal law, a couple must be married for at least two years in order for a foreign spouse to be able to gain ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/green-cards-for-foreign-widows-of-american-citizens.html All foreigners that are applying to become US citizens will now be required to take a new naturalization test.  If citizenship applicants filed before 1 October, they must still take the new test.  This new test puts more emphasis on the concept of American democracy, basic U.S. history and the rights ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/application-for-us-citizenship-requires-new-test.html A Thai family recently made headlines in the United States after gaining US citizenship—the final result of a long battle with US authorities to prove their right to remain in the country. Andy Promisiri, a 48 year old college financial aid advisor, was told that he would be deported as a ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/thai-family-gains-us-citizenship%e2%80%94after-26-years-of-trying.html In order to petition for a US K1 visa, certain financial requirements must be met.  Without proof of adequate financial resources to sponsor one’s fiancée/fiancé, the K1 visa could be denied.  Form I-134 is the Affidavit of Support for an alien fiancée that must be submitted with the application for a ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/financial-requirements-for-the-k1-fiancee-visa.html On the surface, the United States and Thailand do not share too many immediate similarities.  One glaring similarity, however, is their status as a host country for thousand of legal and illegal migrants, most fleeing few economic prospects in their home countries to look for better work in neighboring countries. For ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/thailand-and-us-debates-on-migrant-workers.html You are in the final stages of bringing your Thai fiancée to the United States on a K1 fiancée visa.  While compiling her documents for the final visa interview, she realizes she is missing the original version of her Thai ID card.  Did she make a copy?  Missing documentation could ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/tips-on-managing-your-immigration-documents.html The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the issuance of a new Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (Form G-28) as well as a revised Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney in Matters Outside the Geographical Confines of the United States (Form G-28I). ... http://www.thailand-lawyer.com/us-visa-immigration/new-g-28-form-now-required.html