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  Practice Areas

  • Family-Based Immigration
  • Fiancé Visas/K-1 Visas
  • Marriage Adjustment of Status
  • Deportation/Removal Defense
  • Asylum Applications
  • Cancellation of Removal
  • Immigration Appeals
  • Citizenship & Naturalization
  • Employment-Based Immigration
  • F-1 Student Visas
  • B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas
  • P Athletes & Entertainers
  • Spouse Abuse & Victims of Crime
  • Other Non-Immigration Matters

• Our Address

  930 Washington Avenue Suite B
  Philadelphia, PA 19147
  
  Phone: (215) 271-2288
  Fax: (215) 271-2295
  Email: elaine@elainecheung.com

Philadelphia Marriage Green Card Lawyer

Pennsylvania Marriage Adjustment of Status Lawyer

We Help Foreign Spouses Obtain Their Green Cards
Marriage to a U.S. citizen does not automatically confer legal residency (a green card) to an immigrant spouse. Like most immigration processes, application for permanent residency must be made through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and involves the filing of a great deal of paperwork, documentation and an interview. Collection of all information, documenting the "bonafide" nature of your relationship, and meeting timelines will help ensure that the application process goes as smoothly as possible. Due to our vast experience in marriage adjustment of status and our ability to reduce Requests for Evidence by providing all documents at the outset, we anticipate that you will receive your work authorization within 2 months, your interview notice within 4 months and your green card in 4 ½ months. This timeline applies for those who live in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. Other jurisdictions may have longer wait times.

The Law Offices of Elaine Cheung, LLC has the experience and skills needed to take you through the entire marriage adjustment of status procedure. When you come to us for help, we will:

• Conduct a thorough review of your background for issues that may affect your adjustment of status. (Did you enter the U.S. on a valid visitor, student or work visa? Are all prior marriages validly terminated? Have you been married for less than 2 years? If you entered without inspection, did someone file a petition for you or your parent before April 30, 2001?)
• File the I-130 form
• File the I-485 form
• Ensure that all supporting documents and ancillary forms (including your work authorization application) are properly completed
• Assist in selecting a civil surgeon for the required medical exam
• Translate foreign birth or divorce certificates
• Handle any requests of evidence in a timely manner
• Ensure that you and your spouse are prepared by conducting a lengthy mock/practice interview, including the types of questions most likely to be asked
• Advising on how to obtain evidence of the "bonafide" nature of your marriage (which should be done months in advance of the interview)
• Attend the adjustment of status interview with you to ensure that everything goes smoothly or to fully document what occurs in the event the Interviewing Officer acts improperly during the interview or we must respond to a Notice of Intent to Deny

A naturalized American citizen or green card holder can petition on behalf of his or her spouse. To find the immigration procedure that would best fit your goals and personal circumstances, it is a good idea to consult with a skilled immigration law attorney. The law is complex and constantly changing. Attorney Elaine Cheung, Esq. understands immigration law as a professional.

We take care of our clients. For example, in some cases, clients are rejected for their marriage green card application or an I-601 or hardship waiver, because they moved or did not receive the interview notice on time. As counsel, we are automatically copied on important notices, so we take the time to make sure you know about the meeting.

With your convenience in mind, we offer low cost consultations and free parking. To schedule a low cost consultation at our firm, please call 877-235-0430 toll free or 215-271-2288. Attorney Cheung speaks English, Spanish, and Fuzhou fluently, and French and Mandarin proficiently. She is supported by professional staff fluent in English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Fuzhou.

Philadelphia Marriage Green Card Attorney

Some clients have experienced difficulties because they entered the United States without going through the inspection process. Other times, our clients have lost their passport or I-94 card issued when they entered the U.S. If that happens, we can provide counsel to help address these problems for a positive outcome.

Contact the Law Offices of Elaine Cheung, LLC

For skilled counsel on an Adjustment of Status issue, please call our South Philadelphia law firm at 215-271-2288. Contact us online.

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  The Law Offices of Elaine Cheung, L.L.C., serves Philadelphia, including Northeast Philadelphia, South Philly, Center City Philadelphia, Norristown, Media, Conshohocken, West Conshohocken, Manayunk, Port Richmond, Roxborough, King of Prussia, Northern Liberties, West Chester, Kennett Square, South Jersey, Camden, Atlantic City, Cherry Hill and Bloomington, as well as Montgomery County, Delaware County and Chester County. We serve clients throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.