Annexation and family status: why you shouldn’t formalize divorce or marriage in Crimea

Recently, my office has been frequently contacted regarding the issue of divorce in Crimea, so I decided to clarify the situation somewhat with the help of this column. Not everyone knows that divorces filed in Crimea annexed by Russia after March 26, 2014 are not recognized...

A Californian organized hundreds of fictitious marriages in the United States so that immigrants would receive green cards: matchmaking cost from $20

A California man has pleaded guilty to running a massive marriage fraud agency that arranged hundreds of sham marriages to circumvent immigration laws. This included obtaining green cards under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA),…

Seven pitfalls when applying for a green card based on marriage

A US citizen or lawful permanent resident may sponsor their spouse for a US green card. The beneficiary spouse can be located both in the United States and outside the country, writes Caribbean Life. 1. Incomplete Forms There are standard forms that must be completed when…

Marriage with an American: useful tips from the US Migration Service

Many foreigners living in the US marry people from their own country. But quite a few foreigners want to marry US citizens. Therefore, the United States has a fairly high level of immigration in connection with marriages. The US Immigration Service advises those who create ...

Thousands of men arrested in India for marrying underage girls

Indian police have arrested more than 2000 men in the northeastern state, including girls under the age of 18, as part of their fight against illegal child marriages. This writes CBS News. More than 50 Hindu priests and Muslim clerics are among those arrested. They are accused of...

Incredible personal experience: after 15 years of marriage, the husband left for his wife's daughter, and now they have a family

The woman said that the ex-husband went to her daughter when she was 18 years old. Now they have a family, and the mother can not let go of this situation. The New York Post wrote more about this story. Tiffany felt that all of her...

USCIS explained who and how can remove the conditionality from the green card without passing an interview

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an update to one of its rules. Now agency officers will be able to decide whether the applicant needs to undergo an interview, which was previously mandatory. USCIS employees, based on the criteria issued to them, will be able to decide whether the holder of a conditional ...

Participation in the lottery green card and marriage: is it possible to change the marital status in the process of drawing and receiving a green card

If you started participating in the green card drawing as a free person, but want to get married at various stages of the Diversity Visa Lottery (DV) or after winning, then you should familiarize yourself with several nuances of such a change in marital status. The question of marital status ...

'Penalty for marriage': how a change in marital status affects taxes

While many couples see their tax bills decrease after they get married, some face a “marriage penalty,” meaning they pay more taxes than if they were unmarried and registered as individual taxpayers. Why…

Immigrant from Miami faces jail for fake marriage

Employees of the US Department of Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) unexpectedly revealed the fact of a fictitious marriage of a Jamaican citizen Michael Roy Fraser with an American woman. Michael Fraser was found guilty of illegally obtaining citizenship and going through the naturalization process, abusing evidence. According to ...

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