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Am a b1 visa holder out of status and your girlfriend is a greencard holder can she change and reinstate my status?
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∙ 15y ago
A green card holder can not help you change your status to legal. If she was a U.S. citizen, then yes. The only other thing you can look into is if you got married and have kid(s), you could appeal to the court for extreme hardship, that you as a father not being present in their life would be a devastating event. Of course you must prove this and it is not easy. If you are in love with your girlfriend, and you are not doing anything wrong, like getting married for papers, you have nothing to worry about, just need a very good Immigration lawyer. How do I know all this? Cause I am in the same situation, except that I am the green card holder. I have asked numerous attorneys, and this answer is an accumulation of all their answers. My best advice to you, get a very good attorney. Ask around, check out forums online and see how other's experiences have been with them. You need someone that keeps up with the changing laws and regulations. Don't settle for someone that just is a money sucker. A good indication of a good attorney is, are they willing to give you a free consultation or not. Most good ones will give you a free consultation cause they know immediately if they can help you out or not, of course if they can help you, their prices are higher, but wouldn't you rather find out if they can help you out, for free, rather than paying an attorney to hear them say "I can't help you!". That never made sense to me, I know their time is money, but still, this is not taking that much time for them to charge a client. Good luck!
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What if your fathers girlfriend leave the estate to the father but father dies before policy holder does the estate got to children of the father?
If the girlfriend is still alive then she can change her beneficiary. If she died and didn't change her beneficiary then you may have a claim if her estate went to your father. You should speak to an attorney. You refer to a "policy holder" in your question as well as an "estate". If the subject is a life insurance policy and your father was the beneficiary but was deceased when the insured died then be aware that the girlfriend probably named a contingent beneficiary on her policy.
Can an illegal alien marry a permanent green card holder and get a visa quicker?
No. It will take many years. Spouses of greencard-holders do not automatically have a visa number available. They have to be put on a waiting list.
Does green card holder need a visa to puerto-rico?
Carry your greencard. Green card is required to board a US (mainland) based flight from Puerto rico.
