I'm from India and working in USA on L1 visa and making 45+K.
I met my wife(US Citizen) in 2008 and in 2010 we married and blessed with a baby girl. My L1 visa is valid till 2012 but as we married last September 2010, I need to look into how I can get my status changed from L1 to Green Card holder. We planned to get it earlier but it got delayed as we went to meet relatives and then X-mas holidays came, so I need to work on it as soon as possible.
My case:
1. I'm working and making 60+K annually. Have my tax returns for 2008/2009. Yet to file my 2010 tax return jointly with my wife.
2. My wife is a housewife (as baby is infant).
3. I'm currently staying with my In laws (i.e. my wife family where her father/mother/sister lives) so as I don't pay extra for monthly appartment rent and spend more time with family.
4. My wife is not working thus she don't earn.
My questions are as follows:
1. As I got married here in USA, last Sept 2010, do I need to update some authority/govt. body here in USA to update my marital status? How soon I should have done that, can I go directly with filing for Alien Relative and Adjustment of status to get green card?
2. As my wife is not earning, what can I do for sponsorship. I assume that I'm earning good and can support my family (wife/baby) easily, so do I need someone to sponsor me (I'm already in USA, working on L1 visa). Can someone else sponsor me (i.e. in my in law family) if it's a must requirement for someone to sponsor me.
3. Where should I go to find information/help to get this process (Changing my status from L1 to Green Card holder) started? Do I need to some govt. office (like court house) or find some lawyer.
4. How much on average a lawyer charge for such cases?
5. What information/help Visajourney team can help me
6. I recently got my full health check up in June 2010, do I need to get a new "health check". Pls advise, so that i can check with my insurance company.
7. Will it going to affect anything as I haven't started my GC processing so far since my marriage?
8. Please advise if I missed something that I should prepare/check before starting this process.
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Hi
I'm from India and working in USA on L1 visa and making 45+K.
I met my wife(US Citizen) in 2008 and in 2010 we married and blessed with a baby girl. My L1 visa is valid till 2012 but as we married last September 2010, I need to look into how I can get my status changed from L1 to Green Card holder. We planned to get it earlier but it got delayed as we went to meet relatives and then X-mas holidays came, so I need to work on it as soon as possible.
My case:
1. I'm working and making 60+K annually. Have my tax returns for 2008/2009. Yet to file my 2010 tax return jointly with my wife.
2. My wife is a housewife (as baby is infant).
3. I'm currently staying with my In laws (i.e. my wife family where her father/mother/sister lives) so as I don't pay extra for monthly appartment rent and spend more time with family.
4. My wife is not working thus she don't earn.
My questions are as follows:
1. As I got married here in USA, last Sept 2010, do I need to update some authority/govt. body here in USA to update my marital status? How soon I should have done that, can I go directly with filing for Alien Relative and Adjustment of status to get green card?
2. As my wife is not earning, what can I do for sponsorship. I assume that I'm earning good and can support my family (wife/baby) easily, so do I need someone to sponsor me (I'm already in USA, working on L1 visa). Can someone else sponsor me (i.e. in my in law family) if it's a must requirement for someone to sponsor me.
3. Where should I go to find information/help to get this process (Changing my status from L1 to Green Card holder) started? Do I need to some govt. office (like court house) or find some lawyer.
4. How much on average a lawyer charge for such cases?
5. What information/help Visajourney team can help me
6. I recently got my full health check up in June 2010, do I need to get a new "health check". Pls advise, so that i can check with my insurance company.
7. Will it going to affect anything as I haven't started my GC processing so far since my marriage?
8. Please advise if I missed something that I should prepare/check before starting this process.
Please advise, thanks a lot.