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Is there an immigration lawyer in the house?

Cara

Just a quick bleg . . .

For those who don’t know, my husband is an Australian citizen (and U.S. resident).  We’re applying for U.S. citizenship for him at the moment and have run into a snag.  We don’t think that fixing it will require us to seek out the paid services of an immigration lawyer, but it sure would be great if we could find one who will donate enough time to answer a quick question for us.

If you fit that bill, could you please email me at cara.kulwicki at gmail dot com?  I would appreciate it endlessly.  Thanks so much!

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11 thoughts on Is there an immigration lawyer in the house?

  1. Well im no expert on immigration laws, but theres a perfectly simple solution to your problem – FUCK AMERICA, STAY IN AUSSIE LAND.

  2. Thanks anon, that was hugely helpful. I’ll pass along that advice to my husband while hoping that he ultimately decides to, you know, not leave me just because you said so, after years of paperwork nightmares.

  3. Good luck. I don’t do immigration, so I can’t help. But I will say that if this public request doesn’t work, you may want to try converting your question to an anonymous hypothetical and posting it on one of the various legal list servs.

    Attorneys often are willing to answer general legal questions and are also often willing to address specific hypothetical questions. I do that all the time. But many of them are sticky about answering specific questions for known individuals, because of the relationship is created by answering a specific question.

    avvo.com might work, or linkedin. Heck, wait a week and post the question here (or on some other well travelled blog) and you might get it answered right in the comments.

  5. Cara – sorry, I don’t have any legal knowledge to contribute, but I just wanted to say good luck and hang in there!

  6. just responded to your gmail account, or you can reply here (but gmail doesn’t get blocked on my work server, so that’s faster)

  7. Just wanted to wish you & your husband good luck.

    I’m only in the beginning of the process of going to the US to finally be with and marry my fiancee, so I’m always happy when I see or hear from international couples who have been successful in getting together 🙂

  9. Bev Black,

    Who wanted you to have an account? Gmail? That is weird.

    Is the email address you left for your comment the correct one? If so, I’ll just use that to email you directly.

    Thanks for the well-wishes, everyone!

  10. Ack! I’m in the process of beginning the paperwork to get my Australian fiance here as well. We’re crossing our fingers that the paperwork doesn’t drive us insane and that we don’t run into any snag. Otherwise, yes, I will be moving to Oz.

  11. Is it a super sticky process? I thought (well, more was hoping) that it would be easier for Australians than other those of other nationalities to come to the US in terms of time and paper work, given the general close ties between the countries and relatively more visa options for Aussies. I actually have an Australian partner, and we are thinking about the naturalization process as well. I am in grad school here in the US, and he is on a year long temporary work visa that ends in September. We are planning on getting married, but trying to figure out, paperwork and wait wise, is it better (i.e. less time apart) to get married and apply for a spouse visa, or to have him come back to the States on a fiance visa? We’ve been hearing different things about this.

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