Six Las Vegas Immigrants Approved for Citizenship
Posted on | October 23, 2009 | No Comments
Family Visa and Immigration Services has seen six of its clients proceed from permanent residence to the last step prior to earning their U.S. citizenship through naturalization. They attended their local USCIS interviews here in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this month, and their Oath Ceremony should be held in the next several weeks. These immigrants all have different stories, and the diversity of their backgrounds illustrates the diverse paths available to immigrants to become United States citizens.
Two of the clients have been in the country for over 20 years and were once undocumented immigrants. “Martha” came to the U.S. with her parents as a young girl on a B1-B2 visitor visa. When her mother was awarded her permanent residence in Immigration Court in 1995, Martha also gained a Green Card. “Eileen” came to the U.S. from the Netherlands, lived here as an illegal alien, and successfully applied for an I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility by proving extreme hardship to her husband were she to be deported. She received residency in 1989. Two decades after arriving in the U.S., these women will become citizens after their Oath Ceremony.
Three of our clients came to the country on valid visas in the last ten years. “Ivan” is a skilled performer and came to the country from the Philippines on an O visa in 1999. He married a U.S. citizen, and in 2000 he received LPR status through that relationship. “Daniel” came here on a visa waiver from Ireland and married a U.S. citizen. In 2003, he was awarded a Green Card through a spousal petition. Another client was married to a U.S. citizen who died while they were filing for her residency. She was able to change her I-130 petition to a widow petition and gained LPR status in 1999 through an I-360 petition.
For “Ernesto,” the path was much shorter. After entering the country illegally, he got his residency in 2004 after a successful I-601 Waiver through his U.S.-citizen wife. LPRs must show five years of good moral character to be eligible for naturalization, and as soon as Ernesto’s five years were completed he began his petition.
These diverse experiences are all united by a common desire: the proud badge of citizenship in the United States of America. And the variety in their backgrounds shows that there are ways for many people to become LPRs and citizens, if only they have the guidance of an experienced immigration lawyer. With 13 years of experience as an immigration lawyer and 30 years of experience in Nevada courtrooms, Family Visa’s immigration attorney was instrumental in helping these clients attain their dream of citizenship.
If you have a desire to become a U.S. citizen, become a permanent resident, or have any other immigration questions, please contact us in Las Vegas or Reno Nevada.
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