Related Issues
- Deportation Defense
- Cancellation of Removal
- Waivers in Removal Proceedings
- Reopening Removal Orders
- Stays of Removal
- Appeals of Removal Orders
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Marriage Green Cards
Are you married to U.S. Citizen or U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident?
Are you engaged to U.S. Citizen and wondering if fiancee visa or marriage based green card is a better option?
Worried if immigration doesn’t believe your relationship is real?
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Obtaining a permanent residence / green card through marriage can often times be the fastest way to obtain residency in the US, however approval is not guaranteed or automatic. The act of marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident doesn’t grant the immigrant spouse lawful status. The U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse must file a special immigrant visa petition and green card applicaiton for their spouse.
It is very important to be aware that these marriage green card petitions are scrutinized to ensure that the marriage is bona fide (legitimate) and that it was not entered into for the sole purpose of obtaining immigration benefits.
Our firm has significant experience in successfully filing marriage green card petitions. We work with clients nationwide who are seeking marriage based green cards and other family visas.
Related Issues
- Deportation Defense
- Cancellation of Removal
- Waivers in Removal Proceedings
- Reopening Removal Orders
- Stays of Removal
- Appeals of Removal Orders
About Our Firm
The Law Offices of David S. Santee is a Philadelphia-based law firm that represents individuals and businesses in a variety of immigration matters, including family-based applications for permanent residency and naturalization, employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, asylum petitions, and removal defense. We have extensive experience with the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, having worked on more than 175 projects seeking EB-5 financing. Our firm’s founder, David S. Santee, Esquire, has nearly two decades of experience practicing law. A seasoned courtroom advocate, Mr. Santee is the former Director of Trial Advocacy Programs at Villanova University School of Law, where he continues to teach a course in Trial Advocacy as an Adjunct Professor. In addition to representing clients in immigration matters, Mr. Santee has also tried hundreds of criminal cases. He often represents individuals who are at risk of being removed from the United States due to pending or past criminal charges.
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More About Our Immigration Practice
Family Petitions
We represent individuals who are seeking to immigrate to the United States through a family member who is a United States Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. This includes spouses, finances, children, siblings, and other family members.
Employment Petitions
We represent individuals who are seeking to travel or immigrate to the United States based on their employment status. This includes priority workers, skilled workers, professionals with advanced degrees, and foreign investors.
Removal Defense
We represent individuals in removal proceedings in Immigration Court. If you or a loved one has been served with a Notice to Appear in Immigration Court, contact us now to find out what defenses are available.
Based in Philadelphia
Serving all of Pennsylvania
Serving all of Pennsylvania
