2009 July at Brooklyn Law Office Blawg

Archive for July, 2009

marriage or fiancee visa?

0 Comments Published July 12th, 2009 in Immigration Law

Many times we get calls from individuals wishing to sponsor their “significant other” to come to the United States. A common question is: should I marry my girlfriend (or boyfriend) before they come here, or should I get them a fiance (fiancee) visa? Usually the question is: which is faster?
The first thing one should consider [...]

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Alex T. Roshuk is a New York State attorney. He has two law degrees from McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montreal, Canada (B.C.L./LL.B., 1997) and has been practicing law in New York City since 1998 advising businesses, individuals and not-for-profit organizations in transactional and litigation related matters. He was the first legal adviser to the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (Wikipedia) from 2003 to 2005 assisting with the organization's tax exempt application to the IRS, trademark applications, and various copyright related issues. Prior to becoming a lawyer Mr. Roshuk worked in the entertainment industry as a film editor, radio announcer, television producer and director and as an administrator and/or director of numerous not-for-profit media arts organizations in the United States and Canada. He studied electrical engineering at Princeton University in the 1970s. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.