Hello everybody.. I came to USA from Russia about 6 month ago... and my visa is already expired for 3 month..Recently my purse with all the documents in it has been stolen.. And i was going to get married in 2 weeks... But i can't do it without my foreign passport... Please if anyone had such a problem or knows what to do, i'd be very grateful to you.... I'm lost.....
Thanks in advance
2006-12-20 15:18:01 · 18 answers · asked by Alek-sa 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No, they will not give you a passport. You need to see an immigration specialist, if not a lawyer
2006-12-20 15:19:18 · answer #1 · answered by Reba K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire youreself a darned good US immigration attorney. I am about to have my adjustment of status interview in a couple weeks and I can tell you that this will not look good for you, staying in the country illegally past the expiration of your visa. You will not be able to get a US passport until you are a US citizen and that process can take time.
The total time it can take to process an immigration case can be anywhere from months to years...in my case, it is just months. I came to the US from Canada in May 2006 and filed my change of status papers (with help of a US immigration lawyer) before my time here expired so there is no worry. When my husband and I initially filed our paperwork, we were told it could take 8 months to a year for approval of the Petition for Immigrant Relative (can't remember the form number for that) and then we were also told that once that was approved it could take another 6 to 8 months before the process may be completed and that I could live and work in the US...total time of approximately 16 to 24 months.
If anything, I would say go back to Russia and see about your fiance filing paperwork on your behalf because if they catch you here and they find out you are here illegally and they find that you knew you were here illegally, they can bar you from entering the country for up to 10 years and that does not look any better when it comes to the end of the US immigration process...in fact, it becomes a huge thorn in your side when that interview comes, a fact that they can use to actually deny your case because you knew that you were in the US illegally.
What you can do is have your fiance file the paperwork for a fiance visa which can get you here to have the wedding but upon receiving that visa I believe you only have 90 days in which to get married...however, check the USCIS website for further information. Also do an internet search to find yourself a reputable attorney to handle your case.
Hiring an immigration attorney may be expensive but it is the best way to go...all the paperwork is filed correctly and usually without incident but I will warn you that USCIS will try to pick apart your application...that happened to us but because we hired an attorney there was no incident there either.
I put a couple of websites into the source part of this reply so that you can look at stuff and figure out what you need to do. I hope this helps and that you get to be married and be with the one you love soon.
2006-12-20 18:03:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must go to a Russian Embassy or Consulate. They will do an interview to make sure your a Russian Citizen and they can issue you a new passport. Don't worry about your Visa having expired. You'll be OK. It's not even counted as illegal presence until 180 have passed since you 3 month stay was over.
There's a Russian consulate in
New York
Washington D.C.
Seattle, Washington
San Francisco
Houston
go to http://www.russianembassy.org/
and click on ÐонÑÑлÑÑкие окÑÑга
Thank you.
2006-12-21 16:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by I luv NY 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of the foreign embassies are happy that their citizens are here, earning the dollars and sending it back home. Your embassy, if like most others, do not care what your legal status is in the US. As long as you can prove that you are Russian, they probably will be giving you a passport.
Call your Embassy in Washington DC. (202) 298-5700.
2006-12-20 15:30:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to contact the russian embassy. That expired visa is certainly a deal breaker though. Sorry.
In post 911 america you will likely be deported, you can thank Osama later.
2006-12-20 15:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't get a passport here. Contact the Russian Consulate for help.
2006-12-20 16:12:14 · answer #6 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Russian consulate and renew your passport !
2006-12-20 15:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
im terribly sorry but it is kinda your fault. you should have known when it was going to expire... well if you know of a russian embassy they might beable to help you. anyway if you do get married i wish you good luck. im sorry i could not help you like i should have. i seriously dont know the answer
2006-12-20 16:28:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Would not doubt it this country will give passports to anybody these days even friggin terrorists.
2006-12-20 15:28:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the Russian embassy can give the most reliable answer.
2006-12-20 15:21:50 · answer #10 · answered by nitty : 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋