Marriage and Family Immigration

Overview

How Mann Law Group helps

Family cases are personal, document-heavy, and easy to derail with a small mistake. Mann Law Group helps families choose the right path, assemble the relationship evidence USCIS expects, and handle complications such as unlawful presence, a prior order of removal, or a request for evidence — so a genuine relationship is not denied on a technicality.

Common services and issues

Marriage-based green cards (adjustment of status)

For couples where the immigrant spouse is eligible to process in the United States, we prepare the petition and green-card application together and get the couple ready for the marriage interview.

Consular processing for relatives abroad

When the relative is outside the country, we manage the petition, the National Visa Center stage, and the consular interview, and we screen early for any bar that would require a waiver first.

Fiance (K-1) visas

For engaged couples, the K-1 lets the fiance enter to marry within 90 days and then apply for a green card. We advise when a K-1 makes sense versus marrying first and filing a spousal petition.

Removal of conditions (I-751) and family waivers

Green cards granted on a marriage under two years old are conditional and require a joint petition to remove conditions, generally in the 90 days before the second anniversary. We also handle waivers where a joint filing is not possible, such as after divorce or abuse.

What to keep in mind

Marriage to a U.S. citizen creates an option, not an automatic result — how you entered, any prior violations, and any past order still control the strategy.
Relationship evidence matters. Joint finances, a shared lease, insurance, photos over time, and affidavits build the bona fide-marriage record that interviews test.
A conditional green card is not permanent. Calendar the I-751 window carefully; a late or missed filing can put status at risk.
Time spent in the U.S. without status can trigger the three- or ten-year bar when a relative processes abroad. This is often waivable, but plan for it before anyone leaves the country.

What happens next

Initial review

We listen to the facts, identify deadlines, and confirm what documents are needed.

Strategy

An attorney explains realistic options, risks, and recommended next steps.

Preparation

The team prepares filings, evidence, declarations, and supporting documentation.

Representation

We guide the case through government review, court, interview, response, or appeal as needed.

Common Questions

No. Marriage may create a path, but your entry history, prior immigration violations, criminal issues, and any prior order of removal can all change the strategy — and sometimes require a waiver first.

It depends on where you both are, your timeline, and cost and travel considerations. Marrying and filing a spousal petition and a K-1 fiance visa each have trade-offs, and the best choice is fact-specific.

You may still qualify to remove conditions through a waiver of the joint-filing requirement — for example, based on a good-faith marriage that ended in divorce, or on abuse. These cases need careful documentation.