Macon, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

If the sponsoring Petitioner was not legally required to file a tax return (for example, if he/she did not have sufficient income to be required to file a tax return), then no tax return must be filed. You correctly understand that in such a circumstance a "joint sponsor" will be required, and the joint sponsor will have to supply appropriate documentation about income, including tax returns.

The USCIS Atlanta Field Office is inconsistent in the amount of time it takes after an adjustment of status application to render a final adjudication. Sometimes an officer will make a decision by the end of the day, perhaps with review by a supervisor, and then will issue and mail a decision within just a few days. Addressing novel or unusual legal issues, providing insufficient documents, or complications with security background checks all have been known to produce delays of several months or even longer. The USCIS does not consider itself to be unduly delayed until six months have elapsed since the last action (such as an interview).

Significantly more information is needed in order to provide a legal analysis of ways you may sponsor your adoptive mother for immigration benefits. That includes, for example, at what age were you adopted? Are you now a U.S. citizen? A Permanent Resident? Some other Status? Is your adoptive mother now located abroad? If your adoptive mother is in the U.S., what are the details about her entry into the U.S. and what is her immigration-related history? Etc. There really is no substitute for you and your adoptive mother to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.