Getting a visa for his Facebook lover

QMy girlfriend and I met on Facebook. We have yet to meet face-toface, but I am planning to visit her in Ghana in December. Can she get a fiancée visa? I am a U.S. citizen.

Sarpong Kwesi Boateng, by email Once you meet your fiancée, you can petition for a visa for her. After your meeting, file form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancée with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. She can come to the United States for 90 days. If you marry her, she can then apply immediately for a green card.

Only a U.S. citizen can petition for a fiancée visa for an intended spouse. Usually, the law requires the couple to have met face-to-face in the two years prior to the U.S. citizens filing the petition. USCIS can waive the meeting requirement if the U.S. citizen now can’t travel for health reasons or meeting before the wedding would violate the couple’s customs, religion or culture. My 5-year-old, U.S. citizen son has Down syndrome. My wife and I are undocumented. We have lived in the United States for 10 years. Can we get permission to live here legally because of our son’s condition? I provide our family’s only means of support.

Name withheld, Dallas You and your wife may qualify for humanitarian deferred action, giving you the right to live here and work legally.

AQAHumanitarian deferred action is granted rarely, so you’ll want to get legal representation before applying and plan for a deportation defense should it come to that. Given your son’s condition, you may qualify for a Cancellation of Removal green card, granted only by judges in deportation proceedings.

Humanitarian deferred action is available only to particularly deserving individuals with no other way to remain here lawfully. If you apply, provide proof of your son’s medical condition and who is paying for his care. If he would have difficulty getting quality health care in your native country, provide proof of that as well. There’s no form. You apply by writing to the USCIS district director for your area.