Hi. I was wondering if I could get advise on a situation that my friend is in. She is originally from Indian and came to Canada as a child. She had permanent residence status in Canada and was able to cross the US/Canada border freely with the usual 6 month visitor status.

When she crossed, she ended up staying here in the US permanently. However, she has lost all residency status in Canada since she has been out of the country for so long.

I know that illegal immigrants who entered US legally but their visa expired can apply for status adjustment after they are married to a US citizen. In this case, would she qualify? She did enter the US legally but her status in Canada does not exist anymore.