Since he has clearly and willfully committed visa fraud according to your story, he needs an immigration attorney. He will likely be denied any waivers due to marriage as he has committed multiple immigration law violations and lied to the INS.
Since he has clearly and willfully committed visa fraud according to your story, he needs an immigration attorney. He will likely be denied any waivers due to marriage as he has committed multiple immigration law violations and lied to the INS.
Marriage to a US citizen after a legal entry generally permits a visa/stay violator to obtain a green card. I suggest you contact a social service agency in your area who assists immigrants with fees based on income(Catholic Charities and Lutheran Relief are two respected ones) if you cannot afford a private immigration law specialist.
Our government is very forgiving of law violations for spouses and parents of US citizens . As long as this is the case, there will be (and some immigration forums actually advocate for) marriages to US citizens in order to obtain legal residency. While this may or may not be the case for OP, it should make anyone considering marriage to someone in the US illegally extremely cautious. Since the affidavit of support commits the US citizen to supporting the immigrant for a period of 10 years or until the immigrant satisfies other conditions, all sponsors of family based immigration need to understand what is involved.
Thank you all for your advice. We talked to an attorney who is helping us through the process and he said that since he entered legally and is married to a citizen, it will be forgiven. We are now applying for his green card![]()
OP,
Be sure to know the limitations on foreign travel until he receives his green card. Your attorney can explain them to you.
Yes dear he has explained it to me... Thank you so much. And Disagreeable dear, I am not counting my chickens before they hatch, just counting my blessings for a chance... There's nothing wrong with being hopeful, right ? But thank you for your advice dear.
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Sorry I didn't answer your question sooner dear... He came in on a Q-1 visa