My friend came to the U.S.A legally but stayed way past his time ( he's Canadian).
Can he still become a legal resident and than apply for a green card? Or get married to his partner? Not sure of the options available. Can someone please help?
My friend came to the U.S.A legally but stayed way past his time ( he's Canadian).
Can he still become a legal resident and than apply for a green card? Or get married to his partner? Not sure of the options available. Can someone please help?
There are no special rules for most Canadians (unless he's a native american) for green cards. He has to apply for one of the immigrant statuses, either work related (H1B or the like) or by a bona fide marriage to a US Citizen (straight forward) or Permanent Resident (takes longer). There's no squatters rights to a green card. Accumulating unauthorized stay time doesn't help him, nor does time spent on the TN visa.
Where can he get the papers to apply for a green card and how much does it cost?
The form is here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-485 However you can't just file it and expect approval. You have to have the proper status or already be admitted on an immigrant (or dual intent) visa. He almost certainly has none of these things. He should sit down with an immigration attorney and his specific details to see what options he might have.
It's going to run over $1200 to apply and he's just throwing his money away given what you've said at this point.
Your friend really needs to spend the money for a consult with a local immigration attorney. They will be able to tell him whether or not there are any conditions available that would allow him to apply for a green card.
Ok thank you. Would you know if he would be classified as a resident as he has been here for over a year.