Are you sure about that statement ? If so then I could come here on a tourist visa let it expire and then get married 5 years later, file the I-130 and I-485 and all would be well. Can you link me to where this is stated in black and white ??
I would say the above might or might not be true, ONLY IF, the original poster had filed the paperwork before the tourist visa expired. You can't just overstay your tourist visa and then come back after the fact and say "hey I married a USC and therefore I am guaranteed legal status".
Hey I may be wrong that's why I am asking for a link that says you can marry a USC and then not file the proper paperwork, overstay your tourist visa and then be granted immediate status based on the marriage.
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