First time on this board and i hope somebody can help me.I just got married to a girl I have lived with for 13yrs and now I want to become legal here.I have lived here for 14yrs I moved from Ireland.The only problem is my visa is no longer valid.Can somebody tell me what paperwork I need to fill out.Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Sorry I didnt see your post. Welcome to ILW and congrats on your marriage!
Fortunately, you came inspected on a valid visa.
You are an overstay. and the illegal time and illegal work will be forgiven by marriage to usc to adjust your legal status.
file the following forms together: available online from uscis.gov
Follow instructions on forms and submit all evidences of marriage. leases, bills, bank accounts, etc. children birth certifcates and of course the proper fees.
FORMS:
I-130 I-485 325 biological form spouse 325 biological form self I-765 employment authorization I-864 affadavit of support
passport style photo. biometrics and I-693 medical will also need to be submitted before the adjustment process can be completed.
As far as i know about this issue is if a U.S. citizen who resides in the United States marries an alien, the alien is eligible to receive a green card on the basis of the marriage. The spouse of a U.S. citizen is considered to be an "immediate relative", and is thus eligible to apply for permanent residency.
In order to obtain permanent residency, the alien spouse's relationship with the U.S. citizen must be established and the alien spouse must be eligible for admission to the United States under the governing immigration laws. The marriage must be bona fide, not merely a fraud or sham to obtain a green card. The USCIS takes fraudulent marriage very seriously, and applicants will be required to provide supporting documents to establish that their marriage is valid.
Dan
New York Immigration Lawyer Marina Shepelsky, located in Brooklyn, assists clients from the New York metro area and across the United States in all immigration and naturalization matters
cclover37, You can get better information on this board then most of the Lawyers. Trust me. Many of us has worked in the US Embassy/Consulates, or USCIS, or Department of State..
Please follow the info provided by 4now, you can also check with the uscis. or you can order the forms on internet. If you have any questions come back we have bunch of experts on this board.
4NOW I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.I GOT ALL THE FORMS THAT YOU SAID I NEED TO FILL OUT BUT AN YOU PLEASE TELL ME IS THERE ANY WAY IN WHICH I SHOULD FILE THEM.DO I SEND THEM ALL TOGETHER OR IS THERE SOME I SHOULD SEND FIRST.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND TO ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS POSTED HERE.
Originally posted by cclover37: First time on this board and i hope somebody can help me.I just got married to a girl I have lived with for 13yrs and now I want to become legal here.I have lived here for 14yrs I moved from Ireland.The only problem is my visa is no longer valid.Can somebody tell me what paperwork I need to fill out.Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Why did you break the law and over stayed your visa? Now you want to circumvent the process by marrying a USC and then converting your self from ILLEGAL to LEGAL.
I am not racist. I am not anti-immigrant. I am AGAINST CRIMINALS, FRAUDSTERS, WHO DISOBEY THE LAW, BREAK THE LAW AND PERPETRATE THE FRAUD.
You may not like what I have to say but that does not mean I am wrong.
Posts: 1617 | Location: For Women In Your Heart | Registered: 05-05-2008
I suggest you read each form carefully and follow the instructions.There's a mailing address written on each application form make sure to send each form on the right mailing address.You can send them all at once but with their respective mailing address.
This is important: make sure to send the correct payment of each application form through money order. You can find that on USCIS website.
@Cclover: Welcome to ILW! Before I write more, just ignore White USC, Someone12, Dcwtech, MakeItRight, Son of Michael etc. These people are always here, and never contribute to the forum... So, I would suggest what 4now said...check if your USC wife can apply a resident card for you. Good luck, and please update us!
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Originally posted by speed_025: You can send them all at once but with their respective mailing address.
If sent at different times, each form goes to a different address. If sent together, they all go to the same address: Chichago lock box (if that wasn't changed in the last few months). But as Speed says, read the instructions carefully.
Originally posted by Jeanine: @Cclover: Welcome to ILW! Before I write more, just ignore White USC, Someone12, Dcwtech, MakeItRight, Son of Michael etc. These people are always here, and never contribute to the forum... So, I would suggest what 4now said...check if your USC wife can apply a resident card for you. Good luck, and please update us!
So what you are saying ignore them POLICE who are trying to secure America and make it a cleaner and safer for all those are living here and listen to them FRAUDSTERS and learn how to deceive the government and USC, cheat and lie. Wow...ain't that something.
I am not racist. I am not anti-immigrant. I am AGAINST CRIMINALS, FRAUDSTERS, WHO DISOBEY THE LAW, BREAK THE LAW AND PERPETRATE THE FRAUD.
You may not like what I have to say but that does not mean I am wrong.
Posts: 1617 | Location: For Women In Your Heart | Registered: 05-05-2008
WhiteUSC, instead of wasting your time saying NOTHING why don't you learn to COPY and PASTE!!!!..P.S you use the "quote" option when you wanna quote someone's post Mr.Know it all.
"Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes everywhere will be war"...................BOB MARLEY
Hi CClover37, just wanted to wish you luck on your Greencard Journey, All I can really add to what most have said is read the instructions, you will need about 6+ passport style photos, I think it was 2 with nearly each form, and your wife will need a couple done aswell.
The forms are quite easy going, and you will not need a lawyer, send in as much marital/joint evidence in with your forms as you can, dont forget to send just copies, not the original documents, I enclosed the photo's in a small clear sandwich bag, paperclipped to each of the forms that required photo's.
Also include a covering letter and a contents page of what you have sent.
If I/we can be of anymore help, just let one of us know, I am sure one of us would be able to answer your questions.
Hopefully you will have the luck of a 4 leaf clover and your processing will be pretty quick.
WhiteUSC is right...we don't need nor want more "potatoe heads" taking up valuable space in America....back to Ireland....13 years overstay????? what a w anker. And now, like all the other 12M irresponsible illegals....whine whine whine,,,followed by "oh woe is me...please tell me what loopholes are available for an irresponsible potatoe-head like me....." how tiresome.
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