Here is my brief story:

Entered USA without inspection back in 1996; I am under Nicaraguan-TPS since 1998.
I just got married, I can proudly say my marriage is based on pure love. He is an USA citizen.
According to my lawyer I cannot readjust status because I entered without inspection.
She suggested us to file i-130 Petition for Alien Relative. She said that i-130 may not make a difference in a short term, but it could save me from being deported in the future.
Although I am able to work and pay taxes as anybody else, own property, educated, no criminal background. I don't qualify for readjustment.
I am afraid that one day INS will say: "Bye-Bye now!"
I have to live expecting a work permit every one year half... of course paying their fee, and I cannot even leave the country - NOT allow to re-enter USA.
How about if I have children, and they decide - it's time to go?

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Hi JSalas,

How were you able to adjust your status to TPS after entering without inspection? I'm not sure your lawyer is correct on his advice. If your current status is TPS, it is much different than still being EWI. Did you go through a process to qualify for TPS?

thanks for your interest!

I was born in Nicaragua, and USA granted TPS for any Nicaraguan citizen that entered USA before 97, I have been under TPS since 1998, I re-register every year 1/2. The process was very simply; i-821 + i-765, and proof of my origin.

I'm not an expert, JSalas, but your status now is TPS, not EWI. Did you explain this to your lawyer?

YES! My status is TPS, but I DID enter without inspection from Mexico for that specific reason I am not allow to readjust... They are punishing me for entering without inspection... PAY BACK TIME! Although I am married to an USA citizen, it doesn't make a difference

Okay, go over to a different web site:

http://immigrate2us.net/

There are many cases where EWI is involved and people have found ways to stay here via Hardship Waivers. Good luck to you!!!!

who broke the law, pendeja?

JSalas is correct - the granting of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) doesn't overcome the fact that she entered America illegally in the first place. In order to obtain permanent residency, she will be required to return to her country of origin for processing.

As a matter of routine, the application for residency will be denied...because of the illegal entry...and her U.S. citizen spouse will apply for a waiver.

JSalas: You say that you "have to live expecting a work permit every one year half... of course paying their fee," and that you "cannot even leave the country - NOT allow to re-enter USA. How about if I have children, and they decide - it's time to go?"

Well, what exactly did you expect when you entered America illegally?

I expect to at least be able to leave USA and be able to re-enter; Be aware that I pay taxes as everybody else; I have a CLEAN criminal background. I hold an Accounting degree, but don't qualify for students loans. I own property - but don't qualify for homestead exemption. SO here it's someone that made her way thru and accomplished more than probably someone that was born here. I have so much to offer to society.
You don't have a lot of choices when you need to make your life better, I didn't EWI for fun. I needed to make my life better and DID SO. INS should hold back people that haven't done anything for themselves. And should NOT put aside educated and hard working people like myself. The sould be able to identify good and bad immigrants...

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querida pendeja: ud no comprende nuestras leyes...no le debemos nada...ud puede salir de los EEUU..ud no respeta nuestras leyes y tambien ud es una inmigrante mala...no vamos a ayudarle...vayase de mi pais manana...no nos ofrece nada...gracias por su salida

JSalas: With all due respect, you can't truly be serious.

Let me remind you that you entered America illegally...disregarding its laws and disrespecting its sovereignty. If America wasn't such a kind-hearted country, it wouldn't have given you TPS after yet another supposed disaster befell your country of origin.

You came to this country uninvited and without any respect for its rules...and now you're whining when it doesn't give you everything that you deem yourself worthy of. Quite honestly, you sound like a spoiled brat.

Your assumption that you have "accomplished more than probably someone who was born here" shows an arrogance that is quite breathtaking. If Americans are, according to you, unable to achieve anything...then please explain why this is the best country in the world, and why you had to leave that paradise on earth otherwise known as your country of origin?

This doesn't apply for everybody:
I am new to this forum and have noticed a bunch of idiots posting non-sense comments... What is wrong with you people??
It should be a site for help not for stupid comments...
What a waste!!

PS: thanks for the helpful responses!

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Originally posted by JSalas:
. What is wrong with you people??
It should be a site for help not for stupid comments...
What a waste!!

PS: thanks for the helpful responses!

Yeah right site to help people who break law and say don't have any criminal background. By entering the country without any inspection, not disclosing your true intentions, you broke the law. Be Thankful To Us Americans Who Have Not Kicked Your A$$ Back To Mexico. Espanol

Now you are trying to figure out how to beat the system by popping out a child. Wow...you have got some nerves honey. And then that child will go on welfare and us Americans will have to bear the cost.

WHEN WILL THESE MEXICANS AND WELFARE STOP.

STOP FRAUDSTERS, KICK ILLEGALS BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM, LETS CLEAN OUR COUNTRY AND MAKE IT A GOOD OL WEST.

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Originally posted by SunDevilUSA:
JSalas: With all due respect, you can't truly be serious.

Let me remind you that you entered America illegally...disregarding its laws and disrespecting its sovereignty. If America wasn't such a kind-hearted country, it wouldn't have given you TPS after yet another supposed disaster befell your country of origin.

You came to this country uninvited and without any respect for its rules...and now you're whining when it doesn't give you everything that you deem yourself worthy of. Quite honestly, you sound like a spoiled brat.

Your assumption that you have "accomplished more than probably someone who was born here" shows an arrogance that is quite breathtaking. If Americans are, according to you, unable to achieve anything...then please explain why this is the best country in the world, and why you had to leave that paradise on earth otherwise known as your country of origin?

Well said SunDevil. What is wrong with these law-breaking criminals. They come here illegally and then whine for their rights. Go back to your paradise and whine to your Government, we don't need filthy people like you. They all want to come to USA and then bad mouth our people, call us whiteTrash etc.

Jeez, where did you go to school? With dcw? lol

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Originally posted by Sprint_girl07:
Jeez, where did you go to school? With dcw? lol

How does that matter honey?

Sprint_girl07 do you think this loser whiteUSCNeedsHelp haven gone to school? You can clearly see that is NOT educated. He is a typical loser that doesn't have anything to do... I feel really sorry for him... that's the kind of TRASH this country has... you put USC down, the way that you behave... it's SAD! Thanks God everybody is not like you....

According to the regs if you drop TPS you will revert back to your prior status, EWI. Which means that once the I-130 gets filed and approved you'll be asked to leave and return to your home country in order to adjust status. TPS drops automatically once another status is sought.

Depending on other factors such as how long you were here prior to TPS will also affect your process. You may incur a ban of 3 or 10 years if your presence was documented here for over 6 months or over 1 year prior to TPS. In order to overcome that ban a i-601 'extreme hardship' waiver will need to be filed. The hardship is based on your absence to the USC spouse, not the intending immigrant.

In so far as travel is concerned you should contact the local USCIS office for travel documents. With respect to the comments about paying taxes and such. Anyone coming here, with or without a visa is expected to. Those are separate laws and jurisdictions covered by the US Treasury and Internal Revenue Service. Failure to pay taxes would bring about more violations. Your an accountant you know that.

The reason the marriage etc is irrelevant is that those conditions , circumstances, and events that occurred afterwards would not have if the first criminal act didn't. With that those events can not be used as a defense for the first act.

Thanks davdah for you comments!
so you are saying if I file i-130 my current TPS will be dropped???
As per my lawyer that is meant to let INS I am marry to a USC not to readjust since I know I cannot. I will also change my last name.

thanks again,

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Originally posted by JSalas:
Thanks davdah for you comments!
so you are saying if I file i-130 my current TPS will be dropped???
As per my lawyer that is meant to let INS I am marry to a USC not to readjust since I know I cannot. I will also change my last name.

thanks again,

You think changing your last name USCIS won't know you are perpetrating the fraud.