the company who orignally sponsored my h1 application back in february is the same company that refiled the 2nd and the final one. i am luck that i found a company that stuck with me until all the red tape have been rolled away from me. others i believe are not so lucky. if INS can be a sueable entity for sloppy services that lead to extreme anguish over their clients, INS (BICS) will probably do a better job.

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I come here in US in a B2 visa and the immigration officer in the port of entry gave me only a 1 month to stay and make a comment of "limited stay per SII" at the back of my I-94. We are planning to apply for an extension of my stay since I'll be taking my NCLEX exam in 2 months time. But then, 2 weeks after I arrived, a recruitment agency is interested to file for an I-40 petition on my behalf. Im worried on which is the best way to take since I've got this "SII" in my I-94. PLEASE HELP ME....coz my stay will be expiring at the end of April.

Even if your visa status expires, you have 6 months to decide what to do. If you overstay your visa for more than 180 days you will be banned from going to U.S. for 3 years. Proceed fast with the employment sponsorship if you're able to.

to 6 months:
I really dont want to be out of status, anyway i have 2 options to take, either i apply for an extension or let the nursing recruitment agency file an I-140 on my behalf. I just don't know which is the best option since the INS might think that i havent been here for a month yet,i already found an employer that fast.

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WELL, PINOY AND PINAY...

WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO DO. WE ARE ALL STRANGER HERE IN THIS COUNRTY SO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO FOR US THEY ARE ALL FREE. WE HAVE NO SOMETHING BETTER TO DO EVENTHOUGH YOU ARE MARRIED TO A U.S. CITIZEN. ACCORDING TO THEM WHEN YOU ARE BEEN ILLEGALLY AND THEN MARRIED TO A U.S. CITIZEN YOU CANN'T ADJUST STATUS. SO THEY DOESN'T REALLY CARE FOR VOWS OF MARRIED. AND LOOK AT THE AMERICAN MARRIED?.!!!!JUST WE CAN COMPARED TO OUR CULTURE. THE MARRIAGE IS FOREVER. WE JUST TAKING CARE OUR MARRIAGE LIFE. IT DOESN'T MATTER ACCORDING TO THEM EVEN MARRIED TO A U.S.C. HELLLO!! WE TAKING CARE OUR U.S. CITIZEN HUSBAND SO ITS UNFAIR IF WE CANN'T ADJUST HERE..THE AMERICAN WIFE CANN'T DO THAT HOW THE ALLIENS TAKING CARE THEIR AMERICAN HUSBAND.... I WILL REMIND YOU AMERICANS THAT YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY SON OR DAUGTHER OF GOD! MEEEE TOOO!.WELL, EVEN I'M NOT WORKING I'M HAPPY WITH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED... SORRY FOR YOU!.. WELL, PINOY, PINAY WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR 245(I). YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE WAR... TATANDA LANG TAYO. MAGTRABAHO TAYO, MAGIPON NG PERA AT KAHIT IDEPORT NILA MAY PERANG PAUWI KESA SA WALA... DON'T BE SCARED FOR DEPORTATION THEY WON'T KILL YOU. IF YOU ARE NOW MARRIED SO FILE YOUR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AND HAVE TO WAIT.AT MAGTRABAHO KA. THEY WON'T DEPORT YOU UNTIL YOU ARE MARRIED HERE AND HAVE A USC FAMILY. SALAMAT PO!

PINOY LANG PO DITO WALANG SASALI!

I think you are misinformed, sorry to say that.If you are married to a USC, you can AOS regardless of your status.Just by being married alone to a USC has a lot of benefits and a lot of problems maybe overlooked by INS.

Being married to a USC is not an automatic eligibility for aos. If someone, let say a crew ship jump is termed as uninspected, they are not eligible for aos (they need the 245i). The ones that are eligible are overstayed visa (will be overlooked), people who came here with misrepresentation such as false visa or not telling the US embassy that they are married to US citizens, etc are the ones who requires a fraud waiver.

Hope this helps.

I DO CONCUR WITH PINAYHERE. THERE ARE CERTAIN GROUNDS THAT WAIVER IS UNAVAILABLE EVEN IF YOU ARE MARRIED TO A USC. PRETENDING TO BE USC IS ONE OF THEM.

I know the delimma of those people who came thru those options you said.Those are excemptions and I understand that not all cases are approved but the vast majority of applicants who are married to USC have the highest rate of getting their GC approved.
We all know that a person who "jumped ship" can't AOS even if married to US unless 245(i) is is back.
I am just referring to cases whose probs. are just overstaying, illegally working etc.These are big problems if you are just under employment based or if the spouse is just an LPR.

Im not sure where you are getting your statistics about someone married to a USC has a higher rate of getting approved. 245i is available to everyone wether you are married to a USC or LPR, as long as the requirements has been met. I have never known a 245i where you were required to be married to a USC or even an LPR. The requirements are usually length of stay....basically here at the right time at the right place.

I beg to differ on your comment.

What I'm saying is it's a lot easier to get your GC if you are married to a USC.But if you "jumped ship" then you have a big problem even if you are married to a USC. This won't help you out unless there is 245(i) that will back you up.Before you concur or oppose you need to understand the contents of this post.There is really nothing to debate about.I understand that you don't need the help of 245(i) if married to a USC but there are cases that you need this to be able to adjust status.

245(i) has nothing to do with illegal aliens marrying USCs and adjusting status this way.

You get the deal even if you've entered the country illegally.

245(i) is for illegals who get petitioned by American/green-card-holders parents / brothers,sisters, green-card spouses, or employers, NOT American spouses.

Illegals sponsored by American spouses do not need 245(i) except for the case when they entered the country illegally.

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