Carol City, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

I would need more facts. How old are you? Did you enter the U.S. legally or illegally when you first came? Are you currently a permanent resident as that is usually the first status before you become a citizen unless you are entitled to derivative citizenship. I would suggest a consult to sort out your options. You may schedule this by contacting me as indicated below. I do charge for consultations however any fees paid for the consultation would then be a credit toward the fees for your case if we are retained to do any immigration work after the consultation.

Generally speaking, applying for a motion to reconsider or to reopen and immigration decision does not give you legal status. Unless you have some other underlying legal status, you would be considered illegal even during the time of filing a motion. If comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) passes, the final outcome of the legislation will determine whether you and your wife are benefited. I note that you and your wife legally entered the US in November 2011 and so have only recently fallen out of status. The question will be what cutoff date for becoming illegal will be stated if and when CIR passes for the undocumented to gain benefits. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.