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You may be able to apply for adjustment of status now as long as you are still maintaining legal nonimmigrant status in the country. For the month of September 2013, visa availability is current for spouses and unmarried children of permanent residents under the F-2A category. As long as visa availability exists, I-485 applications for adjustment of status to permanent residence can be submitted to U.S.C.I.S. In the event that you are no longer legal, you would likely have to wait until your wife becomes a US citizen before you would be again eligible for adjustment of status. That is because you would then fall into a more favored category, that of immediate relative, which does not require that you maintain status in order to file an I-485 application.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.  

Certain offenses render the noncitizen inadmissible. Controlled substance and crimes involving moral turpitude offenses in particular. Pretrial diversion does not remove the conviction if there was a finding of guilt.

Being a permanent resident for purposes of U. S. taxes is not the same as being a permanent resident in the eyes of the Department of Homeland Security. You would have to qualify under a recognized basis such as family relationship, employment-based immigration, asylum, investment, etc. 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.