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I think you should consider the voluntary departure. This is a serious matter and whatever you do today may affect his chances to return to the U.S. in the future. If your husband was convicted with felony, he is not eligible to come back to the U.S.

Generally, a foreign national living abroad who is engaged to become married to a U.S. citizen may complete an immigration process that includes the foreign national's minor children. There are multiple approaches to be considered, including, for example, an application for a K-1 fiance visa that would allow the foreign national to enter the U.S. to become married within the required time and then proceed with adjustment of status; the couple could become married abroad and then complete the consular processing steps in the Immediate Relative visa category, etc. It would be wise for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about immigration eligibilities, options and strategies and who then could offer legal representation for the often quite complex application process.

The USCIS Atlanta Field Office is inconsistent in the amount of time it takes after an adjustment of status application to render a final adjudication. Sometimes an officer will make a decision by the end of the day, perhaps with review by a supervisor, and then will issue and mail a decision within just a few days. Addressing novel or unusual legal issues, providing insufficient documents, or complications with security background checks all have been known to produce delays of several months or even longer. The USCIS does not consider itself to be unduly delayed until six months have elapsed since the last action (such as an interview).