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Overstay and marriage

Alan Lee
Answered by attorney Alan Lee
Immigration lawyer at Alan Lee Arthur Lee, Attorneys at Law
The difficulty of entering the country without inspection is that you will not be able to adjust your status to permanent residence here in the country unless you have the benefit of §245(i) under which individuals can adjust status even though illegal upon payment of a fine amount so long as they had a labor certification application or I-130 petition filed by April 30, 2001. Also you are probably aware that by overstaying your visitor visa by 11 months, you are barred from the country for 3 years from the date of your leaving.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.
The difficulty of entering the country without inspection is that you will not be able to adjust your status to permanent residence here in the country unless you have the benefit of §245(i) under which individuals can adjust status even though illegal upon payment of a fine amount so long as they had a labor certification application or I-130 petition filed by April 30, 2001. Also you are probably aware that by overstaying your visitor visa by 11 months, you are barred from the country for 3 years from the date of your leaving.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.
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Can a convicted felon petition for a spousal visa?

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Answered by attorney Eric Arden Fisher (Unclaimed Profile)
Immigration lawyer at The Law Office of Eric A. Fisher, LLC
If your spouse is a US citizen, the criminal record will not prevent him from filing an I-130 petition for you.
If your spouse is a US citizen, the criminal record will not prevent him from filing an I-130 petition for you.

How long is it to get approved for I-130?

Jennifer Maude Oltarsh
Answered by attorney Jennifer Maude Oltarsh
Immigration lawyer at Oltarsh & Associates, P.C.
Even if the case is quickly approved, the spouse of a permanent resident takes several years to become current. Your spouse will not be eligible for residence until her priority date is current. You could ask the Consulate for a parole so that she may enter the US earlier, but they are rarely given.
Even if the case is quickly approved, the spouse of a permanent resident takes several years to become current. Your spouse will not be eligible for residence until her priority date is current. You could ask the Consulate for a parole so that she may enter the US earlier, but they are rarely given.
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