Windermere, FL Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

You can file to change your status from a visitor to a student. One red flag that I see is you want to change your status only a few weeks after entering the country. USCIS may feel that you had concealed intent when entering with a tourist visa. Accordingly you need an attorney to prepare the petition to maximize your chances of success. Good luck. 

For permanent residence, an applicant is not required to show good moral character although U.S.C.I.S. may deny an application based upon discretion where there are unfavorable factors. In your case, the question is whether U.S.C.I.S. will be able to use its discretion or whether you are barred from immigrating to the States by virtue of the marijuana offense. You say that you had a misdemeanor charge for marijuana and the first question is whether there was a conviction or guilty plea. If the charge was reduced or dismissed, or if the charge was possession of 30 g or less, you would not be barred. If there was a conviction or plea and the amount of marijuana was over 30 g, you would be deportable and would not be granted your permanent residence.  I note that U.S.C.I.S. requires you to bring a certified copy of the disposition with you to the interview.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.  

Your wife can sponsor you she is divorced and has remarried you. It may take 4 to 6 months for you to process. The USCIS will review her first marriage to make sure she got her green card properly. We process marriage cases all the time. Feel free to contact me with more details. Thanks. Harun@ksvisalw.com