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You are eligible for an I-601 waiver for your illegal stay in the U. S. The application is based on establishing extreme hardship to your mother and father if you cannot return to this country. Such applications should include statements by you, your parents, and documentary evidence as to why your parents would suffer extreme hardship if you were separated and also if they move permanently to Mexico to stay with you. The application is submitted to the U.S.C.I.S. lockbox in Phoenix, Arizona with fee of $585. If sending by U.S. Postal Service, send to: U.S.C.I.S. PO Box 21600 Phoenix, AZ 85036 If sending by express mail or courier: U.S.C.I.S. ATTN: 601/212 Foreign Filers 1820 E.Skyharbor, Circle S, Suite 100 Phoenix, AZ 85034 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.

You cannot change your status online, and a personal visit to the USCIS will gain you nothing. You wife has to file an immigrant petition for you (Form I-130). It should be filed together with your application for adjustment of status (Form I-485), employment authorization (Form I-765), advance parole (Form I-131), and your wife's affidavit of support (Form I-864). All these forms can be found at uscis.gov, along with the instructions for each form. Technically, one is supposed to be able to fill out and file all these forms just by following the instructions. Most people try - and go to an immigration attorney for help. The rest go to an immigration attorney after their done-by-themselves applications get denied and $1490 in filing fees paid to USCIS, lost.