Lane
12-20-2007, 06:23 AM
Hey everyone,
when I feel like I have a handle on this immigration thing something new comes up and slaps me in the face. Here is some background information about me. I came at the age of 7 on a b1/b2 visa. My father married my step mom when I was 20 years old so since I was over 18 years of age she could not petition for me. Right now i'm 21 y/o. Currently my father is a temp resident of the US and he should recieve his LPR sometime next year.
I'm also part of another forum and well I got some news that shocked me, I looked up the information and did my own research and it seems to me that they are on point. It has come to my attention that since I dont qaulify under 245i, when my father becomes a LPR and then a USC, when he petitions for me I will not be able to adjust my status in the states because I dont fall under 245i, this is what I was informed:
§245 of the immigration law allows persons to become permanent residents without leaving the U.S. through a process called "adjustment of status". Generally, persons who entered the U.S. without being inspected by an INS officer, who have ever been unlawfully employed in the U.S. or who failed to always maintain lawful status in the U.S. are barred from adjusting their status in the U.S. (There are certain exceptions to the last two bars for "immediate relatives" of U.S. citizens and for certain EB applicants.)
I guess my question to you guys is, is there anyway around this? is there something I might be missing? Is my only option immigration reform, dreamact or marriage? can someone plz help me? Im really overwhelmed about this, it just seems like the wall keeps getting higher and higher everytime I try to climb it.
when I feel like I have a handle on this immigration thing something new comes up and slaps me in the face. Here is some background information about me. I came at the age of 7 on a b1/b2 visa. My father married my step mom when I was 20 years old so since I was over 18 years of age she could not petition for me. Right now i'm 21 y/o. Currently my father is a temp resident of the US and he should recieve his LPR sometime next year.
I'm also part of another forum and well I got some news that shocked me, I looked up the information and did my own research and it seems to me that they are on point. It has come to my attention that since I dont qaulify under 245i, when my father becomes a LPR and then a USC, when he petitions for me I will not be able to adjust my status in the states because I dont fall under 245i, this is what I was informed:
§245 of the immigration law allows persons to become permanent residents without leaving the U.S. through a process called "adjustment of status". Generally, persons who entered the U.S. without being inspected by an INS officer, who have ever been unlawfully employed in the U.S. or who failed to always maintain lawful status in the U.S. are barred from adjusting their status in the U.S. (There are certain exceptions to the last two bars for "immediate relatives" of U.S. citizens and for certain EB applicants.)
I guess my question to you guys is, is there anyway around this? is there something I might be missing? Is my only option immigration reform, dreamact or marriage? can someone plz help me? Im really overwhelmed about this, it just seems like the wall keeps getting higher and higher everytime I try to climb it.