Please help me!!!

[rosalie]

Hello this is my first time on this website and I was hoping I can get some opinions on my situation. My boyfriend is a U.S. citizen and I came to the US F1 visa from some country in 1998 and graduated 2003After 2004 i am out of statues and still working some palce illegaly all these years. Now we would like to get married. We were kind of waiting on a reform to pass but I knew this reform wouldn't budge so we want go on with our plans. So we would like to marry as soon as possible. If we do get married within the next month what paper work should i need and what lawyer too.[/

[Pinkpig]

Generally speaking if you entered the US on a legal visa you can adjust status while staying in the US. The overstay and working will be forgiven upon marriage to a US citizen. Make sure that you do not leave the US and attempt to re-enter until you have legal status.

Have a read here:

http://www.humanrightsattorney.com/sub/index.jsp?contentid=Z4RZmj62Bje6E0mtMENZUCkL

and here:

http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=30

and here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide2

[epm525]

rosalie - your situation sounds a lot like ours. Be sure to dig up your passport and I-94 info and hopefully your experience will be smooth sailing (hubby doesn't have his, so it's a little more difficult for us)! Read everything you can get your hands on, find a place that will marry you without a social (we had to go out of state, but it was no big deal) and, just like pinkpig said, don't leave the country!! Also - after you read up, ask questions on this site. There are a lot of smart people eager to help!

[rosalie]

Thank you guys for your informations.But what about birth certificate? i don't have it. What can i do ?

[Pinkpig]

Thank you guys for your informations.But what about birth certificate? i don't have it. What can i do ?


You will need the certified copy or the original long form birth certificate. Usually you can get them from the town where you were born in the public records section. You did not state which country you are from. Maybe if you do others from there can share how they got theirs.

I know that someone else posted that if you are in Brazil and do not have a birth certificate that you need to get signed documentation from family and others.

So I am guessing that each country has a procedure.

But you definitely will need your birth certificate.

[rosalie]

emp525- i do have my ss and I-94 in safe place.what paper work and what kind of forms should I need to file please advice me. and also i worked outside illegaly so is that any problem?

[VENZwife]

You will need to file the Adjustment of Status package & supporting documents. This includes:

• I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
• I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident/Adjust Status
• G-325A Biographic Information form (4 pages) for US Citizen Petitioner.
• G-325A Biographic Information form (4 pages) for Alien Beneficiary.
• I-864 Affidavit of Support (Notarized)
• I-765 Application for Employment Authorization.
• I-693 Medical Exam Form Envelope (you get this from a Immigration Civil Surgeon)

As for supporting documents, you will need to gather:

• Certificate of Marriage
• Birth Certificate for US Citizen Petitioner
• Birth Certificate for Alien Beneficiary with certified English translation.
• Copy of I-94 card showing legal entry into the US.
• Copy of F-1 visa from Alien passport
• Copy of US Citizen last 3 years tax returns for the affadavit of support.
• US Citizen Petitioner/Sponsor Employment Letter stating current employment
• Passport style photographs (8 for alien, 2 for us citizen spouse)
• Separate checks or money orders for the fees for each form.

The overstay and unauthorized employment (as long as you weren't claiming to be a US citizen to do so) is forgiven if married to a US citizen. However, you need to file as soon as you can because you are deportable until you file and DHS receives everything.

Good luck!! Feel free to ask any other questions you may have.