Hello, I have been in the states for almost 11 yrs and entered the country in high-school on J-1 which expired after 6 months. I finished college, even had an I-20 from the school but was afraid to leave and apply for F-1 because I may not have gotten re-entry.I received a vailid Social Security # from the school. Recently me and my girlfriend who is a US citizen just got married and I was wondering what are my chances of receiveing permanent residency. Also what do I need to bring to the interview with an immigration officer as proof that we are a couple. We have the wedding certificate and a lot of pictures even from the past (5-6 years ago), however we are waiting to have the wedding when we go to my home country since she has a very small family here. Would that be a problem?