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Permanent residency through marriage
Seattle, WA
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Posted 5 months ago in Immigration
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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?
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I have been out of status for almost 10 and a half years, we have the marriage license from the states, but want to do the actual wedding at my home country AFTER i get the permanent residency. Would that be viewed as suspicious? What documents would we need to bring for the intervew? We have pictures, leases that we leave and have lived together in the past, we just recently opened a bank account as well. Answers (3)
Vidal Luis Cordova Jr.
This attorney is licensed in Georgia.
Posted 5 months ago.
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Careful on leaving the U.S. as based on your fact pattern, you may not be able to re-enter. Sounds like you have overstayed in the U.S. for over a year, which would trigger the ten-year bar to your being readmitted. You should not leave the country. Whether you can adjust in the U.S. will depend on whether you were subject to the 2 year residency requirement under your J-1.
Jonathan H Levy
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