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Procedure for applying for legal residency, married to a legal resident

Is it possible to adjust status after being ordered removed 10 years ago? I have since gotten married to a Legal resident.

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Are u saying that there is a removal order in place and you fialed to comply or re-entered the country illegally?
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Naresh M Gehi
Naresh M Gehi, licensed in New York and Connecticut

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Generally, you cannot immediately adjust if you are married to a legal resident and not a citizen. However, I would need more information on your removal order. Were you actually deported? How did you come back into the U.S.?

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Do not file anything until you have had a detailed consultation with an experienced immigration attorney in your area. You can always go to http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm to find an attorney.

Nikki Mehrpoo Jacobson
www.greencard4you.com

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Did you receive the notice to appear before the immigration judge? If you did not then you can consider filing for a motion to reopen an abstentia proceeding. If your spouse is a Legal Permanent Resident, your case will take a long time and there are other issues which pertain to adjustment of status which will be involved in your case. Thank you.


Naresh M. Gehi, Esq.
www.nareshgehi.com

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