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Zn1p3r asked in Politics & GovernmentImmigration · 1 decade ago

What do i need to apply for a green card or for a status change?

hello, im 22 years old, i graduated from college last summer, and i got married to my girlfriend a month ago. we were dating for around 2 years, and we decided to get married. i came to the US with a passport and visa, but when i entered the country the officer cancelled my visa, because it was an undefined visa. and he said that he needed to cancel it because they were not in circulation anymore, and that i could stay in the country for up to 5 days, but i overstayed, and the officer @ the border wrote CWOP in my visa (Cancelled Without Prejudice). and of course my passport expired that same year. i have 8 years here in the US and i havent had any felonies, just like two police tickets that i already paid. well my question is if i have to go to Ciudad Juarez to start all the paper work, or can i do everything here without having to leave the country my wife is an american citizen. i dont really want to go to mexico because they might get mad and they wont let me come back. what can i do?

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  • tom
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    If your wife is a US citizen, you are eligible to apply for permanent

    residence in the US without going to Mexico regardless of your violation of status; She should file an immigrant visa petition (form

    I-130) concurrently with your application for adjustment of status

    (form I-485). See uscis.gov for the forms and instructions.

    Source(s): 8CFR245
  • Peanut Butter
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Contact an immigration attorney. As you are in the country illegally, technically when you apply for your status change, you will be denied, deported, and required to stay out for at least ten years before you can reapply.

    However, considering that you were a minor when you came over, and are relatively young now, and have no criminal record, an immigration attorney will probably be able to get you a waiver.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can apply for status change in the USA without leaving because you came in legally on a visa.

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