Originally Posted by HoustonTexansFan

A little background on my story, I have never had formal legal status in the US but I entered with a tourist visa which expired in August of 2006. I've been illegal since then but before coming here I used to live in a small border city in Mexico and I had a visa ID that USCIS issues to people living in the border which allowed me to go back and forth since I lived right there on the other side of the river. I'm afraid thats why my case is taking so long because although I never stayed permanently until 2006, I've had tourist visas and what not, visiting multiple times since I was a baby.