Originally Posted by j_cis1011

Hey guys. I'm a 26 year-old U.S. Citizen. I decided to join this forum because my wife like many people here, came to the United States illegally. Like many of you guys she went through the DACA process a year ago and just last week she received her green card. Her case was rare because she was a DACA student who married a U.S. Citizen. The lawyers at our attorney's office even called her the guinea pig because she was the first such case in their buffet. Here's a timeline of her past year:

February 2013: Approved for DACA
April 2013: Got married (after 7 years together)
July 2013: Submitted request for Advanced Parole
September 2013: Approved for Advanced Parole
September 2013: Left to Mexico for 4 days to see sick mother. Legally re-entered the U.S. with Advanced Parole
December 2013: Submitted paperwork to become U.S. Resident through marriage
February 2014: Interviewed at local immigration office
March 2014: Received green card

If any of you have questions about anything and I might be able to help, feel free to ask. But my one advice for everyone will be that before you make any decision consult a trustworthy lawyer. Sure they can be expensive, but going into this whole process both my wife and I were clueless about immigration laws, so we have them to thank for my wife's achievements.