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Originally Posted by S4l
what if you did not enter with a visa, what if you did not enter with anything?
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Then you would not be able to gain an adjustment interview successfully on US soil and would have to be in your country of origin in order for the document to be gained.However,since most here are over 18 and have had unlawful presence for more than 1 year no US embassy would give the benefit for at least 10 years unless an I-601 waiver is approved proving extreme hardship.
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Originally Posted by FrankoKid
But dont you get papers after 2 years of married ?
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Usually you get documentation at the 3 month level if you applied for it via a work permit,however the adjustment interview if successfully approved can net either a 2 year conditional residency card or a full 10 year green card.It all depends if the relationship has been *bonafide* for at least 2 years at the time of the adjustment interview,if less than 2 it would be conditional and if more it would be full permanent residency.
What you're asking would basically depend on how long the *bonafide* marriage has been when filing what is called an I-751 or removal of conditions if the *bonafide* marriage at the time of the adjustment interview was less than 2 years.It basically all depends on the timeline.
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Originally Posted by Octavum
dont do the same mistake i did.. wich is get married without a visa lol you dont face a 10 yr ban for leaving the country but you do have to leave the country and get a visa then the wife petitions for your legal immigration to the U.S. sounds easy enough but timing for this can be 6 months to 10 years in mexico. depending on how lazy the visa officials are and how good your lawyer is. all this is apart from having $4k to spend on paperwork and another 3-4k on a lawer.
during your stay in mexico for years you cannot enter the U.S or you get banned.
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Seriously,it is explanations like this that misinforms people in to doing the wrong thing when it comes to something as important as immigration paperwork.
You DO face a 10 year bar if over 18 and have unlawful presence for more than 1 year if you try to adjust through a US citizen spouse if you have to leave the US to *pick up* your residency at the US embassy in your country of citizenship.