Married. Can I Change my Status? - Page 2

Hours after i made my last post, im still deeply concerned about your legal representation... Go to this site and watch some of the videos. She is very informative and helpful.
http://www.scottlegalfilms.com/index.html

Find yourself a better lawyer. Leaving for a year or two does not help you in any way, more than leaving and applying for a waiver the same day you left (unless you decide to leave and wait the 10 years of the ban). One way or another you'll need to request a I-601 hardship waiver.DACA doesn not grant you legal status, it does grant legal presence or "legal authorized stay" however that does not pardon any previous EWI, illegal presence, or any other inadmissibility.

However there is a possible loophole. Since you're under DACA you can try to apply for advance parole (you'll need to have some sick relative abroad, or some educational event, or your employer needs you to travel abroad), leave US on advance parole, then try to return. If they let you back in (they don't have to, and if they do be prepared for an interview on the airport) you'll be considered to have been paroled in and you'll be able to adjust in the country. If they don't then you'll have to go through the I-601 waiver, in case of which get a really good lawyer, those waivers take a phonebook of evidence most of the time.

If your husband was/is part of the military then you can apply for "parole-in-place" which basically means that you are considered paroled in without the need to leave US.

Thanks guys! I am not leaving any time soon. Actually it looks like I am not leaving at all. I just wanted some advice. And yes, I was also very skeptical about this lawyer. I always do my research before I do any move. I will be looking for other lawyers soon. And yes I know that DACA does not give us legal status. The lawyer told me this, I was like "WTF? I should post a question on the forum.... this guy seems to suck" Thanks!!

Hold off on filing for residency, there is a law that is about to pass that states if you are married to a USC you do not have to return to your country of origin to wait. If you do leave you run the risk of being barred from the United States for 3, 5, or even 10 years. I know this because my mom is married to a USC and she is waiting on the law.

USCIS is proposing to implement 'provisional waivers', which means you can file the waiver in country, instead of the current rule that makes you file abroad and wait there for months.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00082ca60aRCRD

However, you still need to file that waiver, otherwise you are subject to the 3 or 10-year bar of entry.

"Hold off on filing for residency, there is a law that is about to pass that states if you are married to a USC you do not have to return to your country of origin to wait. If you do leave you run the risk of being barred from the United States for 3, 5, or even 10 years. I know this because my mom is married to a USC and she is waiting on the law. "

They will be lucky if they do not have to pay a fine.
My mom had to pay $100 trillion dollars!
Ha, just kidding, it was "only" 1000 buck-orus!