What to do if I have been married to a US citizen for 2 years and want to apply for a green card?

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What to do if I have been married to a US citizen for 2 years and want to apply for a green card?

I came to the US as a F1 student. We are going to apply for adjustment of my status after 20 days but I am about to loose my status in 7 days. Should I worry about it and will it effect our case? The reason we are waiting is because we are doing our taxes together to provide them as supporting documents but my spouse will get all the tax forms in 20 days.

Asked on January 20, 2015 under Immigration Law, New Jersey

Answers:

B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 9 years ago | Contributor

You really need to get to an immigration attorney soon and have them review your case.  Things go much more smoothly when you are in the county legally.  If you are deemed in the country illegally, then it can affect any future requests--either with delays or denials.  Immigration is not really concerned about your taxes, they prefer that a person not loose their status-- because you are just a matter of days of losing your status, I recommend that you seek someone who can at least get the paperwork filed to adjust your status now.


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