Joe B

Her Mom and Dad are emotionally unavailable to her and I think that's been the norm throughout her life. Her Dad has thrown money at her in the past but he has gone bankrupt and that as now ended.

I truly believe that England is the best move in our position. My cousin has an house for us to rent while we figure out where we live. My family say they will help out. My Dad says he will help out with money. My wife loves Rhode Island and I think moving to the Anglican coast would be ideal for her, probably on the Norfolk broads and that's a comfortable 4 hour drive from my family. Its funny that I complain that we should see her Mom and Dad a lot more often.

The last time I talked about the green card she said we should do something about it in 3 years time and the one before that she said my family should send the money to pay for it.

We got a van after our car was crashed and my wife paid $3000 down and then $250 month. I would have leased a van for $250 month and used the $3000 for the greencard.

I'm going to talk to her about the greencard again tonight and see what she says.

DDL

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Would like to remind everyone that there are two sides to every story.

iaink

You wont be allowed in having overstayed in the US.

You need to act responsibly, save some money and sort out your immigration status.

Joe B

Why are the totally rude and uncalled for posts made by DDL and SanDiegogirl not being deleted.

manny1980

Joe, buddy, what IanK said was crude but there is truth in what he said. I am amazed you are living in the US illegally, to be honest I am surprised you don't come across concerned for consequences of living here as an illegal alien. For your own sake my friend, you MUST sort out your residential status here in the US. I can only assume you and your wife are being naïve of the immigration law in the US being very strict. I just hope you can clear your immigration status here without getting in any trouble.

I myself am planning to move to the UK but its better to have a clean-chit before making a move. Remember, your wife may not even be allowed to go to the UK as prior to this, she has to apply for settlement visa and one of things you would require is your (British spouse) own residential status in the US with evidence...in your case this can be problematic.

cheers

Am I the only one who reads the news?
Nearly all the new immigrants who are the US are there illegally and have found work. Or have I misread something?

There is plenty of work if you are on the US illegally

manny1980

To say nearly all new immigrants to the US are here illegally is a very broad generalization, something I don't agree with...give me the statistics with reference.

Maybe if one is doing a blue-collar job you may get away without stating your status but for other jobs one needs a SS number etc. I am not saying there are no illegal aliens in our country but people who support such illegal aliens are just as bad and, IMHO, have no morale standards.

iaink

Because they are entitled to their opinion and did not break any site rules.

Further discussion of moderation decisions is best done in private, in line with the site rules.

tamms_1965

$3000 for a green card??? That's another lie she's told you.

Joe B

How much is it?

paulpur

originally , you could probably have gotten it for $1500-$2000 or there abouts , im not sure of how much it was 3years ago, but certainly alot less than 2k i believe....now however, with the overstay and all that, it would probably be a good idea for you to sort out some legal counsel which could make it alot more expensive but ive no idea how much more
when it comes to attorneys the cost is variable

Mummy in the foothills

You need to start reading for yourself and not taking what your wife is saying as gospel truth, she has shown you she lies, she had friends call and pretend to be INS agents.
Adjustment of status page
http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/adjust...-fee-increase/
http://usimmigration.visapro.com/Adj...-of-Status.asp

Looks like it's just over $1000 but your case seems a bit more complicated you may want to make an appointment and talk with a real immigration attorney. You can always contact somewhere like Catholic charities they people who know.

tamms_1965

I'm sure someone will hop on here with the exact costs. I cannot remember the exact amounts but this is what I do remember. . . .We did ours 4 years ago, right before the price increase, and I paid my attorney $2000 for everything except the medical (which was about $300). Less than $1000 of that was for fees the other $1000 was for advice, making sure we had everything, sending everything, etc. and he went to the interview with us. If you do it yourself (which you probably do not want to do since you've overstayed), the cost would be much less.

I did all the paperwork for the hubs' 10-year card and he received it in record time without a second interview.

BUT, and this is a big but, we applied the first time before his overstay ran out and the second time as soon as he was eligible. You need to educate yourself on immigration and.........you may not be granted a green card even if you have $20,000.

paulpur

sorry , i just realised why the estimate i gave was so high, i was including the initial I-130 petition and CR1 visa and related costs as well as the AOS costs lol....oops , sorry

of course, that was still not including any attorneys fees you might have had....but as mummy said , its just over $1000 alone for the fee's not including any attorney costs if you got 1

Joe B

When applying for the green card do I need a sponser/s?