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I am new here and I am overwhelmed with all the threads so please pardon me if I am asking a similar question as with the others.
I am a US immigrant and would like to marry someone that has an expired working visa. I am not applicable for US Citizenship so I cant file yet. My question is, if i get married, does my husband have to go back to his native country while processing our papers or can he stay in the US and have immunity?
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I am a US immigrant and would like to marry someone that has an expired working visa. I am not applicable for US Citizenship so I cant file yet. My question is, if i get married, does my husband have to go back to his native country while processing our papers or can he stay in the US and have immunity?
Please help. Thanks!
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There's a marriage based forum here which I think will better serve your questions...but I think you have to be a citizen for an overstay to be forgiven if you got married etc, so basically he would have to go back...and it could take a while unless you were married at the time of you getting your greencard.
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Originally Posted by Bob
There's a marriage based forum here which I think will better serve your questions...but I think you have to be a citizen for an overstay to be forgiven if you got married etc, so basically he would have to go back...and it could take a while unless you were married at the time of you getting your greencard.
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if i get married, does my husband have to go back to his native country while processing our papers
it will take awhile
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If he wants to stay in the US he has to stay legal. That is all there is to it - he has no other options.
You can, as a permanent resident, file the I-130 for him but expect that to take years, as has been said, though it can be upgraded once you become a citizen.
Adjustment of status, (for him) cannot be filed for at any point while you are a permanent resident.
You can, as a permanent resident, file the I-130 for him but expect that to take years, as has been said, though it can be upgraded once you become a citizen.
Adjustment of status, (for him) cannot be filed for at any point while you are a permanent resident.
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Originally Posted by Manc
yes.
it will take awhile
it will take awhile
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<snort> You are a fountain of knowledge. ![Big Grin](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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Originally Posted by Manc
just not as scholarly as lionheart......
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Originally Posted by Leslie66
Perhaps, but you make up for it with sheer sex appeal. ![Cool](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
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