Need Help, Please !

[greatfull]

Hello : I need some information / opinion from you guys.Here is my long story in brief :
- I came to US on H1B1 visa (2001)
- Before the Visa expired, i met a lovely woman, got married.She is US born citizen.
- We tried applying for naturalization , after my visa expired (2003), but our forms were not accepted as INS wanted my birth certificate. I was able to obtain one from Indian embasy in NY, but INS still refused to accept my forms, as they said they need a original certificate from my country (INDIA).
- I was not able to get hold of my folks back in india, for sending me a certificate, as they had moved from one state to the other.
- A week back , i was able to get a contact # of my parents in india and i am pretty sure that there shouldnt be any problem in getting my birth certificate.
- I am still married and we are doing our best to pay our bills and survive.But as i am not able to take a job and as currently not sure what is my status in US, we are going through a lot of emotional stress. At this time all i am interested is in to get a permission to work.
- With in next month we are planning to file again.
- My questions & concerns are : Will INS accept our application now ? Will there be any issues , because of my current status (what ever it is) ?


I thank you all in advance, any information/help will be deeply appreciated.

Regards

[romit]

You have no problem however don't leave USA until you have green card on your hand.

[greatfull]

Thanx for a quick response. We also have one more concern, i think there is a min. income requirement for filing the papers, currently my wife doesnt seem to qualify that requirement. Also currently i have 4 job offers and a offer for a partnership in a company, but i can not accept anything , until i get permession to work.Will her income , will be a issue in our filing.

I deeply appreciate any info.

regards

[LucyMO]

she needs to earn about $13,000 for the two of you. If there are children involved, add about $3,000 for each one of them. INstructions in form I-864P.

[LucyMO]

if she doesn't have the required income, find a co-sponsor: any USC or LPR will do - a friend, relative, coworker, anyone who has the necessary income and who agrees to sign an affidavit.