turists

[Joanna]

I am US resident(green card), and my boyfriend came with me and he has turists visa, we do not know what to do bacuse I do not want him to be illigal.We are going to get married, is it going to help? please advise something.What we should do?

[Anahit]

Originally Posted by Joanna

I am US resident(green card), and my boyfriend came with me and he has turists visa, we do not know what to do bacuse I do not want him to be illigal.We are going to get married, is it going to help? please advise something.What we should do?

Are you going to be a U.S. citizen anytime soon?

[Joanna]

I have been n US for 1 year, after 5 years I can apply for citizenship
I will be hard for us ...

[sarrebal]

Originally Posted by Joanna

I have been n US for 1 year, after 5 years I can apply for citizenship
I will be hard for us ...

Well,
It'll take a long time but if your marriage is in bona-fide, as I'm sure it will be, you have nothing to worry about.
He could apply for AOS and he will receive EAD and AP within 3 months.
Those are enough to work and travel.
Eventually he will get a GC too.

[sgsnathan]

Joanna, you can apply for a petition for alien relative now, but it will probably take more than 5 years before he can change his status to a GC holder. So if he stayed back in the country, unless he had a valid work visa, he won't be able to work. Alternately, he can be on a student visa and study. Otherwise, he will be out of status and illegal as you put it. Now, if you were a USC, you could have applied for change of status right away and he would have been legally here. You choose the best option.

[Joanna]

Originally Posted by sgsnathan

Joanna, you can apply for a petition for alien relative now, but it will probably take more than 5 years before he can change his status to a GC holder. So if he stayed back in the country, unless he had a valid work visa, he won't be able to work. Alternately, he can be on a student visa and study. Otherwise, he will be out of status and illegal as you put it. Now, if you were a USC, you could have applied for change of status right away and he would have been legally here. You choose the best option.

sgsnathan,do you have the same situation like us?

[Joanna]

Originally Posted by sarrebal

Well,
It'll take a long time but if your marriage is in bona-fide, as I'm sure it will be, you have nothing to worry about.
He could apply for AOS and he will receive EAD and AP within 3 months.
Those are enough to work and travel.
Eventually he will get a GC too.

Thank you so much for info, but what is it AOS and EAD and AP, I am new with this topic ... are you sure 3 months? do I have to hire lawyer? or do it myself?, I know that they promise a lot and charge a lot and after that mostly nothing
Thank you

[ari4u]

Originally Posted by Joanna

Thank you so much for info, but what is it AOS and EAD and AP, I am new with this topic ... are you sure 3 months? do I have to hire lawyer? or do it myself?, I know that they promise a lot and charge a lot and after that mostly nothing
Thank you

This is the USCIS lingo guide
http://www.immigrationportal.com/sho...d.php?t=205586