Married in US what to file?

[Usabound79]

Ok i entered the US on my Canadian passport as a visitor. I met the woman who was eventually to become my wife. We maintained a long distance relationship for a long time but on one of my visits we decided to get married in order to be together and remove the distance from our lives. We have a son together as well. Im wondering if i should be filing for AOS? or what exactly? Since i am already in the US and still legally so on my passport can i file for AOS? or do i have to file all the other forms? Can i get a work permit ? Any help on what exactly i need to fill out to get a work permit and my status changed from visitor to whatever would be appreciated. Im not sure if i have to fill out all the crazy forms or if because im already here i have to fill out less.

Thanks much for your help.

[elcupacabras]

I responded to your first thread, so incase you havent read it, heres a VERY detailed, step by step guide on ALL the papers you need to fill in, (work permit included) and instructions on what you need to include in your application.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/in...age=i130guide2

[Usabound79]

Thank you for replying i will review the information given. I appreciate your time.

Cheers

[doctor1]

http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=282291

[Usabound79]

Wondering now so basically when i get my interview do myself and my wife have to travel to the nearest office? it seems to me that the offices are pretty sparse in number. The closest one i can see to me is about 8 hours drive from our home. Seems a little mental to have to make a trip like that but i mean maybe thats just how it goes?

[wytel]

That's just how it is if you want to stay legally!

[elcupacabras]

Unfortunately so.
When you get notices from USCIS, they will instruct you which office you will need to go to for your biometrics/interview etc. Sometimes it turns out that the nearest office might not be the one that you go to. Where I live, the nearest USCIS office is only 10 miles away, however, for my biometrics I had to go to an Application Support Centre which was 1.5 hours away (granted, its not 8 hours away like you, but its still far away when you dont have a car ) So yeah, all I can say is 'be prepared to travel'.