I am currently living in the Texas on an US visit visa which expired in 2000. I was in the US since 1993 on a student visa, I had a DUI charge, I paid bail and skipped my court hearing and left the US in 1999. In 2000, I returned on a visit visa and overstayed. I am married and have a daughter.
a) Am I eligible for a Green card ?
b) What are my options to being able to legalize my status in the US ?
c) Can anyone on the forum recommend a good lawyer in the Houston area ?
I have spoken to 2 lawyers. One advised me to leave the country, as I had no options. The second said due to my past charge they said it will eventually end up in deportation. The only hope, if I stick around, is some changes towards immigration reform in the senate. I believe the last amensty was 1984, so I shouldn't count on that ..
d) do you have a list of questions that I could ask a lawyer, I feel that I am missing something very importantly, and am torn between leaving my family behind in the US and returning to India or, continuing to stay illegally in the US
thanks in advance for your help.
a) Am I eligible for a Green card ?
b) What are my options to being able to legalize my status in the US ?
c) Can anyone on the forum recommend a good lawyer in the Houston area ?
I have spoken to 2 lawyers. One advised me to leave the country, as I had no options. The second said due to my past charge they said it will eventually end up in deportation. The only hope, if I stick around, is some changes towards immigration reform in the senate. I believe the last amensty was 1984, so I shouldn't count on that ..
d) do you have a list of questions that I could ask a lawyer, I feel that I am missing something very importantly, and am torn between leaving my family behind in the US and returning to India or, continuing to stay illegally in the US
thanks in advance for your help.
