MaunaLani
New Member
Hello everyone,
I am writing here looking for advice on what are my possibilities of returning to the US and become a citizen after being asked to leave and I left on my own.
I am married with an American citizen. In 2020, while being in the US on a tourist visa I petitioned for resident status (I-485) based on being married with an US citizen. Our I-130 was approved but I-485 was denied for being inadmissible on the base of INA 212(a)(9)(B) and INA 245(a)(2).
In 2002 I travelled to the US with a J1 visa (not subject to 212(e)). I overstay my visa, but I departed the US on my own in 2009. In 2017 I requested a tourist visa and it was granted to me, and so I travelled to the US for two weeks that year. In 2018 when me and my wife returned to the US, we decided to stay. I started the immigration process within the 6 month period of my allowed stay in the country. After my I-485 petition was denied and I was asked to leave the US (March 2020), I decided to do so, but I couldn’t do that immediately because of COVID. After several months, when safe to travel, I left the US on my own (August 2020). I never enter the US illegally.
What are my chances to succeed going back to the US and getting back on track with becoming a US citizen. What steps do I have to take? What forms do I have to fill up? How long does it take? How much does it cost?
I am writing here looking for advice on what are my possibilities of returning to the US and become a citizen after being asked to leave and I left on my own.
I am married with an American citizen. In 2020, while being in the US on a tourist visa I petitioned for resident status (I-485) based on being married with an US citizen. Our I-130 was approved but I-485 was denied for being inadmissible on the base of INA 212(a)(9)(B) and INA 245(a)(2).
In 2002 I travelled to the US with a J1 visa (not subject to 212(e)). I overstay my visa, but I departed the US on my own in 2009. In 2017 I requested a tourist visa and it was granted to me, and so I travelled to the US for two weeks that year. In 2018 when me and my wife returned to the US, we decided to stay. I started the immigration process within the 6 month period of my allowed stay in the country. After my I-485 petition was denied and I was asked to leave the US (March 2020), I decided to do so, but I couldn’t do that immediately because of COVID. After several months, when safe to travel, I left the US on my own (August 2020). I never enter the US illegally.
What are my chances to succeed going back to the US and getting back on track with becoming a US citizen. What steps do I have to take? What forms do I have to fill up? How long does it take? How much does it cost?