Katherine22
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Hello, my brother-in-law entered the US on a valid visa over 10 years ago. He overstayed the visa ever since. While his visa was still active, he was arrested for "criminal usury," which is charging unlawfully high interest rates. He served jail time briefly (1-2 months) and was on probabtion for some time thereafter.
That was 10 years ago. He has not been in any trouble since that time. He now wishes to apply for his green card based on his marriage to my sister (married for 5 years now). I know that USCIS will usually forgive illegal presence, but how does his previous arrest work against him? Does anyone know whether his "criminal usury" conviction will prevent him from obtaining his GC? And how does USCIS deal with arrests once the person has been illegal for so long?
Thanks so much for any help.
Katherine
That was 10 years ago. He has not been in any trouble since that time. He now wishes to apply for his green card based on his marriage to my sister (married for 5 years now). I know that USCIS will usually forgive illegal presence, but how does his previous arrest work against him? Does anyone know whether his "criminal usury" conviction will prevent him from obtaining his GC? And how does USCIS deal with arrests once the person has been illegal for so long?
Thanks so much for any help.
Katherine