are Illegals eligible for Green cards ?

[LucyMO]

That's exactly my point!
My brother-in-law, who's here on B2 visa, won DV2007. His visa expires on October 4th, and I don't think he has a chance extending his visa. So, he is going back to do CP, because he can't risk getting his visa for DV by overstaying the B2 visa. I mean, the 180 days we talked about here would have been more than enough for him to apply for AOS, but IT IS RISKY!

Anahit, for 180 days a person who overstays will be OUT OF STATUS (aka INeligible for AOS), but illegal presence of less than 180 days will not trigger a ban on entering the US for 3 years.

If your brother overstays his I-94 by 1 day, he will be ineligible for AOS, but still eligible for CP (if less than 180 days). But I wouldn't risk that either.

 

[GotPR?]

ACTUALLY, MY HUSBAND IS ILLEGAL, CAME HERE ILLEGALLY THAT IS, AND HAS FRIENDS AT WORK THAT JUST STARTED FILING THEIR PAPERS IN 2005. THEY GOT THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS JUST LIKE THOSE WHO HAD VISAS AND APPLIED. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FILL OUT THE PAPERS. THEY CAME HERE UNINSPECTED AND RECIEVED THEIR PRC IN LESS THAN TWO YRS OF FILING. I HAVE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS FOR MY HUSBAND. THEY NEVER HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY. THE GOV. ONLY WANTS YOU TO THINK THAT. AS LONG AS YOU ARE APPROVED FOR THE I 130 YOU CAN APPLY.

Well, if I130 was filed before 2001 deadline, it worked. Other than that, it is impossible to get GC in the US.

BTW, this thread is 1.5 years old and I'm pretty sure whoever asked questions here has found the way to deal with.