ilegal but married to us citizen

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andushi

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My cousin got married last month to an us citizen, but he has been in the country for over 7 years iligal(also entered iligal). He contacted a lawyer and was told that nothing can be done for his case, is this true?
Someone mentioned the form I-601 could help, any advise?
thx
 
True.

One who entered illegally can not adjust their status in the USA. A i-601 waiver is the only possibility, but those are VERY hard to obtain.
 
PraetorianXI said:
True.

One who entered illegally can not adjust their status in the USA. A i-601 waiver is the only possibility, but those are VERY hard to obtain.
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"Very hard' may not be necessarily altogether true. I have a friend who's wife walked across the Mexican border 15 yrs ago without inspection. She applied for AOS few yrs back, via i-601, and was approved with little evidence. Fos AOS they didn't have much, i.e. kids, house, bills ect. She now is a U.S. citizen...

Anything is possible. Contact another lawyer and get another opinion.
 
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roxy2009 said:
that was years ago, now it is almost impossible
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That is not exactly true. It depends on the country/consulate you are dealing with and attorney if you have one. US consulates in Mexico for instance approve about 85% of all waivers with the consulate in Ciudad Juarez approval rate being 95% . The consulate in Accra Ghana however has an approval rate of less than 50%.
 
I130

He recently was told by his lawyer to apply for I130 so at least he can get a drivers license in FL, i told him to hold on and find out if it involves an interview process(does it?) About the I 601 the lawyer said it is very hard to do and advised against it.
 
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