LPR mother petitions for minor child... Pls help

Beachbums196

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My minor child is with me in the states On b2 visa. I-94 is expiring in 2 months. It'd take me over 3 years to become USC.
My lawyer said i just needed to file for his visa extension after i-130 got approved, then just waited for the date becoming current to file i-485. Is it true?
If not, what should i do? I have full custody of him after a long court battle. If i leave him at his home country and do CP way, i'd loose my custody. I do not wish to be away from him either since hes very young.
Pls advise me. Many thanks.
 
The lawyer is not right IMO. In order to apply for an B2 status extension, you need to show that you are not going to abuse the status to immigrate, which is what the OP is planning. Plus each extension can only give 6 months, and the wait in the F2A category is almost 2 years; there's no way they will approve 3 extensions in a row on the same B2 entry, even if immigrant intent weren't an issue.
 
In this case what should i do? I cant be away from him yet i need to stay in the states in order to fulfill my green card requirements + time for citizenship. Pls help coz i am stuck.
 
I met my bf- a USC at school in 2006. We got married in dec 2007 but didnt file for my green card til sep 2008. I got my greencard mar 2009.
Summer 09 my husband and i went back to my home country for a visit for 2 weeks (i had never left the states before this). Unfortunately, my marriage failed apart soon after that trip. We focused on paying bills instead of caring for each other. We separated in sep 2009 in mutual but no divorce and I went back to my home country for 3 months for an internship.
Dec 2009 i came back trying to reconcile with him but it didnt work. We agreed on being friends. Still no divorce.
Feb 2010, i came back to my home country to work. Back to the US in aug 2010 for 1 week.
I started to date my child's father in 2010. Back to the US again in jan 2011 for 1 week when i got USCIS's letter for my 10-yr greencard. Feb 2011 back to the US for 1 week for fingerprints. Got my 10-yr greencard sent by my husband by mail.
Jun 2011 i learned that i was pregnant so i couldnt go back to the stated within 180 days from my last day in the states. I went back in oct 2011 for 10 days when my pregnancy was stable. My then-husband and i agreed on the divorce and filed while i was there. It got finalized in jan 2012. He sent me a copy by mail.
I gave birth and got married to my child's father in 2012 in my home country. Since my child was so little, i didnt go back to the states til sep 2012 for 1 week. Alone coz I didnt know about him getting a greencard right then if bringing him with me on my first entry to the states after giving birth abroad. Ofcourse i got a warning for being out of country for 11 months without a reentry permit. Officer at POE told me to use a different document on my next entry coz i didnt live in the states, no point of using my greencard. I still got let in but i misundertood that my greencard got "deactive" and i lost my status. I went home and applied for a B2 visa (stupidly without any consulting with a lawyer) and surprisingly got it with no problem. In the interview they just asked me 1 simple question where and when i planned to go to the states with no mention of greencard or anything.
The end of 2012, my 2nd husband and i got separated since he cheated on me. The divorce was filed beginning of 2013 with a custody battle.
My next 2 returns to the states was in feb 2013 for 3 weeks and apr 2013 for 2 weeks with my B2 visa instead my greencard. During this time i got reunited with my school friend and dated since then. In jun 2013, i went to costa rica for 5 days with him transiting in the states. I left my greencard in my passport holder and that officer questioned me about it. She said i must use it instead of B2 visa since i was LPR. Right then I realized my status was still active.
In aug 2013, i took my boy (B2 visa for him and greencard for me) to the states for 1 month. In oct 2013, my bf went to my home country to visit me. A month later i got pregnant. And my divorce got finalized in jan 2014 with me having the full custody.
Mar 2014 back to the US for 1 week to apply for reentry permit. May 2014 went back for 5 days gor fingerprints. Got my permit in the mail.
My newborn is a USC since his father is a USC. His paperwork is already done. Im not planning on getting married with his dad after 2 failed marriage and a court battle even though its the best and fastest way to get my first born's greencard. The fear is too great to overcome.
Now both kids are with me in the states with i94 is running out of time for my first born.
With my timeline, do i qualify to apply for a citizenship? My lawyer said i needed at least 3 more years to apply for it. Is it true?
About my boy's case what should i do? I cant risk it to give him back to his dad.
Please help i am desperate.
 
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If you and your current USC boyfriend are going to get married, then your son can just stay here and adjust status as the USC's (step)son after the marriage.
 
After reading other posts on the forum, i dont think i can apply for citizenship now. So would this solution work?
--> take my kid back home for a short visit (1-2 weeks) or travel to another country (not neighbor countries of the us) before his i94 expires.
--> come back to the states with a new i94
--> reapply his b2 visa when it expires
--> repeat that pattern til i have 4y 1d to apply for citizenship then petition for him. By then he should have no wait, and can be out of status when i94 expires.
The only worry i have is the "reapplying for b2 visa" part. They might deny it right?
 
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