Marriage with Citizen Question

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arto

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Little background:

- My wife won a green card thru lottery and came to US in May 2004

- Myself, in 2005 I enrolled in WORK & TRAVEL program and came here ( we weren't married yet)

- I extended my visa ( switching to B2)

- Before its expiration we got married 03/2006

- At that time my wife filled i-130 form for me

- My visa expired, and I'm out of status

- I was paying taxes on my SSN from Work & Travel since I was here.

- she applied for Citizenship - and is having her interview late August.


My questions are:

- We filled in n-400 to her get citizenship, what should be my action plan? Should I follow the standard procedure ( i-485, i-693..etc) ?

- How to upgrade my i-130, since she'll no longer be a resident? ( should we do it or just apply for me?

- Since I had a social security number from my Work & travel - I was working full-time while studying ( and honestly paying taxes each year) - can it affect my application?

- Is my case unusual and I should get a lawyer, or can I do it on my own just fine?

- If I should go with a lawyer, what is a "normal" range for that kind of a case?


Again, thank you so much for any helpful thought that may arise..

Best,

Arv
 
If are out of status then how does your paying taxes help? Many illegal immigrant in this country pay taxes. They may not use SS number but they can get special number from IRS for tax purpose.

Not sure from your post for how long your have been out of status so consult a lawyer
 
The answer is NO.
You will be fine, because I-485 allow you to adjust from out of status to pending residence. So just go ahead and file
 
Iddy, Triple Citizen

Thanks for your answers. I'm planning to do it on my own. Do you know how to upgrade I-130 from being filled for me by my wife -GC holder to being filled by my wife - Citizen?

Anywhere I should call, write etc?

Thanks

Arv
 
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