I've gotten myself in a weird situation here and any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. My mother is a US citizen and she applied for an I-30 few years ago. At that time, I was in the US on a Tourist Visa with an I-94 of 6 months. I ended up overstaying my I-94 and my I-30 was approved 2 years ago. Only now is I'm waiting for my priority date so I can apply for my green card. Here is where things get confusing to me. Since I had overstayed my I-94 and I wanted to go back to Korea for a while, someone suggested a "visa broker" in California who could make it so that it looked like I had not overstayed my I-94. They basically stamped extra I-94 cards and they said I should not have any problems coming back to the US. Well, when I went out of the US, there was not any problems or even questioning regarding my I-94. Now, my mom recently recieved a letter from INS that I can either go to a US embassy office in Korea to apply for my Green Card or file an I-485 (Change of status) in the US. My questions are:
1. Should I apply for GC in Korea? Will my past I-94 situation pose a problem?
2. Would it be less risky to try to enter US and file an I-485?
3. Am I just hopeless since I overstayed my I-94 by over a year?
I was thinking I would try to enter US and file an I-485.
Thanks.
1. Should I apply for GC in Korea? Will my past I-94 situation pose a problem?
2. Would it be less risky to try to enter US and file an I-485?
3. Am I just hopeless since I overstayed my I-94 by over a year?
I was thinking I would try to enter US and file an I-485.
Thanks.