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IdontRemember

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Hi folks,

my fiancee and I have a little question.

I entered the US as an Austrian with a Visa Waiver. Met a girl and overstayed. Since then 2 years have passed. I proposed recently and it seems like we'll stay here.

The issue: she's an American citizen but student and does not qualify to be a sponsor financially. Our idea was actually that I go to work and finance us.

As far as I understand we need a sponsor (or joint-sponsor) in order to apply for an adjustment of status to get a green card.

So I thought about another solution: Getting a working permission and a social security and earn the money to sponsor.

My question: Can I marry her and get a social security number/working permission without a sponsor hence before applying for the green card?

My second question: Can anyone give me a quick summary of steps that are ahead of us?

Thank's to ya all!
 
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IdontRemember said:
I entered the US as an Austrian with a Visa Waiver. Met a girl and overstayed. Since then 2 years have passed. I proposed recently and it seems like we'll stay here.
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You probably won't be able to stay even if you married her, because overstaying the visa waiver will probably result in being denied adjustment of status.
 
ananga73 said:
Jack,

That is what I thought however it appears that is no longer the case. See the link below:

http://www.cavanaughlegal.com/adjus...ent-of-status-on-the-visa-waiver-program-vwp/
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Denial is no longer near-automatic, but approval isn't smooth and easy either. From the same article:
WARNING: USCIS in San Diego will still only approve VWP overstay cases where the applicant can show a “good reason” for overstaying the visa.
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And it's also possible that the OP has a removal order outstanding and doesn't know it, and if that is true there will be a definite denial.
 
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