Legal Question in Immigration Law in South Carolina

My girlfriend from Jamaica has overstayed her visa. If we get married will she be able to get a green card and not be deported?


Asked on 1/08/12, 2:49 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Ajay Arora Ajay K. Arora, Attorney-at-Law, P.C.

Hi,

Assuming that you are a U.S. citizen, upon marriage your wife will be able to adjust status within the U.S. without having to depart the U.S. since she initially entered the U.S. on a visa, even if it subsequently expired: www.h1b1.com/Uscitizen.htm

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Answered on 1/08/12, 3:51 pm
Philip Eichorn Hammond Law Group

So long as the marriage is not solely for an immigration benefit, the type of visa permits adjustment of status, she is not otherwise inadmissible and you are a U.S. citizen. Perhaps now is the time to hire a lawyer.

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Answered on 1/09/12, 7:44 pm


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