Can you arrange your papers if you have a resident spouse?

Greetings Jorge Rivera, immigration attorney.

Can you arrange your papers if you have a resident spouse? The answer is YES. You do not have to wait until you become a U.S. citizen.

The waiting time is the same between a person married to a resident and a person married to a citizen. There is no time advantage, the speed of the case is the same. What varies is that to become a resident within the U.S., based on a U.S. citizen, you need a legal entry and a legal stay.
If you entered undocumented and are married to a U.S. resident or citizen, it is completely the same.

How to solve your case?

To solve your case, you will need to ask for a pardon within the U.S.and go to the U.S. Embassy to pick up your residence. Unless you are able to pay the fine with the law 245IYou may have traveled out of the country with a travel permit. This helps if you are married to a U.S. citizen. Also, if you have a son or daughter in the Armed Forces, the Problem Place gives you legal entry, but only helps you if you are married to a U.S. citizen.

Most of the options to become a resident within the country help citizens, with the exception of the 245I law and if you are married to a resident. Then you either pay the $1,000 fine or ask for a pardon.
This is a simple summary. The important thing is that you don't wait until you become a U.S. citizen. You can take action now and be well on your way to receiving your work permit and residence as soon as possible.

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Remember also that attorney Jorge Rivera offers all types of legal advice to immigrants throughout the United States.
If you are looking for an immigration lawyer in Miami, you can find us at 5820 Blue Lagoon Dr, Miami, FL.
It also provides counseling for immigrants in Houston.