Joe Feise (Immigration) laid this down on his screen :
> lauramunden2001@yahoo.com wrote on 09/05/08 11:50:
>
>> hi
>> i came over here in 2001 with my 2 children to visit my boyfriend who
>> is a american by birth, we can on a visa waiver program from the uk.
>> well the story is we got married while i was here legally, and just
>> stayed on, now my oldest son has graduated school and my youngest has
>> just started high school, but we have done nothing legally to change
>> our status, so in effect we are here illegally but came into the
>> country legally, what do i do now, my son wants to work but hasn't got
>> a ssn etc, and some of the info i have received i will have to leave
>> the us and start the process from the uk, my kids really only have
>> known living here, and i can't take them out of the country, and it
>> just seems to expensive all the paper work to do, is there a easy way
>> of doing it or do i have to try and find about $6000 to make us legal.
>> thanks for any input
>
>
> This depends on a lot of things. Generally, overstays are sort-of forgiven
> for spouses of US citizens. So, your husband could file an I-130 for you and
> you could file an I-485 to get a Greencard.
> For your children, it may or may not be possible to get a GC.
> In general, whenever there is some doubt, the best way is to seek the advice
> of an immigration lawyer.
I will only add there is no "easy way". $6000 seems a bit high to me,
but it isn't going to be cheap either.
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