My friend's wife of 3 years has been a friend of mine for at least 12 years, through grade school and high school, which she attended. He is a Citizen, she is not.
She recently graduate from college and is a Registered Nurse in Arizona. She was born in Mexico and was raised here in the States. She wants to contribute to the society that afforded the schooling(paid for by the state). She has been told that in order for her to be a citizen or to get a worker's visa, she would have to go back to mexico and apply. The catch is, the city in Mexico has denied everyone for at least 10 years and prevents her from entering the US for at least 10 years.
What can she do to stay here and work?
They have a beautiful daughter and I would hate for her to miss out on a proper education that her mother received.
2007-08-23 17:34:13 · 21 answers · asked by angel g 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Is your friend an american citizen? he can petition for her as "spouse of an american citizen".
How Do I Bring My Spouse (Husband or Wife) to Live in the United States?
This information is for U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who wish to bring a spouse to live permanently in the U.S.
Note: Information concerning the new K (advance admission for the spouse and children of a U.S. citizen) and new V (advance admission for the spouse and the minor children of a lawful permanent resident) nonimmigrant visa categories can be found on the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act page.
Information for Citizens
If you are a U.S. citizen, your spouse is considered an immediate relative and is immediately eligible for an immigrant visa if your petition is approved. Generally, if your spouse is in the U.S. (through a lawful admission or parole) at the time you file the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, your spouse may file a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status at the same time. For more information, your spouse should refer to How Do I Become a Lawful Permanent Resident While In the United States? If he or she is outside the U.S., your spouse will need to go to the nearest U.S. consulate to apply for an immigrant visa.
Good luck!
2007-08-23 17:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by delina_m 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
This is STUPID,
Our government at work ( or not at workas the case may be) ....Failure to enforce the laws of our country in the beginning will now hurt another family and innocent child....
These are the kinds of scenerios that should be taken into special consideration when the next wave of immigrants are considered for legal immigration..... While I do not support illegal immigration there should be some special considerations in cases such as this....
1). Lliving in the US for 10+ years.
2). A useful member of society.
3). A child (American Citizen) of the couple.
4). A long term marriage to an American.
5). Plus we paid for hereduction whether right or wrong...
Pisses me off how our government has dropped the ball on this important issue.
Unfortunately I believe she will have to leave the country and come back legally. She should consult with a immigration attorney immediately... Good Luck
2007-08-24 04:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal is illegal. Once she graduated, and her student status ended, she was obligated to return to Mexico then. She knew, or should have know this. It was her choice to get married and have a child here, knowing this was NOT her rightful place of citizenship. Now she can't just stay and work because she wants to. Futhermore, having an American state pay for the education of a non-citizen on American dollars just almost seems criminal in itself. But that's another soapbox...
She must find a way "within" the system that is in place, if she wished to stay here. She can apply to go to medical school and get another student visa. That should buy her another 8-10 years before she has to worry about it again, and the state would probably pay for that for her too.
Meanwhile, my U.S. citizen daughter has to change career plans and pay her own way through law school, because the medical schools were all full of first priority non-citizen "international" students on visas, and she could not get a slot.
Our system really suxs....
2007-08-23 17:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by tushanna_m 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's stories such as this one that make me so angry at illegal immigrants. They come here illegally, get their free education, have children here, and then cry when their illegality comes back to bite them in the butt! I am not a cold hearted person, but I am sorry, my fellow citizens and legal immigrants get my first sympathy and I feel bad that people who come here illegally get away with free education and other free stuff when our own people have a hard time getting any of these things. I think she should count herself lucky to have gotten away with being here illegally this long and to have gotten that free education. Now, I think she should go back to Mexico and put her education to use there. Take her children and her American husband with her. She can contribute to this society now by doing the right thing. Like someone else here said, if she puts it off, she will be deported and then will not be able to return legally for at least 10 years. Yes, this is one of the big reasons why illegal immigrants are so disliked here and why they are being very negligent to their children and families when they choose to come here illegally.
2007-08-23 18:49:33 · answer #4 · answered by Daisy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, if she's a legal alien, this shouldn't be much of an issue. She just has to file the proper paperwork to extend her visa. HOWEVER, if she entered this country illegally then she and her husband should probably plan on building a home in Mexico as she will have to return to Mexico and start filing the paperwork and waiting her turn like everyone else.
2007-08-23 17:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Listen, there are plenty of American's that are concerned about their children missing out on a proper education because of stories like this. State funded education for an illegal. I'm wondering how you think this question isn't going to seriously irritate some people here.
2007-08-23 17:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by GoodJuJu2U 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
she needs to apply, wait her 10 years. in the mean time she can put her education to good use in mexico. the reason it is going to take her 10 years is because of all the illegals that is here right now. blame the illegals, not the mexican gov for this one.
2007-08-24 02:36:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You said she was married to your
American Citizen Friend, and has
a Child...
Check higher then Arizona, and see
what New York City, and Washington DC
have to say.
I think the Child is a U.S Citizen,
if she was born here.
Sad they didn't get this taken care of
before the BIG Immigrations problems.
2007-08-23 18:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by elliebear 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If she is so smart, she should of known what would of happened.She should go home to Mexico and have her husband sponser her or hire an immigration lawyer.I know I wouldn't want an illegal nurse to attend me if I were in the hospital.What if something went wrong and she just left.
2007-08-24 02:41:24 · answer #9 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the problems people create for themselves when they do not respect or obey our laws.
Too bad, so sad.
She has to go back to Mexico and follow the proper and legal procedure.
There is no other way.
If she waits too long and gets caught by ICE, they will deport her, and it will be a lot harder for her to get back here.
If she leaves on her own, it shows that she has taken the honest way, and immigration will be more lenient to letting her return.
Let this be a lesson to all people who want to come to the USA illegally, and think it is easy to just walk in without doing the honest and right thing, applying to immigrate and wating your turn to immigrate legally.
You are just setting yourself up for a lot of problems and misery if you come to the USA illegally.
2007-08-23 17:47:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋