I want to marry my girlfriend who is a citizen, do I have a chance of getting my green card?

How did you enter the US? Were you inspected by an immigration officer?

*Consulate Processing* Consulate Processing must be completed. This allows the petition to first be sent to the National Visa Center, and then the appropriate documents and package to go to the U.S. Consulate or Embassy. If done correctly, you will be able to enter as a Lawful Permanent Resident and will be in the U.S. in less than one year. Of course the time might be a bit less or more depending on the backlog of the U.S. Consulate or Embassy and whether or not a Waiver of Inadmissibility is needed. *Waiver of Inadmissibility* A Waiver of Inadmissibility will have to be obtained. This is an application that will include a legal brief, forms, documents, exhibits, declarations and other evidence. My firm can prepare the entire waiver, and attach all of the necessary documents. It will take several months for the decision, and if done correctly, there is a good chance of an approval. The Waiver essentially makes the crime or ground of ineligibility disappear so that entry or re-entry will be allowed into the U.S. Please note that the Waiver is the critical part of this application, and unless approved, there cannot be any other petition that will allow entry into the U.S. Therefore, the Waiver must be prepared with significant supporting documents.

It depends on how you entered the U.S. If you entered with a visa and you overstayed, you can adjust your status in the U.S. If you entered without inspection, you cannot adjust your status in the U.S.

Yes get married live together two years then file an I-130.

You will want to schedule a consultation to fully discuss your options. You can likely obtain a green card. However, when and how you entered the US, and your parents immigration status, may impact the best path to obtaining a green card.

Did you enter the US unlawfully? If yes, then you would not be eligible to adjust status within the US but would need to go back to your home country for consular processing but as soon as you leave the US, you automatically trigger a 10 year bar to reentry unless you can get a waiver on the basis of showing extreme hardship to a US citizen spouse, which is fairly difficult to do in most cases. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or how I can be of further assistance to you in this matter.

The chances of you getting a "Green Card" depend on: 1. How did you enter: The process you will have to complete in order to get a Green Card is different depending on factors like whether you came to the U.S. legally or Illegally; 2. Criminal convictions or prior negative Immigration history; 3. Whether you and your girlfriend can show that the marriage is a "good faith" marriage i.e. not entered into solely for immigration purposes These are just the key things you need to keep in mind. The best thing to do is to hire an Immigration attorney in your area who has handled such applications before.

If you entered the US legally then yes you should be able to adjust status to green card. If you entered the US illegally then unless you are protected by 245i, you cannot adjust status in the US. Please consult with immigration lawyer for advise.

It depends on your manner of entry, immigration filings in 2001, immigration violations, and hardship to your spouse. Consult with an attorney.

Yes, you do. I would recommend you do so as quickly as possible as currently you are out of status and are subject to removal at any time. The key thing is that this must be a bona fide marriage and you must be prepared to prove it is. Good Luck.