im trying to fix my husbands papers

If your husband entered the U. S. without inspection, he is not allowed to adjust status in this country unless he has the benefit of §245(i) under which he can pay a fine amount of $1000 if he had a labor certification application or immigrant visa petition filed on his behalf by April 30, 2001, and was physically present in the U. S. on December 21, 2000. If not adjustable, the fastest and easiest possible way for your husband to obtain his permanent residence would likely be an application to be consular processed overseas. I will assume that you are a U. S. citizen. In such case, you would file an I-130 relative petition on his behalf, and upon his being approved, he would file for an I-601A provisional waiver of the 10 year bar based on extreme hardship to you. He would wait and see the result while he is here in the country. If approved, he would continue his case to be visa processed at his home consulate for the green card. In all likelihood, the interview would be normal and he would return with an immigrant visa. In the process, he would not be allowed a work permit until he returns to the U. S. Insofar as fees are concerned, we do not quote fees publicly. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.