Nevada Immigration Legal Questions

Did you enter the US lawfully when you came with your mother at 13 or illegally? If you entered unlawfully, unfortunately under the current immigration laws, you are not eligible to legalize your status within the US. You have to go back to your home country but by leaving you will trigger an automatic 10 year bar to reentry, which can only be waived by a showing of extreme hardship to a US citizen spouse.... Read More

Based on what you have written, no. Your oldest kid has to be at least 21 to petition for you, but then you also have to show "legal entry". How old are you today? If under 31, you may be eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which, if approved, would get you a work permit for two years. Ever been a victim of a violent crime? I hope not, but if you have, U visa may be an option. Finally, you may also be eligible for a green card through a process called "cancellation of removal", but that's only something you can request when you end up in deportation proceedings. Talk to a lawyer.... Read More

Deportation for an aggravated felony bars is very serious and bars almost all forms of relief. While the statute may speak of a bar for 20 years, it is not guaranteed that you can return even after passage of 20 years. But I hasten to add that it is not entirely impossible that you can never come back. My suggestion is that you ask your family members in United States to speak to an immigration lawyer who may review the facts of both your criminal and immigration case. First, you may be able to obtain a post-conviction relief and thereafter, the lawyer may then explore the possibilities of your return into the US. Understanding that this process takes quite a while, you should not attempt to return to the US without DHS permission. If you do and ICE finds out, you risk criminal prosecution for illegal reentry with about 5 years jail term plus subsequent permanent deportation.... Read More

If he lives abroad, he cannot file I-485. The whole process for him to receive immigrant visa overseas may take more than 8 months. There is no way he can "freeze" his age. If he does not receive green card while he is under the age of 18, he cannot be eligible for derivative US citizenship. He will have to apply for US citizenship 5 years after he becomes LPR.... Read More