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dee2006

19th April 2007, 07:50 PM

i hope someone can help

i got denied the H1-B visa in December and my lawyer told me i had 6 months to live the country. so at what point did i became out of status? am i considered illegal here now?

my boyfriend and i got married recently and we filling out the I130, on the form it asks for expiration of I-94 but i only got D/S on my card but i am not sure about the duration of my status, what should it be?

EspoMan

19th April 2007, 08:07 PM

i hope someone can help

i got denied the H1-B visa in December and my lawyer told me i had 6 months to live the country. so at what point did i became out of status? am i considered illegal here now?

my boyfriend and i got married recently and we filling out the I130, on the form it asks for expiration of I-94 but i only got D/S on my card but i am not sure about the duration of my status, what should it be?I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but why didn't you ask these questions to your lawyer?

The reason I say that, is because you might be in a sticky situation and shouldn't rely on the answers from people here alone.

Triple Citizen

19th April 2007, 08:54 PM

Are you in the US or overseas? You mentioned your visa got denied. Are you sure it is your visa and not COS from some non-immigrant visa to H-1B? Seeing your I-94 says "D/S", were you on F-1 by any chance and your COS to H-1B got denied? If you are in the US and you marry your boyfriend and file for AOS, then your overstay will be forgiven.

my boyfriend and i got married recently and we filling out the I130, on the form it asks for expiration of I-94 but i only got D/S on my card but i am not sure about the duration of my status, what should it be?

LucyMO

19th April 2007, 10:35 PM

If you are in the US and you marry your boyfriend and file for AOS, then your overstay will be forgiven.

if your boyfriend is a US citizen, of course. And as long as you don't leave the States until you have your GC.

Triple Citizen

20th April 2007, 03:34 PM

I made both assumptions and hoped that the OP was also making them.
Thanks for spelling it out though :)

if your boyfriend is a US citizen, of course. And as long as you don't leave the States until you have your GC.