I want to apply for a green card, but encountered some problems

[goughying0912 1]

My fiancé is a US citizen, but he doesn't have a job. He lives in a house that is subsidized by the government. I came here on a tourist visa that has now expired. I used to work with fake documents and received welfare. My income has reached the federal poverty line. Can I still apply for a green card?

[smilingstone 469]

11 minutes ago, goughying0912 said:

I used to work with fake documents and received welfare. 

 

11 minutes ago, goughying0912 said:

Can I still apply for a green card?

 

I should hope not. 

[smilingstone 469]

13 minutes ago, goughying0912 said:

I used to work with fake documents and received welfare. My income has reached the federal poverty line. Can I still apply for a green card?

 

How do you expect to apply to adjust status citing an income to support you that you have gained illegally? 

[S2N 190]

25 minutes ago, goughying0912 said:

My fiancé is a US citizen, but he doesn't have a job. He lives in a house that is subsidized by the government. I came here on a tourist visa that has now expired. I used to work with fake documents and received welfare. My income has reached the federal poverty line. Can I still apply for a green card?

The best advice you will get here is to talk to a lawyer. Ideally one familiar with social security law and immigration. Not sure if the welfare was social security, but lawyers familiar with that area federally are the most likely to be familiar with other welfare programs.

Edited Tuesday at 02:59 AM by S2N

[Boiler 47,201]

You claimed to be a USC?

[appleblossom 4,118]

8 hours ago, Boiler said:

You claimed to be a USC?

That was my though too. @goughying0912, exactly what ‘fake documents’ are we talking about? 

[JeanneAdil 7,010]

You have no path to apply for green card as illegal status 

you could marry but he has no job and the income to support you 

and has already shown (subsided housing) that chances are you would become a "public charge"

 

On top of working illegally in the US breaking the law?

 

all the above is against any petition filed on your behalf 

[S2N 190]

8 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

You have no path to apply for green card as illegal status 

you could marry but he has no job and the income to support you 

and has already shown (subsided housing) that chances are you would become a "public charge"

 

On top of working illegally in the US breaking the law?

 

all the above is against any petition filed on your behalf 

To be honest none of this is even the biggest concern. It’s that welfare fraud is usually a felony and there’s a decent chance they’ve committed it already. That’s the biggest red flag for why they need a lawyer. Even the false documents stuff is lesser, and that’s a huge deal in immigration.

[appleblossom 4,118]

8 hours ago, S2N said:

To be honest none of this is even the biggest concern. It’s that welfare fraud is usually a felony and there’s a decent chance they’ve committed it already. That’s the biggest red flag for why they need a lawyer. Even the false documents stuff is lesser, and that’s a huge deal in immigration.

Unless the ‘false documents stuff’ is anything that has been used to claim the OP is a USC at any point. Then it’s a whole different ball game and would likely mean a lifetime ban with no waiver available. 

[S2N 190]

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Unless the ‘false documents stuff’ is anything that has been used to claim the OP is a USC at any point. Then it’s a whole different ball game and would likely mean a lifetime ban with no waiver available. 

 

A felony would add jail time to that and potentially require repayment, which for me is bigger than just the lifetime ban alone, but yes, agreed on that count as well.

[pushbrk 13,552]

First, this is not a visa case.  It's no case at all, because the US Citizen has taken no action.  The illegal alien posting the question has no path to a green card, without a qualified sponsor.  Unlawful work is forgiven in these cases, but claiming to be a US Citizen is not.  Lawyer time, and be prepared for the best advice to be self deportation.