nabber85

Sorry, we got married after she got out of the hospital in the summer of 2011. Our financial status i would describe as "maintained" but no savings. Our incoming and outgoing are roughly the same, with perhaps a $100 cushion each month which eventually acrued to us possibly filing for the card before the diagnosis of our son. I have been considering thrift reselling on ebay to make enough for the green card but shied away from it due to my legal status, but thats another story. Thanks for all your helpful insights and advice, if anybody has anything else to add please do so. We applied for legal aid but were denied due to my wife earning $87 more per month than the maximum allowed for help :/ And a local non-profit group here in Arizona that helps with immigration informed us they only help with southern border immigration cases.

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes..

Ok, a bit of back story.. I came to the US to visit a woman i'd known online for 10+ years, in the summer of 2011. During the 90 days i was here, she had medical complications and needed emergency surgery. Going through this with her, made me realize I wanted to be with her, so I never left and helped her recover, and stayed as a house husband while she went back to work. We were saving for the green card, when we found out she was pregnant with our son. So the money saved for the card went in preparation of the coming baby. Our son was born in september 2012, and i became a stay at home dad while she went back to work again (she's a nurse, whilst i have a Bsc hons. in computer science) because we realized she earns 50% more than I was likely going to.

Now he is 2.5 years old, and he has just been diagnosed with autism and the funds we've been saving for the card again, is now expected to be needed to cover more medical expenses. I am still here, nearly 4 years later still with no green card, no driving license, and no sure financial means in which to acquire one. I'm just looking for advice on what to do in my situation, and the potential outcome of doing nothing for another 12-24 month period. Our marriage is still going strong, and i could not imagine being without my family, and obviously worried. Worried about the ramifications of even starting the process of application, worried about the financial constraints upon us already and obviously worried about my family.

Will starting the application flag me for potential deportation? Will not doing so catch up with me eventually anyway? Will having a son and wife who are both citizens help at all with the financial requirements? Is there a chance my application can be denied and the fee being wasted? Will being an EU citizen with a bachelors degree help my application be successful?

These are just some of the questions I have regarding my status, so any and all help or advice will be greatly appreciated.