Hello everyone! It's a pleasure to be part of this community! All help is appreciated.
I am engaged and soon to be married in a month**. Fiancee and I live together in California and have a shared bank account.
I am a U.S. citizen and would like to file I-130 & I-485 to petition/sponsor him in so that he can visit his family in the Philippines, for leisure travel and possibly eligibility to adopt.
He is a DACA applicant-- with 2 misdemeanor of petty theft and burglary (as an adult); convicted, no contest and eventually dismissed after expungement.
His DACA is approved despite having a record and received his work authorization and has been working for 2 years, pays his taxes and goes to school pursuing his Bachelor's.
He came in the country legally with a visa-- but overstayed.
I was wondering the likelihood of my petition/sponsor being denied due to his record.
We will be meeting with an attorney in a couple of weeks. We just want to know if there are others who are in the same situation and who can possibly share some guidance or advise.
Thank you in advance, i really appreciate it~
**We will be married way before we will file, hence where I posted this topic, so sorry for the confusion.
Filing I-130 & I-485 with a record?
in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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Hello everyone! It's a pleasure to be part of this community! All help is appreciated.
I am engaged and soon to be married in a month**. Fiancee and I live together in California and have a shared bank account.
I am a U.S. citizen and would like to file I-130 & I-485 to petition/sponsor him in so that he can visit his family in the Philippines, for leisure travel and possibly eligibility to adopt.
He is a DACA applicant-- with 2 misdemeanor of petty theft and burglary (as an adult); convicted, no contest and eventually dismissed after expungement.
His DACA is approved despite having a record and received his work authorization and has been working for 2 years, pays his taxes and goes to school pursuing his Bachelor's.
He came in the country legally with a visa-- but overstayed.
I was wondering the likelihood of my petition/sponsor being denied due to his record.
We will be meeting with an attorney in a couple of weeks. We just want to know if there are others who are in the same situation and who can possibly share some guidance or advise.
Thank you in advance, i really appreciate it~
**We will be married way before we will file, hence where I posted this topic, so sorry for the confusion.