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Not sure if I'm in the right forum here but a couple of questions regarding an overstayed visa and change of status, etc.

 

I came over to Los Angeles in early 2014 on a regular I-94 tourist visa from United Kingdom and overstayed. 2017 and I'm still here, and getting married next month to my fiance, a US citizen. After we're married, we plan to apply for change of status to permanent resident. We have one son, born here last November and identical twin boys due this June.

 

My two questions are, how long is this process usually, and I assume it will take longer given I overstayed, rather than simply coming over and marrying whilst my tourist visa was valid and I wasn't overstaying, and secondly, once we apply for change of status, how long before I will be able to travel in and out of the country again?

 

Thanks so much for any advice you can offer!

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11 hours ago, wiseowl said:

Not sure if I'm in the right forum here but a couple of questions regarding an overstayed visa and change of status, etc.

 

I came over to Los Angeles in early 2014 on a regular I-94 tourist visa from United Kingdom and overstayed. 2017 and I'm still here, and getting married next month to my fiance, a US citizen. After we're married, we plan to apply for change of status to permanent resident. We have one son, born here last November and identical twin boys due this June.

 

My two questions are, how long is this process usually, and I assume it will take longer given I overstayed, rather than simply coming over and marrying whilst my tourist visa was valid and I wasn't overstaying, and secondly, once we apply for change of status, how long before I will be able to travel in and out of the country again?

 

Thanks so much for any advice you can offer!

The process for adjusting status is the same regardless if you overstayed or not. Processing times for your local field office i-485 can be found here. If it is Los Angeles field office, as of December 31st they were processing June 21st applications. This can change though. A year is not uncommon at many field offices.

According to visajourney processing times the average time between i-485 received date and receival of the GC for the LA office over the last 6 months was roughly 245 days.

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2016-03-19         i-129F Sent
2016-03-24         i-129F NOA1
2016-06-14         i-129F NOA2
2016-07-08         NVC Rec'd
2016-07-12         Case #
2016-07-13         NVC Left
2016-07-14         Consulate Rec'd
2016-07-19         Medical
2016-08-11         Interview Date (approved)
2016-09-06         Issued
2016-09-09         Visa In Hand
2016-10-19         POE Dallas Fort-Worth
2016-10-30         Our Halloween Wedding

2016-11-16         AOS package sent (i-485, i-131, i-765, i-864, g-325a, DS-3025)
2016-11-17         AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox
2016-11-23         NOA1's by e-mail and text (@ 10:30 pm CT)
2016-11-26         NOA1 hard copies
2016-12-03         Biometrics appointment in mail
2016-12-07         Biometrics (Early walk-in Desoto, appointment was for Dec 13th)

2017-02-17         Notice of card in production by email and text (@8:00 am CT, i-765) - Day 92

2017-02-22         Notice of approval by email and text (@1:00 pm CT, i-765 and i-131) - Day 97

2017-02-22         Notice of card being mailed by email and text (@7:00 pm CT, i-765) - Day 97

2017-02-25         EAD/AP combo card arrived in mail - Day 100

2017-03-03         Notice of green card in production by email and text (@4:00 pm CT, i-485) - Day 106

2017-03-03         Notice of approval by email and text (@6:00 pm CT, i-485) - Day 106

2017-03-11          Green card arrived in mail  - Day 113

2018-12-03          First day to file for ROC (i-751)

 

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