Losing work visa status with US born children

[AllYouCanEat 3]

Hi everybody,

 

With all the Covid-19 craziness going on and a questionable economic outlook, I'd like to be prepared for a situation my family could find myself in.

We've been living in the U.S. since 2005 on my wife's work visa (E2). Both of our kids (5 and 11) were born in the U.S. and are U.S. citizens.  In the case that my wife would lose her job, we would also lose our visa status.  As far as I know, we would have to leave the country within 60 days after loss of a visa status.  

Does anyone know, if having children who are U.S. citizens, would allow the parents to remain in the U.S. even without a visa?  Is there another document we could obtain, that would allow us to keep living in the U.S. for the kids' sake, that is not tied to an employer? 

 

Thanks in advance for all your replies and ideas.

 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

9 minutes ago, AllYouCanEat said:

Hi everybody,

 

With all the Covid-19 craziness going on and a questionable economic outlook, I'd like to be prepared for a situation my family could find myself in.

We've been living in the U.S. since 2005 on my wife's work visa (E2). Both of our kids (5 and 11) were born in the U.S. and are U.S. citizens.  In the case that my wife would lose her job, we would also lose our visa status.  As far as I know, we would have to leave the country within 60 days after loss of a visa status.  

Does anyone know, if having children who are U.S. citizens, would allow the parents to remain in the U.S. even without a visa?  Is there another document we could obtain, that would allow us to keep living in the U.S. for the kids' sake, that is not tied to an employer? 

 

Thanks in advance for all your replies and ideas.

 

No, there is no other way to stay here in the USA if you lose your current status. When they reach 21 then they can petition you to come here to stay but nothing until then

Edited July 25, 2020 by Cyberfx1024

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

A friend of my family (son born in  the US)  was attending college and the entire family had to return to Brazil when he took a semester off for monetary reasons / he thought he could take 4 months off and attend summer college classes and return in  the fall to a regular semester / but no he lost out

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

No, until they turn 21 and can sponsor you there is no residential benefit from having USC children. I presume they have dual citizenship with your own nationality, or if your country does not allow dual that you would be able to get a long term residence visa for them?

[civilservant 42]

This is why the term 'anchor baby' is such a fallacy when it comes to US immigration. And under 21 child provides no pathway for US immigration benefits at all until they turn 21.