My mom applying a petition for me to get a green card

[Sambou Fofana]

I am 30 years old and I came to America with a visitor visa in 2007 which is now expired. My mom recently get her permanent residency and she wants to apply a petition for me. Do I have to leave the country before being grant a green card?

[inadmissible]

Yes. You will also need to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility, based on the extreme & unusual hardship your mother would face if you aren't admitted into the United States

If you have a US citizen partner, this would be the time to get married and have her petition you as an immediate relative. That way, you can adjust your status within the country, avoiding the bar of inadmissibility that would apply if you departed the United States after accruing so much unlawful presence

[inadmissible]

Also, F2B (unmarried children age>21 of permanent residents) takes about 7 years, longer if you're from Mexico or the Philippines