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I am a US Citizen by birth. Last week, I married a woman from Nigeria who originally entered the US on a student visa. About a year after her arrival, due to a lack of funds, she was unable to continue taking
classes (she did take classes for 3 semesters prior to this). During the time she was taking classes, she entered the 'green card lottery', and won. When she went to the resulting interview and revealed that she was not presently a student due to lack of tuition funds, she was denied her green card and instructed that since she was not presently in school, she was here illegally and must immediately return to Nigeria, but she
was not deported. She has since remained in the US, has continued working in the job she obtained when her paperwork was current, and has returned to school for several semesters. My question: Do I simply need
to file form I-130 for her? Is there anything else to do? Should/can I file an Adjustment of Status? She hates her current job and wants to change jobs, so we need to get her legal to work as soon as possible, and our funds are quite tight.
Please help!
classes (she did take classes for 3 semesters prior to this). During the time she was taking classes, she entered the 'green card lottery', and won. When she went to the resulting interview and revealed that she was not presently a student due to lack of tuition funds, she was denied her green card and instructed that since she was not presently in school, she was here illegally and must immediately return to Nigeria, but she
was not deported. She has since remained in the US, has continued working in the job she obtained when her paperwork was current, and has returned to school for several semesters. My question: Do I simply need
to file form I-130 for her? Is there anything else to do? Should/can I file an Adjustment of Status? She hates her current job and wants to change jobs, so we need to get her legal to work as soon as possible, and our funds are quite tight.
Please help!
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