Q: I am a DACA recipent and I am going to be marrying a US Citizen.
Recently Trump stopped the use of "Advanced Parole" for DACA and that limits the possibilty of going that route. I was brought to the USA illegally when I was 9 is there another route I can go for obtaining a GC without having to exit the country for months
A: You won't have to exit for months. If you entered without inspection as a 9 year old, you can file an I-601A waiver after your I-130 is approved. After that, if the I-601A is approved and the consular appointment is scheduled, you would spend 2-3 weeks in your home country. Contact an attorney to discuss in further detail to evaluate whether you are a good candidate for the the I-130/601a process.
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