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It is difficult to say what will happen if you leave the US at this point. I assume that you filed for a six-month extension or 180 days. USCIS believes that if the intended period of stay exceeds the time that you are requesting, you should file an application to extend even if the first application is still pending. Perhaps the better route at this time would be to file for a late extension before leaving the country. Generally a person leaving the US during the time of a pending extension would have no problems, but I am not sure that the answer holds for someone leaving the country where he or she has already exceeded the time requested on the pending extension. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

The answer to your question is that bad credit should not affect your application. While the fiance petition will require the submission of an Affidavit of Support, someone else can act as a joint sponsor if you do not meet the requirements on your own. The concern with the Affidavit of Support is to make sure that the individual who you are sponsoring into the US will not require the assistance of any means tested public assistance benefits. What is reviewed is your employment history, your tax filings or your assets. If the issue is that you are not employed, a joint sponsor can always assist to help you meet the requirements of employment, income or assets that you cannot meet on your own. The Affidavit of Support is not the most difficult paperwork to complete, but it can get complicated at times depending on the situation. Perhaps a consultation with an attorney may assist you with understanding the requirements, but I would not say that you absolutely need to have an attorney working on the case with you. Nonetheless, if you are concerned I would certainly encourage you to schedule an appointment with a competent and licensed attorney who can answer you questions and steer you in the right direction. Good luck.

An individual who is applying for adjustment of status is allowed to stay in the grace of U.S.C.I.S. Unless the applicant has an underlying valid nonimmigrant status, the individual cannot be said to have a lawful immigration status. If the only thing that was keeping you afloat was the green card application and not a valid non-immigrant status, you would fall under the category of those whose legal status expired by 2012.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.