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The answer is that yes, your use of these resources can create problems later on. Keep in mind that officers at the US Consulate are trying to figure out one's intent on visiting the US when applying for a visa. Visitors come here to visit, they do not come to work. They do not come to buy a car, they do not come to rent an apartment and generally they do not come to have children. With that said the fact is that people do come to the US and do have children in an effort to secure US citizenship to their children as a benefit of having been born in the US. Looking at your inquiry it appears that having children here was not necessarily your plan and instead you gave birth a little earlier than expected. One of the issues that consular officers have is trying to determine whether an individual will become a "public charge." This means someone who is likely to need the resources of the federal government to cover the costs of existence. So if you have used the government's safety net to pay for a complicated birth that could come back to hit you in the head in the future if that information were to become known to the consular officer. That is not to say that it will absolutely, positively prevent you from obtaining a visa in the future. But there is the possibility that this may create questions about your intentions of traveling to the US. Consular officers are very concerned that they will make the right decisions when it comes to predicting future behavior. Using the resources that you did could lead an officer to be concerned and you should be aware of this I would highly recommend that you make arrangements to pay the fees associated with the birth. Hospitals and other medical service providers will generally work with you on payment plans and it would be very helpful towards securing a visa in the future if you make attempts to pay the debt incurred back to those who paid the bill. This is indeed a great country that provides to those who need help when it is needed. But a consular officer looks at this and sees someone who took from the system without paying in to the system and that mentality can make it difficult to obtain a visa in the future. Good luck.

You have a complex situation. There maybe a chance but first of all, we need to have more information about the criminal conviction. If the criminal conviction is not a felony, the process would be a bit easier. However, if the conviction is felony, you may need to hire a lawyer to reopen your case to set aside or vacate the conviction before you file any immigrant petition. You still need to file a waiver.

Although not clear from your question, I presume that the woman you married in January is a U.S. citizen. If that is accurate, then note that generally when a foreign national enters the U.S. lawfully and with inspection (such as with a B1/B2 visitor's visa), and later becomes married to a U.S. citizen, the couple may go forward with a marriage-based Adjustment of Status application at any time after the couple has become married. This is true regardless of whether the foreign national's previous visa may have expired (or even if he may have worked without authorization). With an expired visa, until the foreign national files an application for Adjustment of Status, he may be deemed unlawfully present and at risk of being placed in removal/deportation proceedings, and so there can be an important advantage in filing an Adjustment of Status application very soon after becoming married and eligible to adjust status. Especially since you and your wife appear to be less than fully familiar with immigration laws and applications processes, it would be wise for you to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information about you, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies, and could offer legal representation for the frequently complex application process.