Dalton, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

Significantly more information is needed in order to provide a legal analysis, but generally if you entered the U.S. lawfully and with inspection and then became married to a U.S. citizen you may succeed in a marriage-based adjustment of status application process notwithstanding that your wife is unemployed. As you appear to recognize, if your wife does not have sufficient documentable income, then it will be important to have a joint sponsor. If your wife's uncle is a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, if he has sufficient documentable income and if he is willing to assume the responsibilities contemplated in the Affidavit of Support, then he may qualify as a joint sponsor. There really is no substitute for you and your wife to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.

Generally a U.S. citizen may petition for a parent who entered the country lawfully and with inspection to adjust status to become a Lawful Permanent Resident (to get a "Green Card"). This is true even if the parent may have long overstayed her initial visa. If the parent did not enter the U.S. lawfully and with inspection, then a more complete analysis of eligibility, options and strategies becomes necessary. There really is no substitute for consulting with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant details, could provide advice and legal representation in the often complex application process.