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I am slightly confused by your interposition of form I-90 replacement for alien registration card with form I-485 adjustment of status application for permanent residence. I will assume that you are a US citizen and that your wife can file for adjustment of status based upon her marriage to you. For her to work, she would have to submit form I-765 application for employment authorization along with the I-485. She could expect to obtain employment authorization within 90 days. As part of the immigration process, you must provide an affidavit of support guaranteeing to support her when she immigrates. The affidavit of support form is I-864. In the event that you do not have the wherewithal to support her following your reading of the federal poverty guidelines, you are allowed to have a cosponsor who can guarantee her support.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 deci

She will not have to travel to her country of origin to be able to apply for adjustment (residency). However, for the time that she is waiting for the visa to become available (3-5 years) since you are a US Resident, she will be illegal and immigration could start deportation proceedings against her during that time regardless of the visa petition outstanding for her. Once she files for residency and work permit, she will be safe until the residency is granted.