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Good day, there are two main issues in your case, aside from those ordinarilly faced by visitor visa appicants.  The first is the overstay of the visa.  Since it wa 14 years ago you should be abel to overcome this by showing you are firmly established in Ireland and have no intention of coming to the US to stay but only to visit your daughter.  The second issue is the child endangerment felony, which is fairly serious and most likely qualifies as a crime of moral turpitude (the statute for every state is different so the NJ statute would have to be carefully reviewed fir accuracy).  Assuming it is a crime of moral turpitude, you are inadmissible to the US, but are eligible to apply for a waiver under section 212(d)(3) of the Immigration Act.  Applying properly is a time consuming process and the most important part is knowing what to submit in order to convince the US consulate that you are in fact rehabilitated and deserving of the issuance of the pardon and visa.  If you would like assistance with this, please contact our office and schedule a telephonic appointment. Our telephone number in the US is (619) 291-1112.   Best regards, Jan Joseph Bejar, Esq.

I-2 is not a visa category, so you'll have to clarify.  In any case, short of obtaining an immigrant visa, parents would not need a sponsor just to visit.  However, no visitor can stay for two years.  The maximum stay year one year.

Hello. You will not get a "change of status" h1b on this new filing. Since your H4 was denied, you have no status. You should leave immediately, wait for the h1b approval and process at the US Embassy. You should not overstay more than 6 months or you can be barred from coming back for 3 years. You have been out of status since 07/08/2014.