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If you are out of status you cannot adjust in the U.S. Therefore likely the petition through an employer will not result in residence. An exception is if you were the beneficiary of a petition prior to April 20, 2001.

As a tourist, you have no authority to be employed in this country. If Immigration knows that you are working, you would be removable from the country. Additionally any extension or change of status requests would be denied. Unauthorized employment if known could also give you a problem when applying for another visa overseas or when you return from abroad and are inspected by US Customs and Border Protection officials.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.  

As you are being petitioned under the IR (immediate relative child of a US citizen) or F-2A (unmarried child of a permanent resident), you will have to wait until you obtain your permanent residence before you can marry. A marriage would destroy the basis of the immigration petition. I do note the exception that an IR petition would change to F-3 married son or daughter of a US citizen if you marry, but the waiting time would increase to approximately 10 years. 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.