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You can apply now, but when they do request an affidavit of support, they will also advise you in writing that you have one year to respond, and if you do not, they will consider your petition abandoned. Of course, you do not want to wait this long, so perhaps you have a family member or a friend who would be willing and able to become a joint sponsor. That person must be a US citizen or permanent resident and must have sufficient income to cover his/her family plus your wife.

There is no right to obtain a green card through a grandparent as that is not one of the recognized categories of immigration. A grandparent may be able to help in establishing presence which is required for a parent where a US citizen parent has not entirely fulfilled the period of required residence to bestow US citizenship on a child, but that is the only instance that I can recall of a grandparent directly participating in the giving of immigration benefits.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.  

In the best situation, you would need waivers of both unlawful presence and of the deportation when your priority date becomes available and you are denied by the US Consulate or Embassy upon interview. If you came back to the US illegally after your voluntary departure in 2009, you are in a much worse situation of having incurred the permanent bar under which U.S.C.I.S. will only consider a waiver application beginning 10 years after your deportation in 2016. 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.