You need to speak to your local INS office directly and give them your alien number so they can help you.
I had a student visa but went out of status Can i marry a green card holder and apply for a green card?"
If you do not know the person, the answer is:Unless you work for USCIS or FBI, you can't do that.If you know the person:Just ask them to show you their green card for fun and then you'll know.
If the marriage was purely for the purpose of obtaining a Green card and if the USCIS comes to know of it, then the Green card will be revoked. The person will get to lose the legal permanent resident status.
Its important to be in legal status while in US. Individuals who obtain a Green Card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen are granted "Conditional" Green Card status, which is only valid for two years. Individuals who have been granted Conditional Green Card Status are required to apply to remove the Conditions on their Green Card within 90 days of the date that their Conditional Permanent Resident status expires.After conditions are removed the applicant is issued a green card valid for 10 years.
An immigrant who is unlawfully within the US is not eligible for permanent residence status (green card).
An immigrant who is unlawfully within the US is not eligible for permanent residence status (green card).
HOW DO U KNOW IF YOUR GREEN CARD IS VALID?
Individuals who obtain a Green Card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen are granted "Conditional" Green Card status, which is only valid for two years. Individuals who have been granted Conditional Green Card Status are required to apply to remove the Conditions on their Green Card within 90 days of the date that their Conditional Permanent Resident status expires that is within their second anniversary and they are still married.
The green card which is got as a result of marriage to a green card holder is the conditional one and valid for 2 years. 90 days before it expires the Form I-485 should be used to adjust status from conditional status to permanent resident status and a permanent green card valid for 10 years is issued to the applicant. The green card which the alien gets through employer or a relative is valid for 10 years which has to be renewed.
To obtain a green card there are many ways: through employment, a family member or marriage. You must be sponsored by a family member in the U.S. in order to apply for a Family-Based Green Card. To apply for an Employment-Based Green Card, a foreign applicant must be sponsored by a qualifying U.S. employer. Individuals who obtain a Green Card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen are granted "Conditional" Green Card status, which is only valid for two years. Individuals who have been granted Conditional Green Card Status are required to apply to remove the Conditions on their Green Card within 90 days of the date that their Conditional Permanent Resident status expires.
A person may apply for citizenship 5 years after getting Green Card status
If she has had greater than 5 years in Green Card status, yes.