7 ways to legalize now.
What can you do right now for your family.
There are many proposals right now in Congress, but below listed is what is available now.
Start gathering your entry documents and proof of being in the US prior to 2021.
Get together all your documents you have received from USCIS (US citizenship and Immigration)
See a qualified immigration lawyer
1) Section 245(I) expired April 30, 2001. Apply for green card or adjust status, even if out of status. You might be able to grandfather.
2) Provisional waiver if not able to adjust. Not eligible for green card in US. Provisional waiver you ask for waiver of 3 or 10 year bar before you leave the US. Takes about a year to process. Make sure embassies are fully open and operational.
3) Joint motion to reopen, after being order for deportation or removal. You cannot apply to adjust if you have an old deportation or removal order. This is useful if you now have remarried. Sometimes the USCIS prosecutor will even join with you to reopen and dismiss. Under Biden this is coming back. You may be able to get a new green card.
4) File a new waiver that is better packaged and supported with evidence. Many people may have denied waivers but you might be able to refile a waiver with more evidence.
5) Cancellation of removal. People who have been in the US for 10 years, and they have a close relative (parent, child or spouse). You can only apply if you are in removal proceedings. Must show hardship.
6) Refile a marital petition. It might be possible to correct or file more supporting documents. You may be able to show more evidence, better answers. Even if divorced, you may be able to
7) Sua sponte motion. Request the USCIS reopen or reconsider on their own.
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