How can my husband get papers to live here legally? 10 Answers as of August 31, 2011

Immigrant visa options are limited if he has been deported twice but you can explore a non-immigrant visa with a waiver. No way to advise specifically without knowing all the facts of the deportations and any underlying criminal problems.

If your husband has been deported twice, it is not likely you will be able to get him "legal" until he has lived outside the US for 10 years. There may be other options, but I would need to know much more before giving any advise.

You don't indicate if you have filed a petition for him, if you are a citizen or resident of the US, if he is in the US at the present, and when and how he was deported.

If he has been deported 2 times, then he must wait outside US for at least 10 years. If he was a permanent resident and deportation was as a result of an aggravated felony, he can practically never be able to come back.

Unfortunately, if your husband has been deported twice then he is subjected to a twenty year bar. There is no waiver to this bar so unless twenty years has passed, there is nothing that can be done at this time.

Under current law, if your husband has entered the country without inspection after a prior deportation, he is barred from obtaining permanent residence in the United States. See 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(C)(i)(II). The only exception to this is if all of the prior deportations and reentries took place prior to 1997 and he has remained outside the U.S. since 1997. He can obtain a pardon to reenter the United States, but only after he can demonstrate that he has remained outside the U.S. for a continuous period of 10 years prior to seeking reentry. See 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(C)(iii).

This may be impossible for ten years unless he returns to his home country and waits 10 years. He committed a Federal Crime, when he returned without advanced permission and inspection by the CBP. He can be convicted incarcerated as a result. For legal advice, I strongly recommend an appointment with an experienced immigration attorney.

You husband may be barred permanently from becoming legal if he was deported twice and returned to the U.S. You need to talk to an experience immigration attorney.

Please consult an attorney. There is a waiver that allows people deported to re-enter the U.S.