What's the best way to fix my boyfriend's papers so that he won't get deported? 14 Answers as of January 09, 2012

Once he has gone to Mexico he cannot returnh for 10 yrs (if he was illegal for 1 yr or more) If you marry him in Mexico and file his papers, you will have to file a 601 waiver and prove extreme hardship to you for the waiver to be granted.

You can marry in Mexico and file a family petition. He might need to file a I-601 waiver. The costs are about $1600 plus attorney fees.

If your boyfriend is already in Mexico after overstaying here he has already accumulated unlawful presence and requires a waiver to come back. Do not let him come back again illegally or he will trigger a permanent bar. If he has gone down more than once after overstaying or being illegal here he may already be out of luck to file quickly. I suggest a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney ASAP before he travels.

First, it sounds like he has been illegal in the U.S. already. Depending on how long he was here he is probably barred from entering the country. More than likely you will need a waiver of his inadmissibility. Secondly, being married in Mexico is a good first step to bringing him to the U.S.. The marriage or fiance status will provide the family relationship needed to immigrate through you. Although there may be a good chance that your boyfriend can some day be legal, the entire process may take several years.

From the information you have provided, if you are a US Citizen you could either do a fiance petition or you can marry him and do an immigrant visa petition. However, if he was previously in the United States in an unlawful status, he may be subject to the 3 or 10 year bars. In that case, he would need a waiver, which is costly and time consuming.

You need to file a petition on his behalf and then he will need a waiver for his illegal time here in the U.S. The petition is $420 to the U.S. government. The visa application is approximately $485 and the waiver application is $585. I cant tell you about lawyers fees because those fees vary from lawyer to lawyer. This is a complicated process. You would be best served sitting down with an experienced attorney to get a detailed explanation of what you will need for the waiver.

If he has entered and re-entered mutiple times, he may have a big problem.

Best way is for you to go to Mexico and get married and then seek consular processing for him. Contact an immigration lawyer for details. Best of luck.

You need to contact an attorney before you did any type of filing and even if you are married. There are bars under Immigration law that can affect his change to adjust status to become a permanent resident based on his entries and exist to the U.S.

If your boyfriend was in the U.S. for more than 6 months without legal status, he is subject to a three year "bar" or penalty and if he was in the U.S. for more than 1 year without permission, then he's subject to a 10 year "bar". That means even if he's approved for an immigrant visa to come to the U.S. after marrying you, he will have to wait outside the U.S. for 3 or 10 years before he can come back. If you can prove that it would be an extreme hardship to you if he's not allowed to come back right away, then you can help him apply for a waiver, which basically requests permission to come back, even though he has the bar against him. In my opinion, you need to discuss this situation with an immigration attorney before you make the decision to get married, so that you can fully understand what the whole process will be like for both of you.