can i go back to USA with as tourist even after living there illegally for 10 years? [duplicate]

1. What is the 10 year immigration law?
2. Can an illegal immigrant become legal after 10 years?
3. How soon can I reenter the USA on tourist visa?
4. Can I come back to the US if I overstayed?
5. How can you avoid deportation?
6. What is the 3 10-year bar?
7. What happens if you stay in the US illegally?
8. How long does it take an illegal immigrant to become legal?
9. How long can an illegal immigrant stay in the US?
10. What happens if you stay more than 6 months in USA?
11. Can I change my B1 B2 visa to green card?
12. How long do you have to leave us before returning?

What is the 10 year immigration law?

It is available to certain nonpermanent residents who are in removal proceedings before an immigration judge, if the nonpermanent resident alien has been in the U.S. continuously for the last ten years (10 year law), is of good moral character, and can establish that his or her removal would subject a lawful permanent ...

Can an illegal immigrant become legal after 10 years?

There are no provisions in US immigration law that allow an illegal immigrant to change status to a legal immigrant or legal resident (Green Card) based on time spent in the United States. You have been in the United States for at least 10 years. ...

How soon can I reenter the USA on tourist visa?

Usually, the period granted is for about 6 months. It could vary depending on the purpose of your visit, though. The date you are required to leave the United States will be stamped on your passport or on your Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record).

Can I come back to the US if I overstayed?

If you have more than 180 days of unlawful presence, meaning you overstayed your visa by 181 days or more, you will be barred from returning to the United States for a certain amount of time. If you were unlawfully present for between 180 and 365 days, you will be barred from entering the United States for three years.

How can you avoid deportation?

You must meet certain requirements:

1. you must have been physically present in the U.S. for 10 years;
2. you must have good moral character during that time.
3. you must show "exceptional and extremely unusual" hardship to your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent or child if you were to be deported.

What is the 3 10-year bar?

Known as “the 3/10-year bar,” this provision bars from re-entry those who have accumulated more than six months of illegal presence. Illegal aliens with six to 12 months of unlawful presence are barred for three years; those here for more than a year illegally are barred for 10 years.

What happens if you stay in the US illegally?

If you accrue unlawful presence of more than 180 continuous days but less than one year, but you leave before any official, formal removal procedures (deportation) are instituted against you, you will be barred from reentering the United States for a period of three years.

How long does it take an illegal immigrant to become legal?

Undocumented immigrants to become eligible for US citizenship, must wait for 13 long years. They must first become temporary residents and then become lawful permanent residents after ten years. Three years after obtaining Green Cards, they can apply for US citizenship.

How long can an illegal immigrant stay in the US?

Illegal immigrants who remain in the U.S. for more than 180 days lose that opportunity and won't be able to apply for a U.S. visa legally outside the U.S. for three to ten years.

What happens if you stay more than 6 months in USA?

But if you overstayed for several months or close to 180 days, it is likely the officer will think you plan to overstay again, and will not let you in. Overstaying your permitted time on a U.S. visa can jeopardize your ability to come to the U.S. in the future.

Can I change my B1 B2 visa to green card?

Can You Change a B-1 or B-2 Visa to a Green Card? You can change your B-1 or B-2 visa to a green card. Both of these visas are usually valid for 6 months, and you may be able to extend that time by an additional 6 months.

How long do you have to leave us before returning?

The rule of thumb is if he is in the US for 90 days; should be out of the U.S. for 91 days before returning.