Legal Question in Immigration Law in New York

I am 18 years old and my girlfriend just turned 17. I am an American citizen but she entered the u.s illegally from brazil when she was 6. We have decided to get married and go to brazil for 10 years and then i will get a fiance visa to bring her legally since there is no way she can fix her status here due to entering illegally. Would it be better if we married in the u.s or in brazil? Also would the 10 year bar be an automatic penalty for her being here illegally even though she would be underage when we go to brazil or could it be a shorter wait time?and I heard somewhere that if an illegal returns to their country b4 turning 18 1/2 this could lead to a shorter penalty from entering the u.s? Is this true? She has never got in trouble with immigration and she is leaving at her own will. Do these things count for anything?


Asked on 1/22/11, 8:22 am

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Dianne Brooks The Mandel Law Firm

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Answered on 1/27/11, 8:30 am


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