Macon, GA Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

An approved I-130 petition does not create authorization to be lawfully present in the U.S. A pending I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status can make it lawful for the beneficiary to remain in the U.S. while that application is pending. It would be wise for you and your husband to consult with an immigration attorney about this matter, and also about the filing of an I-485 (with applications for an Employment Authorization Document - sometimes called a "work permit" and for Advance Parole - sometimes called a "travel document") if those applications have not yet been filed. After learning all of the relevant information about your husband, his immigration-related history, etc., an attorney could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.

It sounds like he was deported for having comitted an "aggravated felony", in which case he is bared from returning to the US for life.  The only way to overcome that bar is to challenge the underlying criminal conviction.  

Significantly more information is needed in order to provide a legal analysis of ways your fiance may be able to attain immigration benefits. This includes, for example, information about your own immigration status (Are you a U.S. citizen? Are you a Permanent Resident? Do you have some other status?); information about your fiance (Is he in the U.S. now? If so, how and when did he enter the U.S.? What is his current immigration status? What immigration-related applications every before have been filed by or for him?); Etc. There really is no substitute for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information, could advise about eligibilities, options, and strategies to attain your goals, and who then could offer legal representation in the often complex application process.