That's the limbo situation Dems & Reps love to put people in. Perhaps it gets solved now - stay, or not stay.

I call BS... Trying to gain citizenship for 20 years? LOL

Yeah, that's the longest I've ever heard of... by a lot.

Doesn't sound like they were very serious in their endeavors to get it done.

That means he's been telling her that (talking about it but never doing anything about it) so she believes him hook line and sinker. He were just covering up his illegal stay with an excuse to blow off the heat.