Yes, sorry for the delay. Since she entered illegally she will not be able to adjust her status in the U.S. She will have to go out and adjust through the embassy in her country. You can file petitions here but when it is time for the interview she will have to attend the interview there. The problem with that is when she leaves the country she will face a 10 year bar to re-entry since she has been here over 1 year out of status. She can overcome this 10 year bar with a I-601 hardship waiver by showing extreme and unusual hardship to a U.S. Citizen spouse if she is not allowed back in, but those waivers are hard to get and normally involve you having severe medical or health issues. I'm sorry the news couldn't be more positive but I have to tell you the truth. She can always do as he is doing and 12 million estimated people are doing and that is wait for immigration reform. I hope this helps clarify.

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