Hi everyone,
Just want to see if any of you have filed for “Following to Join benefits” through consular processing. Please share your experience/opinion. Here is my situation.
I have been waiting for my EB I-485 approval for over 2 years now, and am thinking about marrying a guy who is here in the states on his B-2 visa. Could we get married here before my AOS approval, and submit the “following to join benefits” application through the consular office? He would not be able to file his I-485 here, since he has an important engagement to attend shortly. AP is probably not an option either, since he has to leave promptly.
Question:
1) By getting married here in the States, would he be violating his “intend” for visit?
2) I have read the procedures on USCIS website. Is I-824 necessary? Could he just bring my original I-485 approval notice to the consular office and request for an immediate action? There is a 6-month backlog the last time I check.
Thanks.
Dazed
Just want to see if any of you have filed for “Following to Join benefits” through consular processing. Please share your experience/opinion. Here is my situation.
I have been waiting for my EB I-485 approval for over 2 years now, and am thinking about marrying a guy who is here in the states on his B-2 visa. Could we get married here before my AOS approval, and submit the “following to join benefits” application through the consular office? He would not be able to file his I-485 here, since he has an important engagement to attend shortly. AP is probably not an option either, since he has to leave promptly.
Question:
1) By getting married here in the States, would he be violating his “intend” for visit?
2) I have read the procedures on USCIS website. Is I-824 necessary? Could he just bring my original I-485 approval notice to the consular office and request for an immediate action? There is a 6-month backlog the last time I check.
Thanks.
Dazed