Hi you guys,
I am glad I found this forum, it is so good to see that so many people are as confused about the whole immigration thing as me! And then so many people willing to help!
First of all, I went to Infopass with my fiance to ask about my options:
I entered the US on a B2 Visa last October. We decided in January that I should stay here because we really love each other. I had been reading that it is illegal for me to get married and apply for the GC on a Visitor's Visa though, so I had already dismissed that possibility. We were looking into applying for a Fiancee Visa now, which would have meant that I had to go back to Germany when my visa expires (31 March 2006) and then file for the Fiancee Visa.
But the lady at Infopass looked at my passport and visa and said that I-130 and I-485 was an option and even gave me a stack of paperwork for it. I said: "But isn't that illegal?" And she said: "Well, you are circumventing a law." The German as I am, I insisted: "But... doesn't that mean it's illegal?! And the lady smiled at me strangely and said again: "You are circumventing a law."
It sometimes seems to me as if they really wanted to help you but just can't do anything but give you robotic answers.
It was very confusing, but I really needed to know, so I tried again: "Won't I get in trouble? You know we were looking into the K1 Fiancee Visa thing, too. Isn't that the more legal way?"
And she actually said: "No, you won't get in trouble. The Fiancee Visa thing is almost the same, even in waiting time, it is up to you what you choose to do."
And of course, we chose against being separated and to file I-130.
We haven't filed yet though because my fiance only just got a new job (he was in the Airforce, stationed in Germany for two years, that's how we met) and we just moved to Denver, CO. So we waited with the wedding.
Now I'm confused again, because I'm reading here that you think the CIS is going to get suspicious about my entering the US on a visitor's visa. Am I in trouble or not? I thought the lady at Infopass WAS a CIS-person. Wouldn't she know? I really hadn't planned to get married in the US and stay when I entered. Since I had never been to the US before and thought that I might come back here if it turns out that my boyfriend and me decided to stay together, then I should get to know the country first.
Sorry this is a long thread. What do you think? Any experience with applying for the GC, filed through a USC husband while alien wife entered on a B2 Visa?
I would be grateful for any comments and answers.
Thanks!
Patty
I am glad I found this forum, it is so good to see that so many people are as confused about the whole immigration thing as me! And then so many people willing to help!
First of all, I went to Infopass with my fiance to ask about my options:
I entered the US on a B2 Visa last October. We decided in January that I should stay here because we really love each other. I had been reading that it is illegal for me to get married and apply for the GC on a Visitor's Visa though, so I had already dismissed that possibility. We were looking into applying for a Fiancee Visa now, which would have meant that I had to go back to Germany when my visa expires (31 March 2006) and then file for the Fiancee Visa.
But the lady at Infopass looked at my passport and visa and said that I-130 and I-485 was an option and even gave me a stack of paperwork for it. I said: "But isn't that illegal?" And she said: "Well, you are circumventing a law." The German as I am, I insisted: "But... doesn't that mean it's illegal?! And the lady smiled at me strangely and said again: "You are circumventing a law."
It sometimes seems to me as if they really wanted to help you but just can't do anything but give you robotic answers.
It was very confusing, but I really needed to know, so I tried again: "Won't I get in trouble? You know we were looking into the K1 Fiancee Visa thing, too. Isn't that the more legal way?"
And she actually said: "No, you won't get in trouble. The Fiancee Visa thing is almost the same, even in waiting time, it is up to you what you choose to do."
And of course, we chose against being separated and to file I-130.
We haven't filed yet though because my fiance only just got a new job (he was in the Airforce, stationed in Germany for two years, that's how we met) and we just moved to Denver, CO. So we waited with the wedding.
Now I'm confused again, because I'm reading here that you think the CIS is going to get suspicious about my entering the US on a visitor's visa. Am I in trouble or not? I thought the lady at Infopass WAS a CIS-person. Wouldn't she know? I really hadn't planned to get married in the US and stay when I entered. Since I had never been to the US before and thought that I might come back here if it turns out that my boyfriend and me decided to stay together, then I should get to know the country first.
Sorry this is a long thread. What do you think? Any experience with applying for the GC, filed through a USC husband while alien wife entered on a B2 Visa?
I would be grateful for any comments and answers.
Thanks!
Patty