Canadian marrying US citizen to live in US

[katmuller]

Hello, I am a canadian citizen looking to marry a US citizen and live in the US. Right now I am in Canada and he is in the US.

I am interrested in studying in the US before getting married but have been told I would be committing fraud to go to school, get married and then apply for adjustment of status. Is this possible? I would like to go start school in the US in January 2007 and then get married some time between then and summer.

Does anyone here know anything about this. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated.

Kat

 

[ladywhite]

katmuller:

i am not a UCS and have friends who came to the US to study, then found the right person, get married and succesfully obtained a green card. these things happen, right?

but, their initial intention was to come to the US to study, not to get married. they obtained a student visa to enter and stay in the US legally. when they got married, they applied for AOS and then were approved for a green card.

you have a BF and intent to enter the US on a student visa and then to get married while in the school in the US. that's why you have heard the word "fruad." if you managed to get a student visa and come to study, then wait for a reasonable period of time, get married, and file for AOS, that should be okay.

then again, during your AOS interview, you may get asked as to when your relationship started. if they found out it had happened before you came here for school, it could be a problem as they may view you as using a student visa to enter the country to get married. that's when fruad came in.

just my two cents on this. you may want to consult an immigration attorney. my advice, if you really intend to get married, file a K-1 visa. that is straightforward and the right one for you to enter the US to marry. after you are here, you could go to school as you would like.

good luck.
Ladywhite

 

[nutrient2]

I am a Canadian citizen in a similar (but not identical) situation. I met an American man on the internet last year and I have visited him on several ocassions. I am currently staying with him in the US (a legal visit!) and am looking for work. In the past year, we've spent less than 3 months together, so we have not yet decided if the relationship will be permanent. My intention is to get a job in order to stay here legally long enough for us to decide whether the relationship is serious enough to get married. Is this ok? I really don't want to do anything illegal in the process, but we're not ready to get married so soon! What can we do?