Hello,
I am new here and should explain about my situation. I am a German citizen and are in a relationship with an American citizen. By now we are visiting the other (less than three months stay) and live on different continents. In the long run our plan is to get married and him moving to Germany. So I have no intention to ever stay in the USA permanently.
I have read very often about people getting in trouble when they entered the USA regularly to just visit, because they thought they might stay illegally. I have no such thing in mind. But I plan on going there three times in 2010. Two weeks in early April, two weeks in June and five weeks in August/September.
I have an unrestricted employment at a German school and also own property in Germany. So I could bring copies of that.
I understand by law I could go there on the visa waiver program the three times. But I have heard about quite some people getting in trouble when entering more often, especially when you are in a relationship with an American.
What is the best way to make sure I can visit without any bother? Would it make sense to get a tourist visa, although I do not want to stay longer than three months?
Or am I very unlikely to get in trouble and should just bring some copies of work-contract....owning property and such....
I also would like to know what would be the case if we would get married, but would still live in different places until he moved here. Would it be easier for me to enter or maybe even harder?
As I said....I have no intentions to stay in the USA permanently due to job and family ties....but I would like to enter trouble-free a few times a year until he moves here.
I would appreciate some advice very much
Tapi
I am new here and should explain about my situation. I am a German citizen and are in a relationship with an American citizen. By now we are visiting the other (less than three months stay) and live on different continents. In the long run our plan is to get married and him moving to Germany. So I have no intention to ever stay in the USA permanently.
I have read very often about people getting in trouble when they entered the USA regularly to just visit, because they thought they might stay illegally. I have no such thing in mind. But I plan on going there three times in 2010. Two weeks in early April, two weeks in June and five weeks in August/September.
I have an unrestricted employment at a German school and also own property in Germany. So I could bring copies of that.
I understand by law I could go there on the visa waiver program the three times. But I have heard about quite some people getting in trouble when entering more often, especially when you are in a relationship with an American.
What is the best way to make sure I can visit without any bother? Would it make sense to get a tourist visa, although I do not want to stay longer than three months?
Or am I very unlikely to get in trouble and should just bring some copies of work-contract....owning property and such....
I also would like to know what would be the case if we would get married, but would still live in different places until he moved here. Would it be easier for me to enter or maybe even harder?
As I said....I have no intentions to stay in the USA permanently due to job and family ties....but I would like to enter trouble-free a few times a year until he moves here.
I would appreciate some advice very much
Tapi
