OK,
here's a touchy topic.
My husband and I met in the country I was living in before I moved here. He came in where I was working, and we just talked and talked for the rest of the day. The next day, he came back to the US (he was visiting a friend outside the US). But we exchanged information, and from that day on, we talked every single day on the phone about 6 hours (yeap, looong talks), and exchaged emails and text messages the rest of the day.
This went on for some months, until he invited me over here for my vacations for a couple of weeks. I came over, and that would be officially when we started dating.
I went back, and after some months, he came to visit me for a couple of weeks.
Later on, we realised that I had the chance to take one semester off University (was studying full time) and spend it in the US, both to spend some time with him, and also cause I was studying photography and I thought we could visit some cities here and I would get interesting material for my portfolio.
I got a B2 Visa, and arranged everything so that I could return to my studies and work after the 6 months were over.
I WAS NOT planning on getting married. When I arrived, the officer at the POE asked me a LOT of questions about our relationship and if we were engaged. I said no, which is true.
Now the time of our interview is coming and I'm wondering what to say about it. If I say that we started dating before I came here, they may think I was planning on marrying and staying here (I've heard of people to whom this happened) and deny me based on that. On the other hand, not saying that would be lying, and I would lose a lot of things supporting our relationship (all the emails we exchanged, pictures of a trip together, and so on).
What do you think I should do? I heard of a woman who was in a similar situation as I, she said they met here, and she had no problems. I just feel uneasy lying, and I bet my husband would too.
Any tips or experiences will be appreciated.
Thanks.
here's a touchy topic.
My husband and I met in the country I was living in before I moved here. He came in where I was working, and we just talked and talked for the rest of the day. The next day, he came back to the US (he was visiting a friend outside the US). But we exchanged information, and from that day on, we talked every single day on the phone about 6 hours (yeap, looong talks), and exchaged emails and text messages the rest of the day.
This went on for some months, until he invited me over here for my vacations for a couple of weeks. I came over, and that would be officially when we started dating.
I went back, and after some months, he came to visit me for a couple of weeks.
Later on, we realised that I had the chance to take one semester off University (was studying full time) and spend it in the US, both to spend some time with him, and also cause I was studying photography and I thought we could visit some cities here and I would get interesting material for my portfolio.
I got a B2 Visa, and arranged everything so that I could return to my studies and work after the 6 months were over.
I WAS NOT planning on getting married. When I arrived, the officer at the POE asked me a LOT of questions about our relationship and if we were engaged. I said no, which is true.
Now the time of our interview is coming and I'm wondering what to say about it. If I say that we started dating before I came here, they may think I was planning on marrying and staying here (I've heard of people to whom this happened) and deny me based on that. On the other hand, not saying that would be lying, and I would lose a lot of things supporting our relationship (all the emails we exchanged, pictures of a trip together, and so on).
What do you think I should do? I heard of a woman who was in a similar situation as I, she said they met here, and she had no problems. I just feel uneasy lying, and I bet my husband would too.
Any tips or experiences will be appreciated.
Thanks.