On B1...apply for a green cardor for a J1 ?? Please help ASAP

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drrhn

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Dear folks,


This is my case in points:
- I am outside USA
- I have a valid B1/B2 visa and entered the USA many times before and never violate this visa terms and status before and never did an extention.
- I will be enrolling in a medical training program by this July 1st
- I know a US citizen from my same cultural background from whom I want to marry and she is in the states now.



My question, which senario is best for me provided that I want to get the green card ultimately and keep my spot at the medical training program:



1) apply for a J1 visa now and travel to USA, start my training, marry my girl and stay on J1 visa status and then struggle with the dilemma of waivers later on and spend years serving in underserved areas ?
2) or travel to USA now with my B1 visa, marry my girl after 1 month and apply for green card at the begining of April and for a work permit to start my training 'will I get it on time before July 1st?' while my green card is pending? But what if my green card is denied? am I going to lose my spot in the medical training program?



What is the best for me?


Thank you.
 
Both are bad ideas compared to your other options, and #2 is bordering on immigration fraud -- you have not just the immigrant intent issue, but you're also entering with a B1 with the prior intent of enrolling in school without telling them at the port of entry (you know that if you tell them your plan you'll be refused entry).

Apply for a fiance visa and stay in your country a few months until you receive it. Ask the medical school to defer your start date to January. Most schools offer deferred enrollments to people who are already accepted, and they have an established process for applying for it, which might be visible on their web site.
 
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what if i entered the states now on B1. stay couple of months, then marry my girl rather than marrying her directly once I enter, and then apply for work authorizatio and for green card. The question here then is, will the work permit be issued before july 1st so I can use it to enroll in the training prgram ?
and if they denied my green card application, shouldI then leave USA and lose my training spot ?
 
Apparently you didn't understand what I just wrote. You're already accepted into the program -- so you'll be entering the US with TWO preconceived intentions that are disallowed with a B1/B2 visa ... studying and immigrating. If you enter with a B1 and then stay to adjust status and enroll in that program, you risk being denied for misrepresentation. And once denied you'll have to leave the US; you might be physically deported if you don't leave fast enough.

Apply for the fiance visa and forget about starting that program on July 1st. Get the school to defer your start date to January.
 
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