Visa waiver question

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doughnutnutty

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I am planning on moving to the States from England and have just found out it is going to take me 4 years to actually do it. Apparently I am in the highest category as my Dad is a US citizen, but as I am over 18 I am no longer dependant on anyone and there is a waiting list.

I am in the States at the moment and have been since November, I am booked to go home on 1st February which takes me up to my legal 90 days on the visa waiver programme.

My question is, how long do I have to stay in England before I can come over again for another 90 days? Also is there a limit on the number of times that I can do this in the 4 years that I am waiting for my visa to come through?

I am also planning to do this whole process myself, I can't afford to go and see an immigration lawyer, so does anyone have any tips?

Help would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks :)
 
If you want to come for longer periods, student or exchange visitor visas (e.g. as trainee) would be better options. Staying prolonged periods on a visa waiver or visitors visa is frowned upon by the authorities here.

As pointed out, your problem with any of the non-immigrant categories (visa-waiver, visitors, student, exchange) is that you are a likely immigrant through the fact that an immigrant petition has been filed on your behalf. While they don't seem to be too hard on people with petitions filed by relatives, you could be denied entry or a visa as a 'likely immigrant' any time (your chance of that happening will increase if you push the limits of whats allowable under the VWP or visitors visa).
 
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Many thanks for your advice, it is much appreciated.

Instead of visiting for the full 90 days.. would it make a difference if I were to visit for a couple of weeks every couple of months? Would that be seen as overstepping any boundaries?

I am in a difficult position as I also have a boyfriend over here... And it would suck big time if I couldn't visit.

This whole process is confusing the hell out of me! So many different types of visas.
 
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