Expected timeline of a UK citizen marrying a US citizen to live and work in the USA
Nov 13th 2007, 4:41 pm
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Re: Expected timeline of a UK citizen marrying a US citizen to live and work in the U
If the joint sponsor uses assets, it needs to be 5x the amount.
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Nov 13th 2007, 10:26 pm
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OK, sorry - but for a K-1, I believe the applicants assets can be used as well? Is that wrong?
Nov 13th 2007, 10:57 pm
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Firstly I just want to say thank you to the people that contribute here. I have spent some time reading about various visa and immigration cases on the internet but they always vary, and its hard to get a realistic expectation for what is possible and how long it takes. I'm hoping someone might have experience in a situation similar to mine and may be able to advise.
I am British, and have been in the USA on a visa waiver for two weeks staying with my girlfriend who I met in London last year. We want to stay together and have been researching a marriage based visa. I have a few questions.
I very much appreciated your thoughts, I am currently quite daunted by the process and most of the forums I read are full of acronyms I don't understand!
I am British, and have been in the USA on a visa waiver for two weeks staying with my girlfriend who I met in London last year. We want to stay together and have been researching a marriage based visa. I have a few questions.
- Should I just start here in the US on my visa waiver or return to the UK and apply for a (k1?)?
- How long will it take on average for me to gain everything I need to work in the US (social security number and EAD is that all?) I need to work as soon as possible.
- I want to be able to return to the UK to visit my Mother, how long before I am authorized to do so, and is it a pain to deal with immigration on return?
- Should we try and do it ourselves or use a lawyer, what should I budget?
- We are currently in LA is this a good place to file the paperwork or should we do it somewhere else, (Texas or NYC)?
I very much appreciated your thoughts, I am currently quite daunted by the process and most of the forums I read are full of acronyms I don't understand!
The "time lines" are very easy to compute -- simply recall the principal of plane geometry that it takes two points to define line. Once you have two pieces of information, the time line can be calculated -- the two points are the date of filing and the date of approval. I have noted a tendency of people to jump the gun and request a time line BEFORE they have the second piece of information.
Your questions are reasonable ones -- however, I would recommend a consultation with a legal professional.
Since you are in Los Angeles, please note that the Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Legal Assistance Clinic is there to help you.
http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=423
Although they do charge a consultation fee -- I think the $20 [yes, TWENTY BUCKS] is money well spent. They have been in operation for over twenty years and they are excellent.
It will save you a lot of hassle.
Nov 14th 2007, 1:19 am
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Re: Expected timeline of a UK citizen marrying a US citizen to live and work in the U
Nov 14th 2007, 1:26 am
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Nov 14th 2007, 5:29 am
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Re: Expected timeline of a UK citizen marrying a US citizen to live and work in the U
Hi:
The "time lines" are very easy to compute -- simply recall the principal of plane geometry that it takes two points to define line. Once you have two pieces of information, the time line can be calculated -- the two points are the date of filing and the date of approval. I have noted a tendency of people to jump the gun and request a time line BEFORE they have the second piece of information.
Your questions are reasonable ones -- however, I would recommend a consultation with a legal professional.
Since you are in Los Angeles, please note that the Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Legal Assistance Clinic is there to help you.
http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=423
Although they do charge a consultation fee -- I think the $20 [yes, TWENTY BUCKS] is money well spent. They have been in operation for over twenty years and they are excellent.
It will save you a lot of hassle.
The "time lines" are very easy to compute -- simply recall the principal of plane geometry that it takes two points to define line. Once you have two pieces of information, the time line can be calculated -- the two points are the date of filing and the date of approval. I have noted a tendency of people to jump the gun and request a time line BEFORE they have the second piece of information.
Your questions are reasonable ones -- however, I would recommend a consultation with a legal professional.
Since you are in Los Angeles, please note that the Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Legal Assistance Clinic is there to help you.
http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=423
Although they do charge a consultation fee -- I think the $20 [yes, TWENTY BUCKS] is money well spent. They have been in operation for over twenty years and they are excellent.
It will save you a lot of hassle.
