Rea

Hi all,
I understand that when a fiancé(e) arrives in the USA, the couple must be
married within 90 days of the arrival. What are the consequences of
overstaying the 90 days? Let's assume, for example, that the couple wants
more time to assess the union.

Thanks and a bunch.


Romain

Olivier Wagner

The fiancee will become out of status (i.e. illegal). If he is found by the
authorities, he would be subject to deportation - and it's going to be a
pain in the ass to let him come back.
If he remains in the US, his overstay will be forgiven when/if you file an
adjustment of status.

If he overstays by more than 6 months (from the expiration date of the I-94
to the moment adjustment of status is filed or to the moment he leaves the
country), he will be subject to bans (of at least 3 years, up to 10 years,
depending on the lenght of his overstay) and will not be authorized into the
US until he becomes a permanent resident (or until the ban expires).



"REA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hi all,
    > I understand that when a fiancé(e) arrives in the USA, the couple must be
    > married within 90 days of the arrival. What are the consequences of
    > overstaying the 90 days? Let's assume, for example, that the couple wants
    > more time to assess the union.
    > Thanks and a bunch.
    > Romain

Rea

Thank you for the quick reply.

Romain
"Olivier Wagner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > The fiancee will become out of status (i.e. illegal). If he is found by
    > the
    > authorities, he would be subject to deportation - and it's going to be a
    > pain in the ass to let him come back.
    > If he remains in the US, his overstay will be forgiven when/if you file an
    > adjustment of status.
    > If he overstays by more than 6 months (from the expiration date of the
    > I-94
    > to the moment adjustment of status is filed or to the moment he leaves the
    > country), he will be subject to bans (of at least 3 years, up to 10 years,
    > depending on the lenght of his overstay) and will not be authorized into
    > the
    > US until he becomes a permanent resident (or until the ban expires).
    > "REA" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Hi all,
    >> I understand that when a fiancé(e) arrives in the USA, the couple must be
    >> married within 90 days of the arrival. What are the consequences of
    >> overstaying the 90 days? Let's assume, for example, that the couple
    >> wants
    >> more time to assess the union.
    >> Thanks and a bunch.
    >> Romain
    >