scrubbedexpat099

Marriage and wanting to move to the US is the issue.

The combination.

Anything else and it is nobody's business.

Noorah101

I don't think it's all that uncommon when it comes to international romance. I made sure my boyfriend had a clear path to the USA before getting engaged and thinking about marriage.

Rene

JPROPS72

I don't think anyone is talking about logic over love or even researching your husband's background. You love who you love and that is not anyone else's concern. I think what is being questioned here is why you didn't research how his conviction would affect his prospects of getting an immigrant visa.

I make no judgement about love for each other or on the mistakes he has made. However, I do think it is very unfair to suggest that the US immigration rules/laws have put you into the circumstance you are in or that they are keeping your family apart. What has created these unfortunate circumstances is your husband's mistake and not exploring the rules ahead of time to ensure that what you were planning to do as a married couple would be possible with his conviction.

theJBs

We're exploring other options currently and will update you all (those logical and those illogical) when we reach some conclusions.
Thanks much!
Mrs.

Jerseygirl

Yes please keep us updated. Good luck.

LondonSquirrel

Best of British to you both.

theJBs

That's fantastic! Thank you!
Mrs.

theJBs

OK people....as always thank you for your replies

Spoke with a solicitor specialising in immigration.

Absolutely no waiver possible.

So....not wanting to disappoint anyone i'm importing cocaine, hit me up, I'm a good 15 years out of touch with the prices but PM me lol.

^^^I am joking obviously...onwards and upwards...we are now looking at the E2 business visa.

...donations welcome lol...

Mr. JB

scrubbedexpat099

What sort of business is he in?

LondonSquirrel

Have you spoken to a lawyer about getting permission to let the children live in the UK? It seems that's the only way to go.

theJBs

I work in private security with my dogs. They are trained to protect me and locate criminals and in doing so save the clients money or business from disruption. I also support bailiffs with evictions, sometimes using my dogs in a guard dog/protection role or removing dangerous dogs from properties. Have also done a few small counter terrorism jobs with my dogs. Working closely with the police protecting infrastructure such as national rail or national grid sites as well as warehouses and building sites from gypsies and repossessing properties are my bread and butter type jobs.

We had intended that once I make the big move out to America we would start dog kennels and train personal protection dogs...

...We just hadn't anticipated creating this business would be THE reason i'm (potentially) allowed in...

Nutmegger

This makes far more sense than trying to re-start your business in the US. It seems that the liability insurance alone for such a venture would be crippling in this litigious society.

JPROPS72

I would echo what other folks have said. Your best chance is for you to move to the UK. The issue with an E2 visa is that while there is a waiver available, you have already filed the I-130 demonstrating your marital relationship. This may raise a red flag because it may appear to the processing officers that you are circumventing the system.

Any visa you applied for (not necessarily issued) will be on record. From past experience, I can say that non-immigrant visas are definitely not simple when you are in a relationship/marriage with a US citizen. Any non-immigrant visa requires evidence that you intend to return to your home country. When you are married to a US Citizen, this is a more difficult measure to overcome.

I genuinely believe that settling in the UK after you resolve the issue with your children's father is more feasible and viable than obtaining an E2

theJBs

We have already offered the ex husband $150, 000 cash and to cease child support (and obviously with the free healthcare in the UK medical payments would stop too)....We offered that the children would go back to America every school holiday - which is broken up very differently to the US school system (which would cost us roughly £7, 000 in tickets each year). But. He's having none of it.

The girls aren't leaving America any time before they are 18.

Our only chance is the E2 business visa.

I asked the solicitor how my applying for the CR1 would affect the E2 process and he said we should stop where we are and in a year the USCIS will send a letter out telling me they are ready to proceed with my CR1 immigrant visa, he said ignore that and in another year they'll do the same and then they'll close the case. He said do that or write to them and tell them I am not going to proceed with the CR1 visa.

I am due to visit in a few weeks so I also wanted to know what to tell the boarder patrol at secondary questioning....do I say I am still in the CR1 process or do I say we are about to begin the E2, or do I say I am just visiting my wife and kids....He said i could say either as all would be the truth.

The E2 is going to take a ****ing long time. The waiver for my holiday visa runs out in August and there isn't another appointment at the embassey till the beginning of August - it'll then take over 6 months to be approved for the waiver and I am concerned they won't approve it purely on the basis that I have an American wife and they'll view me as a immigration risk.

Frustrating and I feel a right ****. My step daughters had a dad in the house who didn't do anything with them and now they've got me who does everything for and with them but I'm non existant.

ian-mstm

This seems to be the easiest course of action. You can then pursue the E-2 without any CR-1 issues hanging over you.


Perhaps, but it will take less time than getting Congress to alter the immigration laws!

Ian