Mrt

supernav wrote:

    >>In this case, she didn't come to the US to marry him. She was
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    >>already here on a student visa, so it's not like she gave up her >home
    >>and job in her home country to get married.
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    > Actually the student visa folks are the ones that have a MAJOR incentive
    > to marry for a gc. cuz once they get used to the american life -- and
    > once they graduate -- their status is "done". They're told to leave.
    > It's right around here that most start "looking for love" and get
    > married. If you worked at the IS office, you'd see how many F1's
    > conveniently walk in a mere 30 days after their visa expired -- USC
    > spouse in hand. Makes you go "hmmm"!

On the other hand, if they had a valid reason, they didn't have a much
need to file for AOS until it expired.

SanBernardino

Exactly what we did. Well, we didn't procrastinate until the last month, but we were already married almost 2 years when we got around to filing. Paperwork was a pain because we didn't have all the documents, so rather than submit early and get RFEs, we took our time. We were in no hurry since he had a visa. Supernav, I agree she needs to make her case, but I think you are judging some people too harshly. It is not so strange for two people to meet in college and decide to spend their lives together. College and post-grad time is when people start to think about finding someone to spend their lives with. I can also imagine some rushing into the marriage for fear of separation and because it is the easiest way to stay together, but then lots of ordinary folks (i.e., citizens) also do this. Skepticism is healthy, but so is compassion.