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Feb 23rd 2013, 2:28 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

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we think our major downfall or hurdle would be the fact that its our first visit to see each other and yes we know its only been a short period of time weve known each other

what are the factors that would be looked at in our situation ?

My guess is that the short time knowing each other will not be a factor. Really the only factor (besides perhaps a criminal conviction or infectious disease) would be if the adjudicating officer thinks you entered the USA with the intent to stay.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 2:29 am

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Would also like to add , that does a previous marriage come into the equation and or children ?

Not in your case, no.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 3:42 am

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Love is not a requirement for immigration purposes? Really? So what is the definition of a bona-fida marriage then? For the record, I am in love with my husband (but I have a friend who might be interested in the definition)...

Feb 23rd 2013, 5:22 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

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four month ago I met someone online from Reno. we have chatted and chatted and mailed and sms every day for hours on end without fail. And we have records kept of every message and mail....Though aint always good abseiling on very little sleep

she is 48 and im 36 , age is just a number and we realy are happy and in love.
Im currently with her in Reno on a tourist visa , came over two week ago to vist and see her for the first time.. We are so happy and very much in love and she wants me to stay , she has even secured me a job if all goes well but that's a different matter for now.

she works full time and originally from L.A.

Any how she has prposed to me and im happy and said yes ..

our concern now is , what are our chances of getting a change in status?
being able to stay here without the wait for a fiancée visa?

dave

I read this with a weird sense of deja vu. You posted the same situation, with the same username, on a different forum. Same day, too. Same story -- except in that one you *weren't* already in Reno, but were planning to go out in the next few weeks. You hadn't actually met your girlfriend/fiancee in person yet, but she'd proposed online.

Are you actually in the US now? Because if you're not, then coming here on the VWP with the clear intention of adjusting status is totally dodgy.

Feb 23rd 2013, 6:20 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

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Marrying someone on his first visit and adjusting status may possibly be in his favor convincing the adjudicating officer that there wasn't any intent. Very few Europeans are so desperate to live in the US that they would scheme to meet someone on the internet with the intent to get married shortly after they meet.

Feb 23rd 2013, 6:35 am

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Are you actually in the US now? Because if you're not, then coming here on the VWP with the clear intention of adjusting status is totally dodgy.

To rephrase this idea, which I agree with, it is illegal to come to the USA as a visitor and misrepresent yourself at the POE if your true intent is to stay in the USA and adjust status to permanent resdent.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 6:37 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

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Love is not a requirement for immigration purposes? Really?

Yep, really.

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So what is the definition of a bona-fida marriage then?

Two people who are legally married, live as a married couple, and co-mingle their lives together as married couples do.

Love does not have to be a factor in the marriage (think of arranged marriages...those couples cannot possibly love each other on Day 1 of the marriage). There can be other factors driving them to marry (social factors, financial factors, etc). The driving factor just cannot be for immigration benefits.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 7:29 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

hi again and thanks for all the information...

Yes we are both currently in the USA in Reno... and yes we did post up that we wernt yet in the same country as each other but that was to get a perspective at a different angle , no misintention involved , was just for info purposes for
Definetly looking at getting married as neither of us wants to leave the other

just again and suppose no matter which way , things could go horribly wrong yet could work out perfect. No matter what the outcome we would find someway to be together no matter what the out come is or where we are in the world .

please if anyone has any info please post .. and thank u all for helping so far

we welcome any info we can get .

dave

Feb 23rd 2013, 7:45 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

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So what is the definition of a bona-fida marriage then?

It's a marriage in which both partners contribute to the relationship. This doesn't imply an equal contribution... only that both parties contribute. Love simply isn't a factor... which is certainly true in cultures where it's common for the couple to meet face to face for the first time on their wedding day.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 7:50 am

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... that was to get a perspective at a different angle , no misintention involved , was just for info purposes for

What... you couldn't just ask? Hmm...

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No matter what the outcome we would find someway to be together no matter what the out come is or where we are in the world .

Respectfully, everyone says that... but the long-time members can tell you that, generally, it doesn't work out that way if something goes wrong with US immigration. No matter how you slice it, one person gives up just about everything for the other person, so it's definitely an unequal process in that respect.

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Feb 25th 2013, 3:56 am

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Re: UK marriage to USA citizen

For immigration purposes, a bona-fide marriage is one that was not entered into for the sole purpose of gaining an immigration benefit.

Believe it or not, some people still marry the person who their parents selected for them. Others marry of their own choice for financial benefit. Whatever the reason, immigration law is OK with it as long as the reason is not because it's a route into the USA.

Regards, JEff

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Love is not a requirement for immigration purposes? Really? So what is the definition of a bona-fida marriage then?