Going to the US
Jun 21st 2009, 5:44 am
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Going to the US
Hello everyone,
What would happen if while you were in holiday in the states, your family were to file for you? What is the procedure? Thanks.
What would happen if while you were in holiday in the states, your family were to file for you? What is the procedure? Thanks.
Jun 21st 2009, 5:55 am
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Re: Going to the US
Jun 21st 2009, 5:55 am
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Re: Going to the US
You have already stated that your father has petitioned for you via form I-130. All you can do is live your life where you are and wait for a visa to be available to you.
You are no eligible to come visit the US and stay while this is pending if that is what you are looking to do. You have no legal right to be in the US on anything but a tourist/VWP visa.
Jun 21st 2009, 5:58 am
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Re: Going to the US
If you want to remain in the USA, you'd have to have some kind of appropriate visa to do so....student, work, etc.
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Jun 21st 2009, 6:15 am
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Re: Going to the US
if you come and overstay the vwp - then you will be there illegally and that wont look good when they come to look at whether or not to issue family based vias etc.
Jun 21st 2009, 6:48 am
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Re: Going to the US
THanks for your relies. I wasnt planning on doing that actually. I know of someone who is doing it at the moment and I wanted to find out what the process was.
Jun 21st 2009, 7:31 am
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Re: Going to the US
If the applicant goes out of status in the US, they aren't eligible to adjust status (unless they're an IR) and probably earn a ban against their re-entry. It's really a no-go plan.
Jun 21st 2009, 7:39 am
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Ok, its just that the person sounded so confident that they could sort things out over there. I wasnt too sure about that one. Btw, what is an IR?
Jun 21st 2009, 8:45 am
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Re: Going to the US
Jun 21st 2009, 4:12 pm
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Re: Going to the US
Here... take this one - it's bigger. 
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