Holland to USA ?
Jul 24th 2002, 4:20 am
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Holland to USA ?
jeez, so much information...can anyone lend an opinion?
i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple of
months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could meet.
those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like to
spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job here,
and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year old
daughter, later.
we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
ideas? thanks in advance.
i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple of
months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could meet.
those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like to
spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job here,
and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year old
daughter, later.
we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
ideas? thanks in advance.
Jul 24th 2002, 5:20 am
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Re: Holland to USA ?
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:05:15 -0700, dan wrote:
> jeez, so much information...can anyone lend an opinion?
>
> i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple
> of months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could
> meet. those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
>
> she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
> not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like
> to spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job
> here, and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year
> old daughter, later.
>
> we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
> ideas? thanks in advance.
Well, there are fundamentally two options: either, she can get a Green Card, and
three years later citizenship, through you (and that WILL mean marriage. No
marriage means you are not a relative and therefore cannot sponsor her in any way,
shape or form).
Or she can get an employment-based visa. To do that, she'll most likely need a
college degree or 12 years of experience that would be equivalent to a college
degree. She'll also need to find an employer willing to sponsor her. And of course,
she'll need to actually work.
Another word of caution: given that she has a ten-year old daughter, you may need to
hurry up. You are not close to a critical deadline quite yet, but you do have a
limited amount of time. Once the daughter turns 18, if she does not have a Green Card
by then, she would no longer be able to join her mother.
It may sound like you have a lot of time - it's eight years away. But that's not
true. INS is extremely slow, and if she does go the employment-based route, it is
entirely possible that it takes that long to get the Green Card (it took me six
years). Even if you go the marriage route, after all, do expect that the paperwork
will take between one and four years, depending on where you are (during most of
that process, she may join you in the US, but at least the first six months to a
year, you should be prepared for her to continue living in the Netherlands, and not
visit you at all).
Ingo
> jeez, so much information...can anyone lend an opinion?
>
> i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple
> of months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could
> meet. those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
>
> she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
> not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like
> to spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job
> here, and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year
> old daughter, later.
>
> we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
> ideas? thanks in advance.
Well, there are fundamentally two options: either, she can get a Green Card, and
three years later citizenship, through you (and that WILL mean marriage. No
marriage means you are not a relative and therefore cannot sponsor her in any way,
shape or form).
Or she can get an employment-based visa. To do that, she'll most likely need a
college degree or 12 years of experience that would be equivalent to a college
degree. She'll also need to find an employer willing to sponsor her. And of course,
she'll need to actually work.
Another word of caution: given that she has a ten-year old daughter, you may need to
hurry up. You are not close to a critical deadline quite yet, but you do have a
limited amount of time. Once the daughter turns 18, if she does not have a Green Card
by then, she would no longer be able to join her mother.
It may sound like you have a lot of time - it's eight years away. But that's not
true. INS is extremely slow, and if she does go the employment-based route, it is
entirely possible that it takes that long to get the Green Card (it took me six
years). Even if you go the marriage route, after all, do expect that the paperwork
will take between one and four years, depending on where you are (during most of
that process, she may join you in the US, but at least the first six months to a
year, you should be prepared for her to continue living in the Netherlands, and not
visit you at all).
Ingo
Jul 24th 2002, 9:20 am
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Re: Holland to USA ?
"dan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> jeez, so much information...can anyone lend an opinion?
>
> i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple
> of months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could
> meet. those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
>
> she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
> not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like
> to spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job
> here, and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year
> old daughter, later.
>
> we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
> ideas? thanks in advance.
Check my site, http://www.dutchusa.com
You can use DCF (=Direct Consular Filing at a U.S. Consulate) in The Netherlands
without actually living there, unlike a lot of other European countries. This is
however based on a stable relationship with marriage involved.
I'm sorry to report that marriage is the only legal form of partnership as a basis
for immigration. The United States does not recognize any other form of legal
partnership like most European countries do. Getting a visa for a job is almost
impossible at this moment due to the economy. Unless she has a specialist profession
which is hard to find in the United States.
She can however visit you for up to 90 days using the visa waiver. In this time she
is not allowed to work and she *must* return within the 90 days. Also, they have
become a LOT stricter... it might be wiser (tip from Eileen) to get a ticket for
three weeks and extend that one once she is here.
Maarten
news:[email protected]...
> jeez, so much information...can anyone lend an opinion?
>
> i am an american man who met a wonderful woman from holland online. after a couple
> of months of online talk and cams, she flew to my state (arkansas) so we could
> meet. those 5 days were pretty damn incredible.
>
> she now wants to move here, and we have been researching the NEXT BEST MOVE. we do
> not want to go marraige visa route, of course, this early on. we simply would like
> to spend some time together to see what happens next. she would like to find a job
> here, and strive for eventual citizenship, after which she would bring her 10-year
> old daughter, later.
>
> we are eager to do everything in the most legal and efficent and sensible way. any
> ideas? thanks in advance.
Check my site, http://www.dutchusa.com
You can use DCF (=Direct Consular Filing at a U.S. Consulate) in The Netherlands
without actually living there, unlike a lot of other European countries. This is
however based on a stable relationship with marriage involved.
I'm sorry to report that marriage is the only legal form of partnership as a basis
for immigration. The United States does not recognize any other form of legal
partnership like most European countries do. Getting a visa for a job is almost
impossible at this moment due to the economy. Unless she has a specialist profession
which is hard to find in the United States.
She can however visit you for up to 90 days using the visa waiver. In this time she
is not allowed to work and she *must* return within the 90 days. Also, they have
become a LOT stricter... it might be wiser (tip from Eileen) to get a ticket for
three weeks and extend that one once she is here.
Maarten
