Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
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It's OK to come just for the marriage part.
Rene
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Oops yeah I forgot about the possibility of getting married and leaving! Sorry!
#18
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My VWP expires at the time of going to canada.
So after that i will be illegal in the states? I dont want to be illegal.
Please can you change the thread name too-
Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
Can you recommend an immigration attourney who is efficient and not too costly!?
thanks again to everyone
So after that i will be illegal in the states? I dont want to be illegal.
Please can you change the thread name too-
Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
Can you recommend an immigration attourney who is efficient and not too costly!?
thanks again to everyone
If you don't want to be illegal, you either need to marry now under the special provisions for spouses of USCs and then *not leave the US without the correct paperwork* OR, leave before your VWP expires and plan for some other sort of visa. You just have not left yourself a lot of time, and your misunderstandings could create real, actual problems for you. We're not making stuff up for fun.
You two must decide what you are going to do for the next 6-12 months and where you want to do it. You can't just float day to day anymore.
You *may not* return on a VWP with the intent to stay, married or not.
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Re: Returning to the USA to get married and get the green card
Be aware that Canadian border inspectors are aware that VWP visitors to the US try to get another 90 days via Canada. They don't like to see that, because if the US doesn't let you back in, you'll then be Canada's problem. If you try this, there's a very good chance the Canadians won't let you in.
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Be aware that Canadian border inspectors are aware that VWP visitors to the US try to get another 90 days via Canada. They don't like to see that, because if the US doesn't let you back in, you'll then be Canada's problem. If you try this, there's a very good chance the Canadians won't let you in.
The Canada trip should be totally off the table.
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That was also a breach of the VW rules ..you are supposed to have a forwarding or return ticket
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Re: Returning to the USA to get married and get the green card
If you do not want to overstay your VWP, then you have two options.
1. Don't get married yet, and do the K-1 fiance visa; or
2. Get married within the next few days, and then do the spouse Immigrant Visa
You can go to www.ailalawyer.com to find a list of attorneys to start calling. Or you can go to a place like Catholic Charities if you have them in your area, they can give you low-cost or free immigration advice.
Whatever you do, you should NOT leave the USA and then return on the VWP with the intent to remain and adjust status.
Rene
1. Don't get married yet, and do the K-1 fiance visa; or
2. Get married within the next few days, and then do the spouse Immigrant Visa
You can go to www.ailalawyer.com to find a list of attorneys to start calling. Or you can go to a place like Catholic Charities if you have them in your area, they can give you low-cost or free immigration advice.
Whatever you do, you should NOT leave the USA and then return on the VWP with the intent to remain and adjust status.
Rene
If we took this route, How long would it be before i get permission to work and start earning money for us do you think ? would it be 3 months or more?
Thanks again for all the replies...
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My VWP expires at the time of going to canada.
So after that i will be illegal in the states? I dont want to be illegal.
Please can you change the thread name too-
Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
Can you recommend an immigration attourney who is efficient and not too costly!?
thanks again to everyone
So after that i will be illegal in the states? I dont want to be illegal.
Please can you change the thread name too-
Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
Can you recommend an immigration attourney who is efficient and not too costly!?
thanks again to everyone
If you go to Canada and are not allowed back into the US you may have to forfeit that flight and shell out for another from Canada.
Just a thought, but you need to cover all the bases.
"Can you recommend an immigration attourney who is efficient and not too costly!?"
Possibly an oxymoron?
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"2. Get married within the next few days, and then do the spouse Immigrant Visa"
If we took this route, How long would it be before i get permission to work and start earning money for us do you think ? would it be 3 months or more?
Thanks again for all the replies...
If we took this route, How long would it be before i get permission to work and start earning money for us do you think ? would it be 3 months or more?
Thanks again for all the replies...
You CAN come and visit on the VWP during your wait, if you have ties showing you do not intend to remain in the USA.
This is the only way to do it, unless you either: 1) want to do the fiance visa instead; or 2) want to remain in the USA beyond your 90 days and go out of status while you try to file AOS after marriage. For number 2, I highly recomment a consultation with an attorney so you know what the risks are (i.e., if denied, no appeal, and a possible ban from the USA).
Rene
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50,
You would have permission to work on entry.
How long before you might start earning money is a whole different matter. There are a fair number of people in the USA who have exhausted their unemployment compensation benefits, and their extended unemployment compensation benefits, and are still asking the same question - when am I going to find another job?
Regards, JEff
You would have permission to work on entry.
How long before you might start earning money is a whole different matter. There are a fair number of people in the USA who have exhausted their unemployment compensation benefits, and their extended unemployment compensation benefits, and are still asking the same question - when am I going to find another job?
Regards, JEff
"2. Get married within the next few days, and then do the spouse Immigrant Visa"
If we took this route, How long would it be before i get permission to work and start earning money for us do you think ? would it be 3 months or more?
Thanks again for all the replies...
If we took this route, How long would it be before i get permission to work and start earning money for us do you think ? would it be 3 months or more?
Thanks again for all the replies...
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Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
Ok. Not going to bother going to Canada. Forget it.
Thanks for all the advice on that one.
but here is my new predicament. i need to work and earn money for our new arrival, and i need to be near my girl as much as possible.
I am wondering, what is the most efficient route now?
Get married before i leave or just be engaged and do a K1 and go that route?
How long do i have to be away in each scenario? I really want to be in the U.S.a for my baby being born at least
thanks so much you guys for all your help in advance
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but here is my new predicament. i need to work and earn money for our new arrival, and i need to be near my girl as much as possible.
I am wondering, what is the most efficient route now?
Get married before i leave or just be engaged and do a K1 and go that route?
How long do i have to be away in each scenario? I really want to be in the U.S.a for my baby being born at least
I am wondering, what is the most efficient route now?
Get married before i leave or just be engaged and do a K1 and go that route?
How long do i have to be away in each scenario? I really want to be in the U.S.a for my baby being born at least
For the Immigrant Visa, you'll be away about 8 to 10 months or so. But you'll be able to work from Day 1 back in the USA.
Third option, talk to an immigration attorney and see what HE recommends. There might be a third option open to you as well, but in that case you wouldn't be able to work or leave the USA for several months, and it means overstaying your current VWP visit. That third option also carries a lot of risks, if you get denied, you must leave the USA with a possible ban from returning.
Rene
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Re: Returning to the USA to get married on a visa waiver programme
"There might be a third option open to you as well, but in that case you wouldn't be able to work or leave the USA for several months, and it means overstaying your current VWP visit. That third option also carries a lot of risks, if you get denied, you must leave the USA with a possible ban from returning."
Rene
Rene
on what grounds could someone get denied?
I dont have a criminal record or anything and I am healthy ect. I dont do drugs.
Do i need to get some kind of extension on my current status on the third option before it runs out or stay as an illegal allien? (if i was to go that route)
i dont mind staying and not working for a few months as i have funds to support myself.
Me and my girl are genuinely very much truely in love and we dont mind proofing it to anyone and we met unexpectedly. My intent was not to become a resident of the U.S.A.
we had ideas to go to australia!! but now a baby is on the way it has changed things.
thanks again for your common sense reply
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Do i need to get some kind of extension on my current status on the third option before it runs out or stay as an illegal allien? (if i was to go that route)
Me and my girl are genuinely very much truely in love and we dont mind proofing it to anyone and we met unexpectedly. My intent was not to become a resident of the U.S.A.
we had iseas to go to australia!! but now a baby is on the way it has changed things.
we had iseas to go to australia!! but now a baby is on the way it has changed things.
Rene