angie1

hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i love without marriage..desperate brit

Rita

On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:05:34 +0000, angie1 <[email protected]> wrote:

    >hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    >u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    >florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    >sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    >stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    >love without marriage..desperate brit

Hmmmm. If your "partner" really wants you to join him he should do the
research. I don't think your chances are at all good, but check with the U.S.
consulate for details.

Cari

"angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    > u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    > florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    > sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    > stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    > love without marriage..desperate brit
The US Embassy in Grosvenor Square in Central London can help you with all the
information you need. But yes, he has to apply in the US to the INS and you do have
to get married. If they agree you will be granted a special entry in order for the
marriage to take place. The INS will also check that you are married... and not in
name only like in "Green Card" the movie.

Cari www.coribright.com

Bruce Bowe

You could always decide not to come here at all. Have you looked into welfare
where you are?

"angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    > u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    > florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    > sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    > stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    > love without marriage..desperate brit
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Sharx.

"Rita" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:05:34 +0000, angie1 <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    > >u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    > >florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    > >sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    > >stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    > >love without marriage..desperate brit

What do you have against marriage??? I sure wouldn't make that kind of move without a
FORMAL commitment. Give your head a shake, woman, and listen up to
Dr. Laura.


    > Hmmmm. If your "partner" really wants you to join him he should do the research.
    > I don't think your chances are at all good, but check with the U.S. consulate for
    > details.

Polar

On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:05:34 +0000, angie1 <[email protected]> wrote:

    >hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    >u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    >florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    >sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    >stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    >love without marriage..desperate brit

Consult a good immigration lawyer in your country.


--
Polar

John Beaderstadt

Polar wrote:

    > Consult a good immigration lawyer in your country.

It's gonna have to ba a *good* lawyer, from my interpretation of the original post.

BTW, a free-standing "immigration lawyer" is possibly the worst investment she could
make; there is a high degree of corruption and incompetence in the field. She'd be
far better off with one of the many charitable organizations that offer such
assistance.

--
Beady's Seventh Law of Social Harmonics: "Before you begin, pee."

D Pan

"angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > hhh jjj can someone please advice me on where to start with moving to
    > u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to my partners home in
    > florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the immigration
    > sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to marry to
    > stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the man i
    > love without marriage..desperate brit

Sorry, without the "commitment" of marriage, short of winning the immigration
lottery, you have virtually no chance of coming over to stay permanently to be with
your partner. Those are the rules.

angie1

.....................................thankyou for your replys but this isnt a issue about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking ........was general advice and pointing in the right direction on how and where to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx again....angie

angie1

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....HOW DARE YOU INCINUATE I NEED WELFARE..IM IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT..SHEEEEESHHHHHHHHH..THANKYOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnt

"angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by angie1: hhh jjj can someone please advice me on
    > where to start with moving to u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children
    > to my partners home in florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to
    > the immigration sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i
    > had to marry to stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay
    > with the man i love without marriage..desperate brit
    > .....................................thankyou for your replys but this isnt a issue
    > about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in
    > u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking
    > ........was general advice and pointing in the right direction on how and where
    > to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx again....angie
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

I think the consensus of opinion was that your chances were in the range
negligible to nil.

Why doesn't your partner in Florida offer some help. Or you could even start here:
http://www.usais.org/

JohnT

Jenn

In article <[email protected]>, "JohnT"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    > "angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > Originally posted by angie1: hhh jjj can someone please advice me on
    > > where to start with moving to u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children
    > > to my partners home in florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been
    > > to the immigration sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was
    > > i had to marry to stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to
    > > stay with the man i love without marriage..desperate brit
    > > .....................................thankyou for your replys but this isnt a
    > > issue about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in
    > > u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking
    > > ........was general advice and pointing in the right direction on how and
    > > where to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx again....angie
    > >
    > > --
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    > >
    > I think the consensus of opinion was that your chances were in the range
    > negligible to nil.
    > Why doesn't your partner in Florida offer some help. Or you could even start here:
    > http://www.usais.org/
    > JohnT



If this is such an important relationship to you, why is it that your boyfriend
doesn't want to marry you?

Rita

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:57 +0000, angie1 <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Originally posted by angie1: hhh jjj can someone please advice me on
    >where to start with moving to u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children to
    >my partners home in florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to the
    >immigration sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i had to
    >marry to stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay with the
    >man i love without marriage..desperate brit
    >.....................................thankyou for your replys but this isnt a issue
    >about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in
    >u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking
    > ........was general advice and pointing in the right direction on how and where
    > to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx again....angie

Basically you have been told you can't. Staying with the man you love is not a
sufficient reason for immigrating to the U.S. Immigration in general is limited to
close relatives of U.S. citizens or Green Card holders, spouses, children, parents,
siblings, or those who win the Green Card lottery, are granted asylum or such. You
don't qualify.

A few are granted temporary permission to stay and work in the U.S. if they have a
skill the U.S. needs AND most importantly a business employer who is willing to
sponsor them. This is very difficult to get and out of reach of the average
immigrant wannabe.

Peter L

Find a job in the US from some company which is willing to sponsor you for a work
permit. Don't laugh (the other US readers on this net), the US is experiencing huge
shortages in nurses and teachers. If you are competent in either of these fields you
may have a chance.


"angie1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by angie1: hhh jjj can someone please advice me on
    > where to start with moving to u.s???....is wanting to move myself n two children
    > to my partners home in florida..but niether of us know where to start..have been to
    > the immigration sites..and found them very hard to understand..all i found was i
    > had to marry to stay...i dont want to do that..surely there is another way to stay
    > with the man i love without marriage..desperate brit
    > .....................................thankyou for your replys but this isnt a issue
    > about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in
    > u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking
    > ........was general advice and pointing in the right direction on how and where
    > to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx again....angie
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Polar

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 14:56:04 GMT, Rita <[email protected]> wrote:

[...]

    >....................................thankyou for your replys but this
    >>isnt a issue about marriage....i want some guidence on ways to stay in
    >>u.s...ie...work permit extra.......all this talk of lawyers has me freaking:

Why? Is there something wrong with asking legal advice of the people best qualified
to give it -- lawyers?

There's such a thing as going to the horse's mouth, and not just thrashing
around wildly.




........was general advice and pointing in the right
    >>direction on how and where to start???...like forms......ect.....but thanx
    >>again....angie

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Polar