got married recently and i have a question

[andrewjalo 0]

hello there my name is Andrew and I recently got married to my love of my life that i meet here in the united states during my vacation before studding.

I came legally to the US with tourist visa b1-b2, meet my wife during my visit at one of the casino at the downtown, dating with her for 5 months

and we got married.

my question is, if i want to work because i have to provide her and we want to get a house, and we planing a kid , and we have a dog even hhh what is my options?

we don't have money for a lawyer right now for the process of green card, is there option to get work permit during this time ?

I am of course legal here, the thing is my tourist visa expires at 2024 but my staying visa of 6 months expires at 1st march.

I would like for any help I could get, thank you

[aaron2020 11,651]

hello there my name is Andrew and I recently got married to my love of my life that i meet here in the united states during my vacation before studding.

I came legally to the US with tourist visa b1-b2, meet my wife during my visit at one of the casino at the downtown, dating with her for 5 months

and we got married.

my question is, if i want to work because i have to provide her and we want to get a house, and we planing a kid , and we have a dog even hhh what is my options?

we don't have money for a lawyer right now for the process of green card, is there option to get work permit during this time ?

I am of course legal here, the thing is my tourist visa expires at 2024 but my staying visa of 6 months expires at 1st march.

I would like for any help I could get, thank you

The only way for you to stay and get work authorization is to file AOS. There is nothing else you can get that would allow you to stay and work.

[andrewjalo 0]

The only way for you to stay and get work authorization is to file AOS. There is nothing else you can get that would allow you to stay and work.

i see.

Should i get a lawyer for AOS? or i can manage to complete this process alone?

while i am under AOS process would i get work permit?

Edited January 30, 2015 by andrewjalo

[Done--Really 331]

It is extremely simple -- just read the guides here and then follow the directions precisely

[Halai&Tim 5]

can you get your employer to extend your B1/B2 visa? I know that there are 6 month, 1 year, 10 year etc etc.

my husband went back home to Fiji expecting his B1 visa to be renewed, but he wasnt able to prove that he had strong enough ties to Fiji with intentions of returning to Fiji, therefore his visa was denied.

In the mean time, we got married and started the process for getting him a CR-1 Visa (which can take anywhere from 1 year to 2 years or longer, depending on the situation). I would definitely try and do an adjustment of status if you can. There should be enough forums on this website for you to figure out how to do it on your own without the need of a lawyer. Lawyers are usually only recommended if your case is very difficult and out of the ordinary. Hope that helped some! Good luck!

[aaron2020 11,651]

i see.

Should i get a lawyer for AOS? or i can manage to complete this process alone?

while i am under AOS process would i get work permit?

This is a Do-It-Yourself website.

If you are willing to read and are good at following written directions, then you could do it yourself without a lawyer.

When you file for AOS, you can file for an EAD as well. It will take about 90 days to get the EAD and 6-12 months to get your green card. With the EAD, you can legally work.

[andrewjalo 0]

Thank you very much guys, i will follow the guides here and will update my status thanks

[aaron2020 11,651]

can you get your employer to extend your B1/B2 visa? I know that there are 6 month, 1 year, 10 year etc etc.

my husband went back home to Fiji expecting his B1 visa to be renewed, but he wasnt able to prove that he had strong enough ties to Fiji with intentions of returning to Fiji, therefore his visa was denied.

In the mean time, we got married and started the process for getting him a CR-1 Visa (which can take anywhere from 1 year to 2 years or longer, depending on the situation). I would definitely try and do an adjustment of status if you can. There should be enough forums on this website for you to figure out how to do it on your own without the need of a lawyer. Lawyers are usually only recommended if your case is very difficult and out of the ordinary. Hope that helped some! Good luck!

How exactly would his employer extend his B1/B2? Aside from the fact that he has no job and is looking for one.

[Halai&Tim 5]

How exactly would his employer extend his B1/B2? Aside from the fact that he has no job and is looking for one.

So sorry, I misread. I thought that he currently had an employer. my bad. Thank you for bringing that up aaron2020!

[andrewjalo 0]

another question, from browsing on the web I see that the immigration officers can be really hard and cruel, is that right?

[aaron2020 11,651]

another question, from browsing on the web I see that the immigration officers can be really hard and cruel, is that right?

Take everything with a grain of salt.

Most people that I know that have gone through the immigration system have had no problems. Most were prepared for the processes.

There are many people who think US immigration should understand their situations while they fail to comply with the rules. Some people think they are special and if given the opportunity to explain they are fine except they don't provide evidence.

If you provide the required documents, you should have no problem.

Furthermore, few people will post to tell you how smoothly things went. More people will come here with problems. If you read through the threads, you will find that they left something out.

[andrewjalo 0]

Take everything with a grain of salt.

Most people that I know that have gone through the immigration system have had no problems. Most were prepared for the processes.

There are many people who think US immigration should understand their situations while they fail to comply with the rules. Some people think they are special and if given the opportunity to explain they are fine except they don't provide evidence.

If you provide the required documents, you should have no problem.

Furthermore, few people will post to tell you how smoothly things went. More people will come here with problems. If you read through the threads, you will find that they left something out.

You were more than helpful! thank you very much Sir.

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas ~

[Done--Really 331]

Let me be one of those posters who has regularly said how easy it is if you just follow the directions -- even if they don't make sense sometimes. Everyone at USCIS, NVC, the embassy, and all the service centers has been pleasant and helpful to a fault. We are almost done -- the naturalization interview is in three weeks, with oath to follow, and we have not had a single bad moment along the way. It takes a long time to get through everything, but it was easy because we DID follow all the directions.

[andrewjalo 0]

Let me be one of those posters who has regularly said how easy it is if you just follow the directions -- even if they don't make sense sometimes. Everyone at USCIS, NVC, the embassy, and all the service centers has been pleasant and helpful to a fault. We are almost done -- the naturalization interview is in three weeks, with oath to follow, and we have not had a single bad moment along the way. It takes a long time to get through everything, but it was easy because we DID follow all the directions.

I understand.

From what i read on the web and hear is because we only 6 months together it might seem not genuine :\

I spent 24 years back home and never found some one like my wife, that i share every thing with her.. its amazing because she is actually my soul mate, we think together we completer sentences together every thing!

I've got sponsors but we don't have joint account and other stuff... we got an apartment on lease but not loan on our name nor insurance :\ that's why i m afraid from the process because we don't have all this stuff especially when my last saving that i brought with me start to ran off... what do you think?