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Filed: Other Country: New Zealand
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Hi, I came to the US to visit (vwp) my partner which to my surprise proposed to me when I arrived. We got married in a small ceremony in vegas with a few close family members a couple of weeks later.

For our honeymoon we have booked a carribian cruise so essentially leaving and reentering the country.

After this we are going to file for AOS for me but I have a question.

What POE doing I put on the forms? LAX or Galvesten?

Is there a disadvantage?

Do I have to wait 60 days from entering after the cruise?

If I leave after getting married will they let me back in when returning to Galvesten?

This has me stressing a little now and has me second guessing our choice or a cruise

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You cannot go on your honeymoon if you want to AOS. You can AOS now and postpone the honeymoon until you get travel permission, or you can go on the honeymoon and then go home and file for a spousal visa which takes a year.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Hungary
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You should second guess it for sure. Right now, it's fine for you to stay & file for AOS as it was not planned at the time of your last entry.

However if you leave and re-enter on VWP with immigrant intent that's visa fraud, so I strongly advise against it.

You should stay put, file for AOS, EAD and AP. Normally you get EAD & AP within 90 days of filing. You can leave at that point and return with your AP (Advance Parole) card, if you wish.

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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Filed: Other Country: New Zealand
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You cannot go on your honeymoon if you want to AOS. You can AOS now and postpone the honeymoon until you get travel permission, or you can go on the honeymoon and then go home and file for a spousal visa which takes a year.

Thanks for the reply. That's what I was thinking. Because I'm already in the country I will have to wait to get the AP card.

Thanks for confirming my initial thoughts

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Filed: Other Country: New Zealand
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You should second guess it for sure. Right now, it's fine for you to stay & file for AOS as it was not planned at the time of your last entry.

However if you leave and re-enter on VWP with immigrant intent that's visa fraud, so I strongly advise against it.

You should stay put, file for AOS, EAD and AP. Normally you get EAD & AP within 90 days of filing. You can leave at that point and return with your AP (Advance Parole) card, if you wish.

Thank you for your reply. I'm going to make some calls now, try and keep the damage to a minimum

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Filed: Other Country: New Zealand
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I just had to cancel the cruise. Because we were sailing so close we lost 50% of the cost.

Have to put this one down as a learning experience.

Hopefully this helps someone else.

Whilst we are in the country we don't want to jeopardize anything.

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My partner and I were on the same boat as you. We were married already before my final entry but then decided to AOS instead of consular process which we had started at that moment due to big change of life. We had to cancel our cruises because of this and lost almost $700. They won't refund any money beside the tax and port fee.

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