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With all these govt. programs in limbo.,..,.the only thing I can see is a K-1 visa and marry a US citizen, or CR-1 and apply as a married couple, to a USA citizen.

I see no other way.

ummmmmmm........how could they do a k-1? He is in the US. for a k-1 he would have to leave the US and interview in his home country. e would incur a ban when departing the US. Not a good suggestion. Marrying in the US and adjusting status is the only logical option


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is he under 31? then DACA is a way for him to get the temporary status and working papers,. Then he can apply through the marriage.... that'll give him two years at least.

If he's been there this long it's expected that he would get married here.... he shouldn't feel ashamed!

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uniquelyJo   34

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K 1? he lives in the US....OP I see noting wrong with what

the young man said to the neighbor

A Maybe he wants her to not feel he has an agenda when he marries her=GC

B Maybe he would prefer going it another route if he can, many ppl use it as a lesh

C Maybe he is not ready for marriage, but if they are happy together he should get marry sooner than later.

The only reason I said "it was weird" is because he has already asked her to marry him, they are officially engaged, so him not wanting to get the GC through marrying her just made no sense to me if he was already planning on marrying her.

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uniquelyJo   34

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is he under 31? then DACA is a way for him to get the temporary status and working papers,. Then he can apply through the marriage.... that'll give him two years at least.

If he's been there this long it's expected that he would get married here.... he shouldn't feel ashamed!

Yes he is under 31, I have passed on the info to her about DACA and they are going to look into that as an option if he is still totally against going for the GC through marriage.

I haven't really asked any questions about him because its really none of my business, I just repeated on here what she had told me and I said I would ask because I really didn't know and I didn't want to give them any false or misleading information.

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You have yet to mention anyway he is getting a GC other than through marriage.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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uniquelyJo   34

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All I did was give her the link to the immigration page with the info about DACA and gave her the link to this site so she can read up on everything herself....as I said I just don't like answering any questions about immigration when the circumstances are different to what mine were, because I don't know enough to be saying this and that about it all...but I know a lot of you guys are really well versed and along with all the information available on this site, it should give them a good idea what they are up against and where they need to start.

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The only provision to temporarily keep him lawful is DACA at the moment (the original provision in 2012 which is still effective though) since he entered when he was under 16 and is under 31 at the moment. Since he entered without inspection even if he marries her he can't adjust his status in the U.S. He has to do it overseas with a hardship waiver or "cure" his entry without inspection. To cure his EWI he would have to apply for DACA, get approved then later apply for Advance parole. The AP will then have to be used to make a lawful entry back to the U.S. so he can be eligibly to adjust status by marriage. Many people under DACA have used this approach to "cure" their EWI though there's always a risk traveling with AP. It's one of those situations a lawyer will be needed.

Adjustment of Status From F-1 Visa.

8/14/2014: Mailed AOS package: I-130, I-485, I-765.

8/18/2014: Accepted in Chicago. Transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

8/21/2014: Received NOA 1. I-130, I-485, I-765 in mail.

8/25/2014: Received biometrics in mail. Scheduled for 9/8/2014

9/24/2014: EAD approved. 36 Days!

10/01/2014: EAD mailed.

10/03/2014: Received EAD card.

10/14/2014: I-485 moved to testing and interview.

1/28/2015: Interview scheduled for 3/4/2015.

1/31/2015: Received interview notice.

3/4/2015: Interview completed and APPROVED!

3/5/2015: Welcome notice mailed and I-130 Approved.

3/10/2015: Welcome notice and I-130 approval notice received.

3/12/2015: Green card mailed.

3/14/2015: Green card delivered.

Removal of Conditions: 

12/14/2016: Mailed I-751.

12/19/2016: NOA issued.

01/26/2017: Biometrics.

05/03/2018: I-751 transfered to NBC.

02/27/2019: Joint I-751/N-400 Interview.

05/14/2019: I-751 APPROVED.

Naturalization:

12/02/2017: Mailed N 400 to Phoenix, AZ Lockbox. (I-751 still pending)

12/05/2017: Package delivered in Phoenix, AZ. Transferred to Harrisonburg Processing Center.

12/07/2017: Notice of action issued. (IOE)

12/26/2017: Biometrics.

01/23/2019: Interview Scheduled for 2/27/2019.

02/27/2019: Joint I-751/N-400 interview. N-400 recommended for approval.

05/16/2019: N-400 APPROVED! Placed in line for oath ceremony.

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uniquelyJo   34

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The only provision to temporarily keep him lawful is DACA at the moment (the original provision in 2012 which is still effective though) since he entered when he was under 16 and is under 31 at the moment. Since he entered without inspection even if he marries her he can't adjust his status in the U.S. He has to do it overseas with a hardship waiver or "cure" his entry without inspection. To cure his EWI he would have to apply for DACA, get approved then later apply for Advance parole. The AP will then have to be used to make a lawful entry back to the U.S. so he can be eligibly to adjust status by marriage. Many people under DACA have used this approach to "cure" their EWI though there's always a risk traveling with AP. It's one of those situations a lawyer will be needed.

ok thank you I will pass that on

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