Bf was not admitted 212(a)(7)(i)(I)

[geowrian 22,335]

2 minutes ago, Inneedofmybf said:

I do know what was viewed as fraud in regards to a one way ticket and him working for cash. It is was it is at this point. What I need is advice. I came here for advice and moral support in a time that is very hard for me. Not for anyone to rub anything in my face that I don't already know. 

I think you are misunderstanding a number of things here. The one way ticket is a concern of immigrant intent, but not is not fraud. The unauthorized work may have earned him a ban. The actual intent to enter the US and adjust status is the visa fraud.

 

Moving forward, you need to find out if he was only denied entry or if he obtained a bar due the illegal work and/or attempted fraud. In both cases you need to go the K-1 route or marry and do the CR-1 route, but knowing what to expect in terms of waivers would be helpful.

 

Here is a rundown of the visa options:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

NOTE: K-3 is obsolete. K-1 is taking 6-8 months currently and CR-12 is taking a year or so. But waivers will add around a year or longer to the process (either one). Generally, I think waivers are more likely to be approved with the CR-1 route since the hardship for a spouse is easier to prove. But I don't know if there's actual evidence backing that or not.

 

K-1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

CR-1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

[inneedofmyhb 217]

My god, you people are bitter...were you hired by immigration to come on here and make people already going through a hard time feel worse?  Geezus Christ!!! I just need to know what to do. We were two individuals who thought we knew what we were doing with no wrong intentions. Whether CBP did the right thing, I don't know. I just know I thought we were doing the right thing. This isn't the case of the American marrying an illegal for a green card to then take advantage of our country for the love of God. 

[inneedofmyhb 217]

27 minutes ago, Sm1smom said:

 

The fact that he undertook unauthorized employment invalidated his status as a matter of fact. So he didn't stay legal

It wasn't employment. He was helping his cousin close shop for his uncle who had just died. They gave him money for helping. when you use a fake social, that is considered illegal to me. 

[geowrian 22,335]

Just now, Inneedofmybf said:

It wasn't employment. He was helping his cousin close shop for his uncle who had just died. They gave him money for helping. when you use a fake social, that is considered illegal to me. 

Illegal to you or not doesn't matter. It is illegal work for immigration purposes, which is what does matter here.

[Becci391 339]

1 minute ago, Inneedofmybf said:

My god, you people are bitter...were you hired by immigration to come on here and make people already going through a hard time feel worse?  Geezus Christ!!! I just need to know what to do. We were two individuals who thought we knew what we were doing with no wrong intentions. Whether CBP did the right thing, I don't know. I just know I thought we were doing the right thing. This isn't the case of the American marrying an illegal for a green card to then take advantage of our country for the love of God. 

CBP did the right thing. Everyone will tell you.

 

Get married in Argentina and then fill out the application for his CR1 visa. Or fill out the K1 visa application abd get married here in the US.

Those are your two options.

[Becci391 339]

4 minutes ago, Inneedofmybf said:

It wasn't employment. He was helping his cousin close shop for his uncle who had just died. They gave him money for helping. when you use a fake social, that is considered illegal to me. 

Even helping a cousin, a sister or whoever. If you get money for the job it's considered a job and therefore it's illegal.

And for USCIS or CPB that's employment. Even if you think your boyfriend did your cousin a favor. It's not allowed unless you have a work visa or work permit.

Edited April 23, 2017 by Becci391

[Dutchster 1,106]

As far as I seen people never accused you of marrying an illegal for a green card. People confirmed what CBP did was right and what your options now are. 
I think we all agree it wasn't the smartest decision to let him travel without a return ticket but that is in the past now. Damage has been done and plenty are giving you options what you could do next. Receiving money from someone who owns a business in the US is considered employment. No matter if it's family or not. 

We can't sugarcoat everything for you, I'm sorry. 

Edited April 23, 2017 by Dutchster

[gregcrs2 1,777]

4 minutes ago, Inneedofmybf said:

My god, you people are bitter...were you hired by immigration to come on here and make people already going through a hard time feel worse?  Geezus Christ!!! I just need to know what to do. We were two individuals who thought we knew what we were doing with no wrong intentions. Whether CBP did the right thing, I don't know. I just know I thought we were doing the right thing. This isn't the case of the American marrying an illegal for a green card to then take advantage of our country for the love of God. 

VJer's have been telling you what you need to do if you want to be together.  It appears that you just don't like the answers you are hearing.  CBP did what was required for them to do by law.  We have no say in it.  The two of you thought you were doing the right thing but unfortunately what you thought turned out to be incorrect. 

[inneedofmyhb 217]

Thank you. This is the Type of information I am looking for. 

 

Again thank you. 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

11 minutes ago, Inneedofmybf said:

My god, you people are bitter...were you hired by immigration to come on here and make people already going through a hard time feel worse?  Geezus Christ!!! I just need to know what to do. We were two individuals who thought we knew what we were doing with no wrong intentions. Whether CBP did the right thing, I don't know. I just know I thought we were doing the right thing. This isn't the case of the American marrying an illegal for a green card to then take advantage of our country for the love of God. 

No one is being bitter, but you did this to yourself. If you had done proper research and not just tried to "wing it", doing things how you thought,  you wouldn't be in this situation. In fact just about 5 minutes of research will let you know that entering the US on a non-immigrant visa with intent to stay and adjust is no permitted, yet mny ppl try this all the time to skip certain steps. This just makes it harder for ppl waiting their turn and doing the research and going by the book. So I'm unsure where you might have gotten the information that this would be lawful.

 

I will be the first one to offer moral support to ppl on this site going through rough times. We see it all the time. ... for example ppl waiting years in Administrative Processing to be together, with no word, simply for being from the wrong country. OR parents being apart from their children due to long processing times etc.

There just are no shortcuts in immigration and the law applies equally to us all. 

Your situation, in spite of everything, can be overcome, and I wish you the best in that process.

[Unlockable 7,306]

People who have responded in this thread are not bitter. You just don't like the responses. 

 

He worked illegally while here. Even if it was help. A relative can be denied a visit because they are coming to help with a child. Look it up. It has happened before. Also, he was abusing his time in the US with his visitor visa. What the border officer did was correct. Now the only thing left for you to do is do it the right way and file for a fiance visa if you are a citizen. If not, then go there, get married, then file for a spousal visa.

 

Again, I am not bitter. It is 68 degrees today with plenty of sun. Just had a BBQ brisket sandwich and Iced Tea.

 

Good luck to you.

[cordoba2015 224]

I moved to Argentina from the USA and married my wife here last year. We are finalizing the CR-1 visa process next month. If you need any help with Argentina-specific matters in the process, don't hesitate to message me.

[inneedofmyhb 217]

50 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I think you are misunderstanding a number of things here. The one way ticket is a concern of immigrant intent, but not is not fraud. The unauthorized work may have earned him a ban. The actual intent to enter the US and adjust status is the visa fraud.

 

Moving forward, you need to find out if he was only denied entry or if he obtained a bar due the illegal work and/or attempted fraud. In both cases you need to go the K-1 route or marry and do the CR-1 route, but knowing what to expect in terms of waivers would be helpful.

 

Here is a rundown of the visa options:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

NOTE: K-3 is obsolete. K-1 is taking 6-8 months currently and CR-12 is taking a year or so. But waivers will add around a year or longer to the process (either one). Generally, I think waivers are more likely to be approved with the CR-1 route since the hardship for a spouse is easier to prove. But I don't know if there's actual evidence backing that or not.

 

K-1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

CR-1 guide: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

 

29 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

VJer's have been telling you what you need to do if you want to be together.  It appears that you just don't like the answers you are hearing.  CBP did what was required for them to do by law.  We have no say in it.  The two of you thought you were doing the right thing but unfortunately what you thought turned out to be incorrect. 

Of course I don't like what I'm hearing. We've all been there before in life. A big mistake we made. And now we are paying for that mistake. If you've lived it then you know the hurt that comes with it. 

[inneedofmyhb 217]

15 minutes ago, Suss&Camm said:

No one is being bitter, but you did this to yourself. If you had done proper research and not just tried to "wing it", doing things how you thought,  you wouldn't be in this situation. In fact just about 5 minutes of research will let you know that entering the US on a non-immigrant visa with intent to stay and adjust is no permitted, yet mny ppl try this all the time to skip certain steps. This just makes it harder for ppl waiting their turn and doing the research and going by the book. So I'm unsure where you might have gotten the information that this would be lawful.

 

I will be the first one to offer moral support to ppl on this site going through rough times. We see it all the time. ... for example ppl waiting years in Administrative Processing to be together, with no word, simply for being from the wrong country. OR parents being apart from their children due to long processing times etc.

There just are no shortcuts in immigration and the law applies equally to us all. 

Your situation, in spite of everything, can be overcome, and I wish you the best in that process.

Thank you. And yes we were misinformed and from what I researched I thought I read it correctly but obviously, I was wrong and very wrong. From the way things are looking, I am about to sell everything I own and move to Argentina and marry him and go from there. I just don't know what step to do first once I am there. 

[JFH 12,189]

34 minutes ago, Inneedofmybf said:

It wasn't employment. He was helping his cousin close shop for his uncle who had just died. They gave him money for helping. when you use a fake social, that is considered illegal to me. 

Unfortunately your interpretation (or my interpretation or anyone else here's interpretation) of what is illegal it not is not what matters. What matters is what CBP deems illegal. Helping a family member is considered work by the government. Grandparents coming in to the country to look after their grandchild whilst the baby's parents work have been  denied visitor visas because this is considered work and not permitted on a visitor visa. 

 

No no one here gave you bad or incorrect advice. All of the advice has been spot on. It's not what you were hoping to hear but that doesn't mean it's wrong. It also doesn't necessarily mean we agree with it. Don't shoot the messenger. People have explained why your boyfriend was denied entry and what your options are. 

 

You will find little sympathy here when you do the wrong thing. We all know how hard it is to be apart. You were lucky you had the best part of a year together. Most of us have to work and can only spare a few weeks a year to travel to our spouses. My husband has a lifetime ban from my country so I know how hard it is when you are hit with a denial and the life you have planned together is thrown into disarray. There are legal and straightforward paths available to couples who want to be together. It's too bad you didn't find this site beforehand to educate yourself about them. It would have saved you a lot of heartache.