I'm getting married!!! & a Newbie needs help!

[★PinK ButTerfLy★ 0]

Hello!!! A lot of people are telling me to go back to my country and file for fiancee visa or if i want to get married then get married and file for K-1... however we don't want to do that...

We went to see a laywer and she said everything looked good, first because i entered the country legally and because i attended college here in the 'US...+ my fiancee and i have been together for 6 years...

I graduated college in 2007, then applied for OPT and worked here for a year, then went back home in December when my work visa expired and I came on a tourist visa february 14th to attend my best friend's wedding and to check out some colleges to do my masters, he proposed and we want to get married and get adjust my status so we can start out life...

Have you heard of anyone that has gone through all this process while being on a tourist visa, if so how did it turn out?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

As posted in your other threads.

As long as there are no negative factors against you, you probably will be able to AOS.

Standard Disclaimer:

Adjustment of status is discretionary. Even if you are eligible for adjustment and do not fall within one of the statutory bars, the USCIS may still deny an application for adjustment of status. Generally, adjustment of status will be granted if you are eligible under the statute and there are no "negative factors." A negative factor may include your intent to remain in the U.S. when you entered as a nonimmigrant, even if you did not commit fraud or willful misrepresentation. When such negative factors exist, the USCIS will weigh the negative and positive factors to determine whether to approve your adjustment application. Close family relatives, immediate relatives, may be a strong factor favoring adjustment.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto Bobby: OP, you don't need to open seven threads on the same issue..

If you have decided to go this way and have a lawyer as stated in some of your other threads... how on earth is said lawyer not doing all this for you?

[trillium13 84]

Hello!!! A lot of people are telling me to go back to my country and file for fiancee visa or if i want to get married then get married and file for K-1... however we don't want to do that...

Why not?

I didn't see your other posts so I will answer here. Many people are able to adjust this way. My husband adjusted from a VWP. The only reason we did it this way was because we had no other option in our situation. If we could have done it another way, we would have, and that is what I would suggest to you. This is only my opinion of course.

There will be a burden on you to prove that you didn't enter the country with intent to stay and adjust. The whole process is extremely nerve wracking. I'm sure it is for everyone, but I think moreso when you try to adjust via this route. In my opinion, it would be worth it to be apart for what ultimately is a short amount of time, than to have to worry about every possible reason why you might be denied. If you go the K1 route, you don't have to worry about that whole question of intent, and that's a lot of weight off, believe me. Good luck in whatever you do. People do it this way, and from what I have read, most are successful.