met a girl on a tourist visa

[Briansok 0]

Hello, I have recently met a wonderful pinay that is here in the u.s. on a tourist visa. can anyone tel me what he procedure is if we decide to get married here in the states while she is here on a tourist visa. thanks for the help

[familyguy 2]

Your K 1 application becomes useless

[meowmeowmeow 0]

and you've known her for how long?

[justashooter 430]

get ready for some ribbing. not much sympathy on this board for those marrying on short tourist visas. not much sympathy for pinays, either. though they can be wonderful people, many guys have been scammed by the bad ones. protect ourself and you should be OK.

use the guides at the top of the page for process info. this one in particular:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2

Edited October 16, 2009 by justashooter

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Your profile says "k-1" visa, yet it looks like the foreigner is here on a B visa.

Can you clarify?

If they came as a tourist and you didn't not know each other before, you can marry and adjust status.

However, if they used the B visa to immigrate to the US with the intent of marrying and staying here, that could be considered fraud.

The people on this forum would need more info to advise you better.

[visacheck 3]

get ready for some ribbing. not much sympathy on this board for those marrying on short tourist visas. not much sympathy for pinays, either. though they can be wonderful people, many guys have been scammed by the bad ones. protect ourself and you should be OK.

use the guides at the top of the page for process info. this one in particular:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2

Not much sympathy for chinese either. Many people all over the world have been scammed by the bad ones.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Without even touching the issue of stereotyping, I haven't seen a single case of a Chinese fraudster here on VJ yet. Have you?

What we encounter here often is cases where spouses of immigrants from the Philippines, the former Russian Empire, and, to a smaller extend, Nigeria report problems.

That's not to say that the same doesn't happen with people from other countries. Of course (!) there are good and bad people in every country of the world, no matter the geographical location, gender, race, or sexual orientation.

But it's fair to note that the Philippines is among the handful of countries that are over-proportionally presented here when it comes to "issues."

[visacheck 3]

Without even touching the issue of stereotyping, I haven't seen a single case of a Chinese fraudster here on VJ yet. Have you?

What we encounter here often is cases where spouses of immigrants from the Philippines, the former Russian Empire, and, to a smaller extend, Nigeria report problems.

That's not to say that the same doesn't happen with people from other countries. Of course (!) there are good and bad people in every country of the world, no matter the geographical location, gender, race, or sexual orientation.

But it's fair to note that the Philippines is among the handful of countries that are over-proportionally presented here when it comes to "issues."

If he has no sympathy for pinays who scams USC, i have no sympathy for chinese who scams people by putting poisonous chemicals on baby food, toys, and a lot of other stuff just to make money. You want a case of evidence, try watching world news.

[maybelle 0]

I am a pinay too. But sad to admit some of the pinay girls enter in the US for visit visa just to find someone who will marry them or someone just to meet people who will eventually can help them come back to the US. I should know that because I was a victim of that. Technically yes, because my husband met this cebuana girl who has a visit visa here and then all of the sudden my hubby decided to go home to philippines just to see again this little #######.

well karma is #######! what goes around always comes around!

Without even touching the issue of stereotyping, I haven't seen a single case of a Chinese fraudster here on VJ yet. Have you?

What we encounter here often is cases where spouses of immigrants from the Philippines, the former Russian Empire, and, to a smaller extend, Nigeria report problems.

That's not to say that the same doesn't happen with people from other countries. Of course (!) there are good and bad people in every country of the world, no matter the geographical location, gender, race, or sexual orientation.

But it's fair to note that the Philippines is among the handful of countries that are over-proportionally presented here when it comes to "issues."

If he has no sympathy for pinays who scams USC, i have no sympathy for chinese who scams people by putting poisonous chemicals on baby food, toys, and a lot of other stuff just to make money. You want a case of evidence, try watching world news.

[Old Dominion 26]

Jeez, the guy asked a simple question. The answer is yes, they can marry while she is here.

If they met only after she came to the US, they can settle down and get off the application for the I-130, work permit and green card (plus the exhorbitant fees) and also the sponsorship documents.

If she came here to marry the OP, then she would need to return home and he would file for a spousal visa.

The world is full of fraud, and I would observe that our own American men are well-known for scamming the naive, beautiful young women in Asia.

[Kittykisses73 1]

Yes you can. My friend from Australia came here to meet me in Aug 08 on the VWP. After he had been here about 6 weeks we realized we were more than friends & decided to marry Nov 08. We filed all the papers in Feb 09 & received his green card in July 09. You won't get any sympathy from most people here, but I will say it is a situation people find themselves in. Good luck, read the instructions& save up about $2000.00, and you will be fine!

Best wishes

Hello, I have recently met a wonderful pinay that is here in the u.s. on a tourist visa. can anyone tel me what he procedure is if we decide to get married here in the states while she is here on a tourist visa. thanks for the help

[Pinay Wife 47]

Without even touching the issue of stereotyping, I haven't seen a single case of a Chinese fraudster here on VJ yet. Have you?

Not on VJ but there were cases reported in Canada where the Chinese spouse ran away.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigrati...am-t5198.0.html

There were two guys in the thread above that got scammed.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Pinay Wife

[Kittyfang 6]

Yup, you can marry and adjust status. But be ready for a lot of non sense from certain people. Many get frustrated with AoS, when they have to file for K-1. Basically, they are waiting in their country before coming over to the U.S. to marry the person they love. Whereas a AoS let's you two love birds stay together. I can understand the frustration, but... it's a sensitive issue and it angers many. So be prepared.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Kittyfang

[Sprailenes 47]

Yup, you can marry and adjust status. But be ready for a lot of non sense from certain people. Many get frustrated with AoS, when they have to file for K-1. Basically, they are waiting in their country before coming over to the U.S. to marry the person they love. Whereas a AoS let's you two love birds stay together. I can understand the frustration, but... it's a sensitive issue and it angers many. So be prepared.

Oh seriously SHUT THE FACK UP!

You overstayed, that's the difference between you and everyone else... and your complete ignorance on the subject.

I don't think you should be giving advice considering your illegal situation.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Sprailenes

[thetreble 19]

Yup, you can marry and adjust status. But be ready for a lot of non sense from certain people. Many get frustrated with AoS, when they have to file for K-1. Basically, they are waiting in their country before coming over to the U.S. to marry the person they love. Whereas a AoS let's you two love birds stay together. I can understand the frustration, but... it's a sensitive issue and it angers many. So be prepared.

VJ Members:

DO NOT listen to this girl's advice. She has been trolling the board for a week and reigning misery on EVERY one.