Just married a girl on b1/b2 visa what next.

[dru2670 0]

Hello fellow forumers, I'm truly in need of help in my situation. I know alot of people are trying to get citizenship through marrying an American citizen but this situation is not the case at all. So....

I met a girl one year ago. She was from Thailand and was working here in the USA at a job with me. We worked together at a restaurant for 4 to 5 months while she was on her J-1 work visa. Needless to say after a month we ended up talking alot and began seeing each other and going out to dinner and the movies. We ended up dating and became a couple not too long from that time. I ended up engaging her before she left back for Thailand. I promised her that we would stay on skype and talk every day until I could get her a k-1 visa for marriage in the USA. Long story short she ended up coming for a visit on a b1/b2 visa. She had no intention of staying in US but I told her I was going to marry her right then. We are now married and she still has time on her visa to legally stay. I need to know whats next, because now she will have a problem going back to Thailand. Her family did not want her to marry an American. I feel I need to file an AOS(adjustment of status). But how can I make it to where she can stay here legally or as a permanent residence. She doesn't even need a green card we just don't want to lose each other. This is a TRUE MATTER OF LOVE. I would do anything for my girl, and I'm literally crying as I type this. Please guys, help me out. I'm so stressed I could scream. How long should I have waited to marry her? Is there some sort of law on that? Thanks for taking the times to read this. I pray that all of you may get your loved ones here and pray that you succeed in your journey to come the US.

Sincerely,

D.

[Anh map 2,098]

Follow the guide here on VJ http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

It's not about love, it's about paperwork. Don't try to cut corners. Study the forms and instructions to cut down on mistakes.

She's not authorized to work (doesn't matter if she has a SS number).

Moved from Tourist Visa forum to Adjustment of Status-Work, Student, Tourist forum.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

She did not enter with the intent to marry and stay, so there is no issue. Don't cry. Follow the guide Ahn Map linked you to and she should have her Greencard in around 4 months (as long as she is not a criminal or otherwise inadmissable). There is no law about how soon or late you should have married. You will have an interview and get a chance to tell your story. If you married say, the day she arrived, they might ask you about it, but just tell your story. (There used to be a guideline about how soon/late to suspect fraud based on marriage date, but it is defunct, so don't listen to people who still think the 30/60/90 day rule applies).

First step is to get her a medical appointment at a USCIS-appointed Civil Surgeon doctor, to get her a medical exam and make sure her shots are up to date (The doctor fills out a I-693) and start gathering your paperwork and evidence of a bona fide marriage. Good luck.

[dru2670 0]

My only problem is that we have no joint bill's or property signed together. We don't have any of that. All I could say we really have is marriage record, pictures, emails,letters. Anything else is there that we could use for a BONFIDE marriage. And I also would like to ask you what do I tell them about meeting in the past? Do I tell them I engaged her in the past or shall I tell them that we met each other just since she has been here on her b1/b2.

Because I did engage her in the past but she had no idea I was going to marry her this time around. Thank you for all of your help so far. You have truly taken a load off of my shoulders. Thank you , again.

[dru2670 0]

I don't know how to use the personal conversation thing yet. It said you sent me something.

[Anh map 2,098]

My only problem is that we have no joint bill's or property signed together. We don't have any of that. All I could say we really have is marriage record, pictures, emails,letters. Anything else is there that we could use for a BONFIDE marriage. And I also would like to ask you what do I tell them about meeting in the past? Do I tell them I engaged her in the past or shall I tell them that we met each other just since she has been here on her b1/b2.

Because I did engage her in the past but she had no idea I was going to marry her this time around. Thank you for all of your help so far. You have truly taken a load off of my shoulders. Thank you , again.

Now that you're married you can add your spouse to your medical insurance, get a joint bank account, add spouse to your lease (if applicable), etc. Show the comingling of your lives. A newly married couple will not have as much common property as a couple married for several years.

At the interview you will have a chance to tell the story of your relationship. From first meeting to present. This ought to help to show that yours' is a bona fide relationship, not a marriage for immigration purposes.

[Little_My 463]

If your plan is for her to now stay here permanently and for the two of you to start building a life together here in the US, start accumulating all those things right now. You can send whatever you have with the application, and then bring more evidence to the interview, which won't be until earliest about 4 months after you have submitted the AOS package.

If you rent an apartment, try to put her on the lease. Add her to your bank accounts and credit cards. Open her a phone plan that is connected to your plan. In the mean time, do you two have friends here in the US who know both of you and have been involved in your lives throughout your relationship? Have them write affidavits to testify that you have been dating for a year. If you have skype logs with date stamps, emails, etc. you can use those as well to show that you kept in touch when she was in Thailand.

As advised by people before me, read the guide for filing I-130 and I-485 concurrently, and read it carefully. Download the forms and the instructions for the forms and read those as well. The process isn't that complicated in my opinion, but it does take attention to detail and careful reading of instructions to get it right the first time around and to avoid unnecessary delays due to rejected application or RFEs (request for evidence).

As for what to tell them, either in the forms or in the interview, that is the simplest thing of the whole process. Always, ALWAYS, tell the truth. Be honest about when you met, when you started dating, when you got engaged. Do not lie or leave things out, because that will most likely come and bite you later on. If she entered without the intention to immigrate, there is nothing to worry about. Plans change, things happen. You did not plan to take this route before hand, and that's all that matters. Lying is pretty much the worst thing you can possibly do when it comes to immigration.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Me? I didn't send anything.

Anyway, you must always tell the truth. Tell your story. Lying has severe penalties. There are no tricks, or secrets, just study the guides, and fill out the forms.

I assume she lives with you, right? Can you get her on your lease/mortgage? Photos of your wedding day? You'll have to figure out what you have to show them.

She must stay in the country until she gets a temporary travel permission, called Advance Parole (AP) or the Greencard itself. The Greencard gives her the ability to travel and work.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Can you get some joint stuff? It should not be difficult to put her on your lease, maybe get a credit card for her on your account etc. Also, name her as your next-of-kin for life insurance and at work.

[karah0215 0]

She did not enter with the intent to marry and stay, so there is no issue. Don't cry. Follow the guide Ahn Map linked you to and she should have her Greencard in around 4 months (as long as she is not a criminal or otherwise inadmissable). There is no law about how soon or late you should have married. You will have an interview and get a chance to tell your story. If you married say, the day she arrived, they might ask you about it, but just tell your story. (There used to be a guideline about how soon/late to suspect fraud based on marriage date, but it is defunct, so don't listen to people who still think the 30/60/90 day rule applies).

First step is to get her a medical appointment at a USCIS-appointed Civil Surgeon doctor, to get her a medical exam and make sure her shots are up to date (The doctor fills out a I-693) and start gathering your paperwork and evidence of a bona fide marriage. Good luck.

hi Harpa,

i was so amazed on your timeline that you were able to receive quick NOA from the time you send I-130/486, EAD and AOS. its been almost a month since we submitted those and we actually use an immigration lawyer, but we haven't receive any NOA yet. i just posted my story few minutes back and you read my topic. thank you

[dru2670 0]

Can you get some joint stuff? It should not be difficult to put her on your lease, maybe get a credit card for her on your account etc. Also, name her as your next-of-kin for life insurance and at work.

Adding her to bank account, though I don't have health insurance and am not the head of the household in which I stay so no lease either.

Anything else you can think that I could add her to?

[dru2670 0]

Me? I didn't send anything.

Anyway, you must always tell the truth. Tell your story. Lying has severe penalties. There are no tricks, or secrets, just study the guides, and fill out the forms.

I assume she lives with you, right? Can you get her on your lease/mortgage? Photos of your wedding day? You'll have to figure out what you have to show them.

She must stay in the country until she gets a temporary travel permission, called Advance Parole (AP) or the Greencard itself. The Greencard gives her the ability to travel and work.

Thank you for all your help, Harpa. I actually am not head of the household that I stay in due to the financial obligations of the hellish thing known as the USCIS. I am actually living back with my mother because of all the money that I have spent(and will spend). I did engage her last year but she told the POE that she was just coming to visit a friend. Now I am very paranoid that the agent who may give us out interview will ask us why she did not tell the POE that she was actually coming to see her FIANCEE.

I am too damn nervous this is nerve racking. WE are not worried about her leaving the U.S. EVER. ACtually we don't even care about her working I just need her to obtain permanent residency here. So you would tell the interview agent you were already engaged , even though you told the POE you were just coming to see a friend. It just seems the easier route to just tell them we fell in love and remained a couple but not engaged. I feel as if I shoud tell them we did engage on her previous time here but I'm just so scared that they will say that this is a visa fraud and it's truly not. This is one of the hardest processes I've ever dealt with and I'm not even the one that has to worry about being barred from my husband's native country. SMH.

[Little_My 463]

Don't lie. That is the best advice anyone here can give you. No one in this forum is going to tell you that it is OK to give anything but the truth as an answer to any of your interview questions.

If she was not pulled in for secondary interview when she entered, it is unlikely there is any written record of what was asked and what she said. If asked about her intentions when entering, she should tell the truth, which seems to be that she was coming to visit her fiancee, but was not planning to marry, and did not know you were going to propose. If she did not enter with the intent to immigrate, you shouldn't have anything to worry about - however, if you choose to lie, there will be plenty to worry about, including misreprentation and possible ban to the US.