AOS from B2 for my wife, is it ok to overstay?

[Pablo202 0]

Hi everyone!

My then girlfriend came to US from China on B2 visa, four months later I proposed to her, then we got married after one month. Now we are doing adjustment of status, but her tourist visa is about to expire, and we still haven't got all the paperwork ready to file AOS, will it be an issue if she overstays? We are worried that she will get deported.

Thanks so much,

Pablo

[Ning 619]

Hi everyone!

My then girlfriend came to US from China on B2 visa, four months later I proposed to her, then we got married after one month. Now we are doing adjustment of status, but her tourist visa is about to expire, and we still haven't got all the paperwork ready to file AOS, will it be an issue if she overstays? We are worried that she will get deported.

Thanks so much,

Pablo

She will not be deported. Her overstay is forgiven with the AOS procedures. Filing the AOS will allow her to remain in the USA while the process runs.

[Pablo202 0]

She will not be deported. Her overstay is forgiven with the AOS procedures. Filing the AOS will allow her to remain in the USA while the process runs.

We haven't filed it yet cuz we haven't got all the paperwork, before we file AOS will she be ok to stay even her visa is expired?

thanks.

[Unchained 37]

Hi everyone!

My then girlfriend came to US from China on B2 visa, four months later I proposed to her, then we got married after one month. Now we are doing adjustment of status, but her tourist visa is about to expire, and we still haven't got all the paperwork ready to file AOS, will it be an issue if she overstays? We are worried that she will get deported.

Thanks so much,

Pablo

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[Transborderwife 4,666]

We haven't filed it yet cuz we haven't got all the paperwork, before we file AOS will she be ok to stay even her visa is expired?

thanks.

It is in her best interest to aos as soon as possible. Your wife cannot drive or work without it. However, unless arrested for a crime, she will likely be fine.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Are you a USC ? If not she must leave and you file for her.

[newacct 688]

Depends on what you mean by "ok".

1. If you are a US citizen, she is in the Immediate Relative category, and she does not have to be in status in order to file for Adjustment of Status. So the overstay will not affect her AOS.

2. In the period of time between when her I-94 expires and when she files I-485 for AOS, she is deportable. However, the government does not have the time or resources to come after people who overstay for a short time. She should try not to get into trouble or run into one of those CBP checkpoints.

[NikLR 13,220]

This is one of those things where it's important to note if you are USC or not. Overstay for USC spouses adjusting their status is forgiven. For an LPR, not so much.

[Pablo202 0]

I am a USC. So basically she will be okay, unless she robs a bank or something?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I am a USC. So basically she will be okay, unless she robs a bank or something?

Or gets a speeding ticket, traffic infraction etc

[darse1112 1]

Since it looks like it has already been around 4-5 months after she entered the State as a B2 visitor, it is probably the best for her to exit and re-enter US using the B2 again (assuming the B2 you carry allows multiple entry before the expiration date, which I think is most the case).

According to at least two USCIS personnel I contacted, after i485 AOS is filed, B2 is suspended and exiting the country prior to AOS approval is considered forfeiting the application and no re-entry will be permitted (that is if you don't get an approved advance parole). But since it has been 4-5 months after she entered the State, you also don't want whoever that is reviewing her case raise their eyebrows about she stayed longer than her visa allowed for at the time USCIS has its hands on the case.

[Boiler 43,433]

Since it looks like it has already been around 4-5 months after she entered the State as a B2 visitor, it is probably the best for her to exit and re-enter US using the B2 again (assuming the B2 you carry allows multiple entry before the expiration date, which I think is most the case).

That would be really silly.

But since it has been 4-5 months after she entered the State, you also don't want whoever that is reviewing her case raise their eyebrows about she stayed longer than her visa allowed for at the time USCIS has its hands on the case.

That is a irrelevant.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Since it looks like it has already been around 4-5 months after she entered the State as a B2 visitor, it is probably the best for her to exit and re-enter US using the B2 again (assuming the B2 you carry allows multiple entry before the expiration date, which I think is most the case).

According to at least two USCIS personnel I contacted, after i485 AOS is filed, B2 is suspended and exiting the country prior to AOS approval is considered forfeiting the application and no re-entry will be permitted (that is if you don't get an approved advance parole). But since it has been 4-5 months after she entered the State, you also don't want whoever that is reviewing her case raise their eyebrows about she stayed longer than her visa allowed for at the time USCIS has its hands on the case.

This is extremely bad advice. Why would she leave when she can stay and adjust? Why take the risk that she will not be allow to re-enter?

The only risk is that she encounters law enforcement during the period between her I-94 expiring and filing for AOS. Once AOS is file, she is authorized to be here. The overstay is forgiven for the spouse of a US citizen.

You are advising them to take the additional and unnecessary risk of leaving and trying to re-enter the US.

[darse1112 1]

This is extremely bad advice. Why would she leave when she can stay and adjust? Why take the risk that she will not be allow to re-enter?

The only risk is that she encounters law enforcement during the period between her I-94 expiring and filing for AOS. Once AOS is file, she is authorized to be here. The overstay is forgiven for the spouse of a US citizen.

You are advising them to take the additional and unnecessary risk of leaving and trying to re-enter the US.

Ah my apology for the ignorant advice! Thank you Aaron2020 and Boiler for the corrections Pablos, if you see my earlier response, please dont follow that!

[aaron2020 11,651]

Ah my apology for the ignorant advice! Thank you Aaron2020 and Boiler for the corrections Pablos, if you see my earlier response, please dont follow that!

FYI - it's immigration fraud to use a visitor visa to enter the US with the intent to immigrate. What you advised is also illegal.