Port of entry

[Newlywed111 0]

Hi, I came to the US to visit (vwp) my partner which to my surprise proposed to me when I arrived. We got married in a small ceremony in vegas with a few close family members a couple of weeks later.

For our honeymoon we have booked a carribian cruise so essentially leaving and reentering the country.

After this we are going to file for AOS for me but I have a question.

What POE doing I put on the forms? LAX or Galvesten?

Is there a disadvantage?

Do I have to wait 60 days from entering after the cruise?

If I leave after getting married will they let me back in when returning to Galvesten?

This has me stressing a little now and has me second guessing our choice or a cruise

[p-ana 933]

Entering the us with a non immigrant visa or visa waiver/ esta with the intention to adjust status is immigration fraud.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You cannot go on your honeymoon if you want to AOS. You can AOS now and postpone the honeymoon until you get travel permission, or you can go on the honeymoon and then go home and file for a spousal visa which takes a year.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

You should second guess it for sure. Right now, it's fine for you to stay & file for AOS as it was not planned at the time of your last entry.

However if you leave and re-enter on VWP with immigrant intent that's visa fraud, so I strongly advise against it.

You should stay put, file for AOS, EAD and AP. Normally you get EAD & AP within 90 days of filing. You can leave at that point and return with your AP (Advance Parole) card, if you wish.

[Newlywed111 0]

You cannot go on your honeymoon if you want to AOS. You can AOS now and postpone the honeymoon until you get travel permission, or you can go on the honeymoon and then go home and file for a spousal visa which takes a year.

Thanks for the reply. That's what I was thinking. Because I'm already in the country I will have to wait to get the AP card.

Thanks for confirming my initial thoughts

[Newlywed111 0]

You should second guess it for sure. Right now, it's fine for you to stay & file for AOS as it was not planned at the time of your last entry.

However if you leave and re-enter on VWP with immigrant intent that's visa fraud, so I strongly advise against it.

You should stay put, file for AOS, EAD and AP. Normally you get EAD & AP within 90 days of filing. You can leave at that point and return with your AP (Advance Parole) card, if you wish.

Thank you for your reply. I'm going to make some calls now, try and keep the damage to a minimum

[Newlywed111 0]

I just had to cancel the cruise. Because we were sailing so close we lost 50% of the cost.

Have to put this one down as a learning experience.

Hopefully this helps someone else.

Whilst we are in the country we don't want to jeopardize anything.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Good luck to you!

[eric1225 6]

My partner and I were on the same boat as you. We were married already before my final entry but then decided to AOS instead of consular process which we had started at that moment due to big change of life. We had to cancel our cruises because of this and lost almost $700. They won't refund any money beside the tax and port fee.