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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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So my sister got married on a tourist visa. She is from Mexico and have been in the USA twice. The first time she came to visit the the family which was last year, when she met a USC friend. She been talking to him for about 2 years now. She came to to the USA to see him and get to know him more with no intent to get married or anything.

 

The USC friend later decided to propose and get married after 90 days of her stay in the USA. They married shortly before her I90 permit expired. They are planning to file to I130 and AOS.

 

How can she prove there was no intent to get married, without getting viewed like preconceived intent and get approved for GC? How successful can the case be if she applies asap? Any cases where this has happened and got approved for AOS?

 

Please share your success stories. And what forms or evidence was provided to convince immigration.

 

THANKS

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11/10/16   I-129F Mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
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11/16/16   NOA1 Date on Hard Copy

11/17/16   NOA1 Text & Email. Routed to CSC.
11/19/16   NOA1 Hard Copy Received

02/02/17   NOA2 Text and Email from USCIS
02/06/17   NOA2 Hard Copy Received 

02/15/17   NVC Received

02/16/17   NVC Processed & Case# Issued

02/27/17.  Ciudad Juarez Embassy Receive

03/04/17   Petitioner Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

03/22/17   Beneficiary Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

04/04/17.  NVC Letter (Mail)

04/05/17   Medical

04/06/17   ASC/Biometrics Appointment

04/07/17   Interview - APPROVED!!!

04/11/17   DHL tracking number  received  (Email)

04/27/17   Arrived at USA, Port of Entry-Portland Oregon

05/01/17   Applied for Social Security Card 

05/13/17   Social Security Card Received 

05/19/17.   Married!!!! 

 

 

Adjustment of Status

05/31/17.   AOS sent to Chicago IL

06/01/17   Chicago Lockbox Received

06/05/17   3 emails & 3 text received USCIS, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/09/17   3 Paper NOA Received, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/16/17   Biometric Letter Received

06/26/17   Biometric Appointment

07/19/17   USCIS email notification of Scheduled Interview

07/22/17   Paper NOA received for I-485 Interview

08/15/17   Interview 

08/15/17   Interview Approved

08/15/17   USCIS Email & text notice-Green Card in production

08/17/17. USCIS Email & text- GC mailed. Yayy!!!

08/19/17.  NOA hardcopy received- AOS approved!

 

 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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9 minutes ago, Going through said:

She doesn't have to prove anything.  Intent is determined at the border, and POE already considered her having no preconceived intent to immigrate.

 

Quite a lot of members have adjusted status after entering with a tourist visa with no preconceived intent.

But wouldnt that be misrepresentation of the tourist visa, even if no intent was observed at POE?  If she entered with the intent to visit then she got married on her second tourist visa visit, wouldnt immigration need proof that she didnt lie at POE and believe she entered with the intent to marry later? 

 

K-1 Fiancee Visa

11/10/16   I-129F Mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
11/14/16   I-129F Received date

11/16/16   NOA1 Date on Hard Copy

11/17/16   NOA1 Text & Email. Routed to CSC.
11/19/16   NOA1 Hard Copy Received

02/02/17   NOA2 Text and Email from USCIS
02/06/17   NOA2 Hard Copy Received 

02/15/17   NVC Received

02/16/17   NVC Processed & Case# Issued

02/27/17.  Ciudad Juarez Embassy Receive

03/04/17   Petitioner Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

03/22/17   Beneficiary Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

04/04/17.  NVC Letter (Mail)

04/05/17   Medical

04/06/17   ASC/Biometrics Appointment

04/07/17   Interview - APPROVED!!!

04/11/17   DHL tracking number  received  (Email)

04/27/17   Arrived at USA, Port of Entry-Portland Oregon

05/01/17   Applied for Social Security Card 

05/13/17   Social Security Card Received 

05/19/17.   Married!!!! 

 

 

Adjustment of Status

05/31/17.   AOS sent to Chicago IL

06/01/17   Chicago Lockbox Received

06/05/17   3 emails & 3 text received USCIS, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/09/17   3 Paper NOA Received, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/16/17   Biometric Letter Received

06/26/17   Biometric Appointment

07/19/17   USCIS email notification of Scheduled Interview

07/22/17   Paper NOA received for I-485 Interview

08/15/17   Interview 

08/15/17   Interview Approved

08/15/17   USCIS Email & text notice-Green Card in production

08/17/17. USCIS Email & text- GC mailed. Yayy!!!

08/19/17.  NOA hardcopy received- AOS approved!

 

 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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7 minutes ago, mgsanch509 said:

But wouldnt that be misrepresentation of the tourist visa, even if no intent was observed at POE?  If she entered with the intent to visit then she got married on her second tourist visa visit, wouldnt immigration need proof that she didnt lie at POE and believe she entered with the intent to marry later? 

 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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1 hour ago, mgsanch509 said:

But wouldnt that be misrepresentation of the tourist visa, even if no intent was observed at POE? 

No.  She didn't misuse the tourist visa---she (according to your original post) crossed the border as a tourist with the intent of remaining a tourist during her stay and returning to her home country afterwards.  She ended up getting married and is eligible to legally adjust status from within the US.  When she reaches the AOS interview stage, the IO may ask her to verify how she crossed the border (ie.  what type of visa), but the IO is not going to ask her/you to provide any proof that there was no preconceived intent to stay and adjust status----as the IO also knows intent is determined at the border.

 

 

1 hour ago, mgsanch509 said:

If she entered with the intent to visit then she got married on her second tourist visa visit, wouldnt immigration need proof that she didnt lie at POE and believe she entered with the intent to marry later? 

Again, as I mentioned earlier, no.

 

 

 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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45 minutes ago, Going through said:

No.  She didn't misuse the tourist visa---she (according to your original post) crossed the border as a tourist with the intent of remaining a tourist during her stay and returning to her home country afterwards.  She ended up getting married and is eligible to legally adjust status from within the US.  When she reaches the AOS interview stage, the IO may ask her to verify how she crossed the border (ie.  what type of visa), but the IO is not going to ask her/you to provide any proof that there was no preconceived intent to stay and adjust status----as the IO also knows intent is determined at the border.

 

 

Again, as I mentioned earlier, no.

 

 

 

Thank you!!! I appreciate taking your time to reply! This makes much more sense! :)

K-1 Fiancee Visa

11/10/16   I-129F Mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
11/14/16   I-129F Received date

11/16/16   NOA1 Date on Hard Copy

11/17/16   NOA1 Text & Email. Routed to CSC.
11/19/16   NOA1 Hard Copy Received

02/02/17   NOA2 Text and Email from USCIS
02/06/17   NOA2 Hard Copy Received 

02/15/17   NVC Received

02/16/17   NVC Processed & Case# Issued

02/27/17.  Ciudad Juarez Embassy Receive

03/04/17   Petitioner Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

03/22/17   Beneficiary Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

04/04/17.  NVC Letter (Mail)

04/05/17   Medical

04/06/17   ASC/Biometrics Appointment

04/07/17   Interview - APPROVED!!!

04/11/17   DHL tracking number  received  (Email)

04/27/17   Arrived at USA, Port of Entry-Portland Oregon

05/01/17   Applied for Social Security Card 

05/13/17   Social Security Card Received 

05/19/17.   Married!!!! 

 

 

Adjustment of Status

05/31/17.   AOS sent to Chicago IL

06/01/17   Chicago Lockbox Received

06/05/17   3 emails & 3 text received USCIS, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/09/17   3 Paper NOA Received, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/16/17   Biometric Letter Received

06/26/17   Biometric Appointment

07/19/17   USCIS email notification of Scheduled Interview

07/22/17   Paper NOA received for I-485 Interview

08/15/17   Interview 

08/15/17   Interview Approved

08/15/17   USCIS Email & text notice-Green Card in production

08/17/17. USCIS Email & text- GC mailed. Yayy!!!

08/19/17.  NOA hardcopy received- AOS approved!

 

 

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Our attorney told us that in the hundreds of interviews she attended, intent was rarely brought up. And the few times it happened it was usually more of "you decided to marry after entering, right?" Legitimacy of the marriage is their biggest concern. I have yet to find a verified case where an AOS was denied due to intent, although there were denials for other reasons.

 

USCIS deals with impostors, people with criminal records, frivolous filings (to gain legal time in the US), "couples" that don't know each others last names, etc. intent is pretty low on their priority list. Our attorney also mentioned that it's actually pretty hard to deny someone (requires lots of evidence, multiple supervisor sign offs, potentials for appeals etc.), so unless it's a slam dunk, they're not going to hassle a legitimate couple over potential intent issues. Again, our attorney's words, not mine.

 

I mean, how do you even prove intent? Mind reading? Lie detector test?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Hungary
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19 hours ago, mgsanch509 said:

But wouldnt that be misrepresentation of the tourist visa, even if no intent was observed at POE?  If she entered with the intent to visit then she got married on her second tourist visa visit, wouldnt immigration need proof that she didnt lie at POE and believe she entered with the intent to marry later? 

 

No. It does not matter. Even if she DID have intent, it's USCIS' own policy NOT to deny based solely on intent, an AOS application of an immediate relative of a USC.

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AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

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Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

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Biometrics date 12/26/2013

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NOA1 date 10/20/2014

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In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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2 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

No. It does not matter. Even if she DID have intent, it's USCIS' own policy NOT to deny based solely on intent, an AOS application pf an immediate relative of a USC.

Perfect thank you so much! We have been hearing so many scary stories from people and online and even attorneys, who tell us to be careful and submit substantial evidence to prove there was no preconceive intent or misrepresentation of tourist visa.

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K-1 Fiancee Visa

11/10/16   I-129F Mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
11/14/16   I-129F Received date

11/16/16   NOA1 Date on Hard Copy

11/17/16   NOA1 Text & Email. Routed to CSC.
11/19/16   NOA1 Hard Copy Received

02/02/17   NOA2 Text and Email from USCIS
02/06/17   NOA2 Hard Copy Received 

02/15/17   NVC Received

02/16/17   NVC Processed & Case# Issued

02/27/17.  Ciudad Juarez Embassy Receive

03/04/17   Petitioner Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

03/22/17   Beneficiary Receive- Embassy Welcome Letter

04/04/17.  NVC Letter (Mail)

04/05/17   Medical

04/06/17   ASC/Biometrics Appointment

04/07/17   Interview - APPROVED!!!

04/11/17   DHL tracking number  received  (Email)

04/27/17   Arrived at USA, Port of Entry-Portland Oregon

05/01/17   Applied for Social Security Card 

05/13/17   Social Security Card Received 

05/19/17.   Married!!!! 

 

 

Adjustment of Status

05/31/17.   AOS sent to Chicago IL

06/01/17   Chicago Lockbox Received

06/05/17   3 emails & 3 text received USCIS, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/09/17   3 Paper NOA Received, I-485, I-131, & I-795

06/16/17   Biometric Letter Received

06/26/17   Biometric Appointment

07/19/17   USCIS email notification of Scheduled Interview

07/22/17   Paper NOA received for I-485 Interview

08/15/17   Interview 

08/15/17   Interview Approved

08/15/17   USCIS Email & text notice-Green Card in production

08/17/17. USCIS Email & text- GC mailed. Yayy!!!

08/19/17.  NOA hardcopy received- AOS approved!

 

 

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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4 minutes ago, mgsanch509 said:

Perfect thank you so much! We have been hearing so many scary stories from people and online and even attorneys, who tell us to be careful and submit substantial evidence to prove there was no preconceive intent or misrepresentation of tourist visa.

Seems a lot of Lawyers who do not understand the basics, worrying.

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