Marry with housemate and then long distance, marriage bona fide?

[jack peter 1]

39 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

Yeah, spousal visas are for spouses, not for friends and housemates. 

True, and once we commit to marriage, it is indeed for a spouse ...?

[jack peter 1]

5 hours ago, Stein said:

You can't.  It's fraud.  How can you make it look bona fide when it isn't?

What if we ARE in a relationship?

[jack peter 1]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

Do you have a valid visa that allows you to work in the US?

Yes

[Orangesapples 1,954]

6 minutes ago, jack peter said:

Love between friends? Marriage has to be for love? I suppose in many cases it's not ...

Love between friends is nothing like love between spouses. Nothing. You can't marry a friend for immigration purposes, that's actual fraud. 

 

Some people marry in arranged marriages because it's common in their culture but they still intend to be actually married and be a real couple. 

[African Zealot 1,452]

Why is this fraud? It is only fraud when marrying for the purpose of immigration. In his case it is only one of the reasons so it is not fraud. 

 

The only possible fraud is if they left and returned on a nonimmigrant visa (without dual intent) with the purpose of adjusting status.

[Orangesapples 1,954]

3 minutes ago, jack peter said:

What if we ARE in a relationship?

You're obviously not or you would have said so. Who refers to their girlfriend or fiancé as a friend or a housemate? Answer : people looking to commit immigration fraud. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

1 minute ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

Why is this fraud? It is only fraud when marrying for the purpose of immigration. In his case it is only one of the reasons so it is not fraud. 

 

The only possible fraud is if they left and returned on a nonimmigrant visa (without dual intent) with the purpose of adjusting status.

Because they're not in a relationship. It looks like they're friends and the friend wants to help OP with immigration but they're not an actual couple and have no intention of having an actual marriage. 

[mushroomspore 3,043]

8 minutes ago, jack peter said:

What if we ARE in a relationship?

You would have said that immediately. Nobody in a legitimate relationship refers to their significant other as their "friend/housemate".

Edited October 6, 2020 by mushroomspore

[Bigtuna 34]

Also, to add what others said: is your housemate aware of the economic responsabilities of sponsoring a spouse? When filling the Affavadit of Support the USC is commiting to support you for the next 10 years.

[Bbking2 93]

27 minutes ago, jack peter said:

What if we ARE in a relationship?

Plonkers like you who slow this whole process up for everyone else... 

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

Isn't this the exact plot of the old movie Green Card with Andie McDowell and Gerard Depardieu?

[Beth & Achraf 328]

16 hours ago, jack peter said:

I'm planning to get marriage with a close friend/housemate I've lived with for three months. Not solely for the visa purpose, but it is a big reason.

The problem is: I'm going back to my country in late November, and would stay there for more than one year for work while applying for the CR-1/IR-1 visa.

Is this considered a red flag? What should we do to prove that our marriage is bona fide? I'm from East Asia and my country probably does not have many marriage frauds.

She will probably visit me 1 time during the year, while I may come back 2-3 times for work.

We could prepare the following documents:

• Joint bank account statements  
• Joint car
• Wedding photos
• Dating/visit photos
• Photos with family
• Contact records (messenger, phone call, etc)

If applying for CR-1/IR-1 seems too risky, would coming back after two years and apply for change of status in the US be a better choice?

I'm not that worried about when I could come back, but whether I could come back.

 

"Not solely for the visa purpose, but it is a big reason.     F R A U D

[SalishSea 16,740]

16 hours ago, HRQX said:

No. Entering with B-2, ESTA, F-1, etc. and having preconceived intent to AOS is immigration fraud.

As is marrying for the purpose of getting an immigration benefit.

[Ontarkie 13,898]

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