Green card processing while on B-1 visitor visa

[Redro 4,625]

1 hour ago, tfab1 said:

Thank you for taking a look.

Definitely, doesn't make sense to file for an extension with the reason of getting to know someone. I am planning to explore the country and see more places in my stay and at the same time give time to our relationship. Leaving the relationship or our connection out, would exploring places still not be a valid reason for the extension? 

Apologies for not being clear in my initial post. Please read my response to the other posts. 

Thank you for taking a look!

 How are you going to fund your stay? 

And after 6 months of exploring the US... why do you need more time to explore it?

Most people cannot afford to vacation in a country for 6+ months away from their regular life and without an income. 

Your extension will not be granted immediately. And if it is refused you will accrue unlawful presence putting your B2 and your ability to visit the US again at risk. 

Your new relationship is not guaranteed to succeed. It would be better to go home and maybe visit again in a year or have your new partner visit you. 

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by ROK2USA

[powerpuff 6,767]

~~ Topic moved from Bringing Family Members of US citizens to Tourist visas ~~
 

IMHO, your reasons for an extension are weak and the chances of it being approved are low. You had 6 months to explore the US which is more than plenty. This will be their thoughts too. 

 

Filing I-539 does not eliminate unlawful presence. If you’re okay with a very real and likely risk of overstaying and having your tourist visa revoked (which makes it virtually impossible to get another one), then file away

 

[Rocio0010 5,732]

You’re taking too many risks for a relationship that you don’t know if it’s going to work out. If you end up overstaying, and you don’t marry, you will accrue unlawful presence and a ban. Why do you have to take all the risks? I stand by my point: don’t overstay, go back to your home country, have him visit you. Or even better: if you like to explore places and want the relationship to develop, why don’t both of you go explore a third country?

Im all about love, but also keep your best interest at heart. 
There is no 30/60/90 rule

[SusieQQQ 11,588]

4 hours ago, tfab1 said:

So, I am wondering if I should extend my visitor's visa stating that I intend to travel and explore more places in the US. Once the extension is filed, it would give me more time to build our relationship and would also help with future green card processing (especially, the 30/60 rule), if we were to get married and if he were to sponsor my Green Card.

So, you’re planning on lying on an official US immigration office application to get a TOURIST extension when your actual plan is to get married? Bad idea. Apart from the repercussions for immigration of misrepresentation, as others have pointed out, if the extension gets rejected (highly likely imo) you will start accusing unlawful presence and your tourist visa will be revoked,

 

is this person a US citizen or a green card holder, by the way?

Edited April 19, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[Rocio0010 5,732]

5 hours ago, tfab1 said:

So, I am wondering if I should extend my visitor's visa stating that I intend to travel and explore more places in the US

You know full well that your true intention is to extend your visitor's visa is to develop the relationship and see if it leads to marriage. If you say you want to explore places, you are lying by omission. That's fraud and nobody in this site should tell you it's ok to do it because it goes against the TOS.

[Crazy Cat 44,680]

6 hours ago, tfab1 said:

If I leave the US, get back and marry, it would go against the 30/60 rule as I've already met him from my current visit.

There is no 30/60 day rule for USCIS.......this subject comes up here quite frequently.  However, a reasonable person could think you came to the US for the purpose of finding a spouse.  Legally, you can marry and file for adjustment of status since you are currently inside the US, but you cannot work or travel outside the US for as long as 8-12 months.  

Personally, I would take more time before making such an important decision.  After all, you can to the US just to visit, right?  Be aware that, once your I-94 expires, you will be out of status....which is never good.

Good luck.

[Crazy Cat 44,680]

One more thig:  Consider this.

 

1.  You file for an extension.

2.  You remain past the original I-94 date.

3.  Your relationship fails.

4.  The extension is denied.

You could, then, accrue unlawful presence.....which would automatically void your current visa.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[JeanneAdil 7,109]

6 hours ago, tfab1 said:

Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts. I really appreciate it.

Firstly, I completely understand and know that the timing and duration of this phase might seem like a honeymoon period. I am not looking to marry right away nor am I looking to jump into signing the documents tomorrow. We are looking to get into something serious (as life partners) after a couple of months (tentatively, but can even be longer as I'm willing to wait).

 

Just to clarify my situation, I entered the US through the B-2 visitor visa back in November and my six month tenure ends in May. If I leave the US, get back and marry, it would go against the 30/60 rule as I've already met him from my current visit. Reference: https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/90-day-rule-explained/

 

So, I am wondering if I should extend my visitor's visa stating that I intend to travel and explore more places in the US. Once the extension is filed, it would give me more time to build our relationship and would also help with future green card processing (especially, the 30/60 rule), if we were to get married and if he were to sponsor my Green Card.

your title (Green card processing while on  a B1 visa)  indicates the intent to marry and AOS in the US and stay

as there is no other way to stay here

 

you can file for extension but it will not happen in 20 days and then you are out of status (illegally here) and there is a bar for that 

and your B2 tourist visa will be cancelled

By the time u hear back about an extension application, you are hosed

[Rocio0010 5,732]

25 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

You could, then, accrue unlawful presence.....which would automatically void your current visa.

Exactly. If the relationship fails and they don't marry, OP will have a ban. Too much personal risk for a relationship that is just starting. I would leave and start a spousal visa later on.

[Rocio0010 5,732]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

I find it amazing that some people, who had planned to come to the US for a "visit", can just suddenly decide to just extend a 6 MONTH stay......

I mean, if OP wants to explore, there are other many interesting countries to explore while waiting on a spousal visa. I think OP does not want to be separated and wait, but that is the safest option for a relationship that you don't know if it's going to work out.

"love" is not enough for a relationship. It takes work and commitment, and usually you get to see if you want to work on that past the honeymoon stage. Anyway, my advice stays the same.

[Redro 4,625]

13 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

I mean, if OP wants to explore, there are other many interesting countries to explore while waiting on a spousal visa. I think OP does not want to be separated and wait, but that is the safest option for a relationship that you don't know if it's going to work out.

"love" is not enough for a relationship. It takes work and commitment, and usually you get to see if you want to work on that past the honeymoon stage. Anyway, my advice stays the same.

I'm thinking OP might be thinking marriage but USC partner isn't seriously thinking about marriage at all... Just whispering sweet nothings. 

Do you really think the USC knows the headache surrounding B2 applications and/or extending a tourist visa?

Then the fun times and cost that is adjustment of status?

Also, it's a big ol' red flag if someone promises you marriage 10 days into a relationship. 

Edited April 19, 2022 by ROK2USA

[Rocio0010 5,732]

2 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Do you really think the USC knows the headache surrounding B2 applications and/or extending a tourist visa?

 

Absolutely not.

 

3 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Also, it's a big ol' red flag if someone promises you marriage 10 days into a relationship. 

Yep. I guess we've all been young and not giving things too much thought. But as you age, you understand a marriage cannot survive on infatuation only. 

[Verrou 1,966]

53 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

Do you really think the USC knows the headache surrounding B2 applications and/or extending a tourist visa?

no... all my USC friend here thought once a foreigner got married with USC, they automatically get citizenship. that's the common missconception. i dont blame them of not knowing if they never date/marry foreigner

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Then the fun times and cost that is adjustment of status?

Also, it's a big ol' red flag if someone promises you marriage 10 days into a relationship. 

yep..... 

most "true love" cant handle that. lots money and times spent for "true love"

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Misscloud

[Mike E 11,754]

During Covid lots of light was  shed on  I-539. 

 

IMHO,  after reading about dozens of bad experiences and not a single good one, if there is a more useless form than I-539, then I don’t know what it is.  
 

Bottom line is if your romantic partner is a citizen of the US then marry now and file the spousal I-485 package  before your authorized stay expires so that you do not accrue unauthorized presence.  Start reading 

 
If your romantic partner is not a US citizen or you don’t want to get married now (as in: this week), then leave the USA before your authorized stay expires.  

[Crazy Cat 44,680]

In defense of one whirlwind true love, I must admit:

1.  My wife and I met on E-Harmony on May 12, 2015.

2.  We met face-to-face on May 17, 2015, in Chicago.

3.  We spent weeks together (with my wife making a short trip back to her country).

4.  On July 27, 2015, we were married in Taipei and living there.

5.  In August 2015, I received my Alien Resident Card in Taiwan.

We are still happily married and living in Texas today. 

 

Yes, great love stories still exist!!!

Edited April 19, 2022 by Crazy Cat