Friend moving to USA with US citizen DH and US citizen baby on ESTA

[emily2023 0]

 

My friend has decided to go to the USA with her American husband and baby on an ESTA (they were living abroad for years, baby born abroad), live with family while remote working for her current employer (not a US employer and money paid to overseas bank account), and on day 91 apply to adjust her status to a green card.

based on what i have read online, it is likely to succeed despite the fact that she would be overstaying on esta but it seems to have succeeded for many people as they are married to american citizens and in bona fide relationships and its difficult to establish intent to immigrate from the onset (as people say they are just visiting and then 'changed' their minds).

is this true, I can't quite get my head around this. Why doesn't everyone just do this and they wait 1-1.5 years for consular processing? I understand that by doing it this way, you give up all rights to appeal and if it goes wrong, you would be deported and banned from the USA.

[Crazy Cat 39,266]

Tell your friend that it is visa fraud to enter the US as a visitor with the intent to stay in the US and adjust status.  It is against the Terms of Service for Visa Journey to condone fraud. 

Edited March 27 by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 39,266]

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Edited March 27 by Crazy Cat