PLEASE HELP!!! Fiancé is here on R B1/B2 visa-doing AOS I-864

[JeanneAdil 7,338]

12 hours ago, Tiffany Davenport said:

@Ban HammerWe were trying to wait..we love each other but have only been dating since the end of summer. We are both divorced with grown children. We are over 40, so for us we didn't see a need to wait. We just thought everyone else might think we are crazy and will not understand. So we were trying to push it out further..and he was just going to over stay his time and not go back Ghana, but we know that will cause issues so we decided to get married before his stay is over. That's why I'm looking for advice!! 

 

Did he bring all the documents needed for this process -like divorce papers and his birth certificate?

these are things that will look like he planned to stay and adjust 

Originals will be needed at his interview so you have plenty of time to have someone back in Ghana send them/  i would keep the outside envelopes to prove he didn't have them at POE upon arrival

 

If he is here on any work visa,  he now needs to wait for the process to be able to work and u need to completely support him including buying health care insurance 

 

I am sorry but if you are only dating since this last summer,  so did you meet when he came in 2023 or before online?  If so,  the correspondence will show up in his social media 

 

It does not look strange (to me) that you feel in love and made decision to marry 

But to a CO , it looks as strange as flying to Ghana and marrying on the 1st visit 

and you have not met his family? his kids?

 

Marry now in the US in 2025 and do the W7 for his ITIN to claim him for the double deduction 

BUT let him return to Ghana and do the CR1/ IR1, and visit him there to meet his family 

 

when you are in Ghana , take his divorce papers to the US embassy and ask a CO there if the papers are legit /sorry if this sounds harsh but u have to understand there is a reason this country is considered high fraud 

 

I am Adil, also from Africa high fraud country and I know its important for u to meet  his family and have their approval.  

My wife (now of 15 years) came several times 

she not only checked all my social media (back then it was My Space and a dating site), but also made me have a complete medical exam including chest xray before marriage as illnesses like TB could have made it "no visa"

you say 2 1/2 years is too long but you have already waited 40 

don't rush this 

 

Read the section under Decision 

https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/adjustment-of-status

Edited 18 hours ago by JeanneAdil

[Moda25 83]

I am from Ghana too but girl, you need to take it slow and study him well. Even I won’t sponsor a man from my own country. This is just my humble advice. 

[JeanneAdil 7,338]

54 minutes ago, Moda25 said:

I am from Ghana too but girl, you need to take it slow and study him well. Even I won’t sponsor a man from my own country. This is just my humble advice. 

OP i would send her private message and ask her why

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5 hours ago, appleblossom said:

 

Possibly, but my query is just if it is an R visa (which is a religious/church visa) rather than a B - that would mean they may not need to rush to marry and adjust his status. 

Just to clarify, the OP obviously read directly from the visa and combined two information fields — Visa Type and Visa Class (printed on the visa as “Visa Type/Class”).  The Visa Type is either an “R” or “D” (Regular or Diplomatic).  
 

The Visa Class, in this case, (which is what most people focus on when asked what type of visa it is) was B1/B2.  A religious worker visa would be an “R” for the Visa Type and an “R1” for the Visa Class.

[SalishSea 18,620]

14 hours ago, JD2 said:

The title of the post says B1/B2.

There is one big problem with consular processing in Ghana.  There is a 2+ year wait for an interview.

That may be, but an even bigger problem would be a denial of AOS because the timeline makes it look fraudulent.

[Tiffany Davenport 4]

Thank you!! Okay to clarify. Visa type R class B1/B2. We live in the same city, 10 minutes from each other. I see him everyday. We met at church when he came here last year for three months but did not date. He was here last October- December 2024, and joined my church. Went back to Ghana for three months and three months in India for work. He came back to Ohio In the summer. We met again once he returned and went out with our church group and just hit it off. Been together just about everyday since.  He doesn't have his divorce papers or birth certificate here as he was planning to return home in February. As we were told from friends and family, both here and in Ghana returning home and waiting out the process there can take years especially now with all that is going on. My church is an African church with our pastors both being from Ghana as well. (I'm half African as well) We have a couple of members who married after several mission trips to Ghana and haven't been able to get there spouse approved to come to the US. His visa was approved on his 1st try due to him traveling all over the world for 13 years, he has other visa's. He was in the military, got out and was approved to come here. I make good money as I work for the government, but he has his own money and supports me financially. I told him after carefully thinking, I do not want to risk him going back home. Lets get married here and go through the process. We have nothing to hide! I know in the interview it may seemed rushed, but I can't really explain it, when you know, you know. Both of our families have given there blessings as they too feel the love and just know! They are all in agreement with us marrying. I hope this helps answer some questions and I thank everyone for their response. Helps so much!!