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That is a risk, that is when USCIS finds out about the fraud.

You will definitely have issues when applying for citizenship as you should have informed USCIS. It is not their fault and the lawyers are wrong: the "timelines" are not close at all. You had seven months to inform them after your husband filed for divorce and two months after the divorce was final.
 
My guess is that if you apply for citizenship they will deny and revoke the removal of conditions and you will need to apply again; in the process, an NTA could be issued which would mean you go to immigration court.
 
 

Means more asylum seekers will die crossing illegally in the desert. 
 
I’ve been to Mexico several times in the past month. Asylum seekers using the CBP ports of entry are getting processed. And at the port I use, everybody waits in Mexico; U.S. citizen or not.

I thought you were a citizen?

Most people who travel that far, for a visit, can't just suddenly decide to stay in the US.  It just isn't practical.  That would require pre-planning.....which is visa fraud. 

Hi All,
I can’t find my previous post may be some senior members can tag it.
Always use to wonder and people might agree that what happened to someone after they inquire as most of the time they don’t come back so here I am updating my story.
background:
arrived on K1
got conditional green card
applied for i751 on divorce waiver
USCIS unlawful denied me(saying I did not appear for biometric)in 2019.
filed a motion to appeal
and another I 751 as well(2019)
motion got approved
had i751 interview for its application (sep 2020)
got approved.
sent letter to withdraw second one.
got interview scheduled twice for second application,did not go as per my attorney.
first one was in Jan 2022, second one in April 2022.
USCIS is strange,sometimes they denied me not appearing for bio metrics,
sometimes not taking any action even not appearing for interview.
last action on case was fingerprinted updated in Oct 2022.
meanwhile applied for N 400.under five year rule.
and had my interview,got approved and oath taken,
FINALLY
Asked IO about my second I 751,He said I should not worry about it and he doesn’t care about it either as I have my conditions removed.
End of my immigration journey starting in 2012 when I filed I 129.
Thanks to everyone especially Mike E,Rocio,Crazy cat.
best of luck to everyone,
i wonder if I will be able to stop reading this site daily as I have been doing it for so long.
God bless All
   

Ah,  I was thrown by "living here."
 
OP, does she plan to return before her I-94 authorized stay expires, or does she plan to overstay?
 
Why can she not work and support herself?

Misrepresentation can impact a K-1. 

Your story is changing...and the CO will not like any perceived lying.  "I applied for a tourist visa in order to get my fiance here for a wedding."  Obviously, that isn't true.  Misrepresentation can carry some heavy consequences.  

Oh noo she's not visiting for the wedding. She's visiting just to be with me while we wait for the K1 to process. The wedding part is not that important. 
 
Is the fact that she will have a K1 interview back in Manilla, not a strong enough tie back to the Philippines? 

That is a lot of vacation.

6 month visit??????????  For a wedding? That is the exact reason they will likely, imo, deny the tourist visa.  They know a lot of people get tired of waiting, and just want to bypass the legal immigration queue.  Looks like she has no strong ties to PI if she can visit the US for 6 months.    Just my opinion.  Stranger things have happened.

She wasn't being cruel.  She's pretty much the kindest person on VJ.
 
It's true though, that lining up another USC suitor so quickly screams of desperation to get to the US.  Perhaps this time around, your 'friend' will take it slow and take time to get to know the potential spouse properly.  There is nothing wrong with having a long distance relationship for awhile before rushing to file a petition.  Just like how normally, one would date someone in their own town for awhile, before rushing into marriage.

Your friend needs to think very carefully about proceeding with this second relationship. 
1.) She can tell her partner she was petitioned (even if she wasn't) as it is a question that needs to be answered on the I-129F and the I-130 (if they decide to go the spousal route). 
2.) She should consider not rushing into this relationship... what if it also fails? Being petitioned a third time by a third person will raise flags for USCIS. 
3.) A casual observer will wonder... why only men from the US? And why so quickly... is she only interested in moving to the US and does not care too much about the partner but the ability to move there?
4.) Your friend should be worried not because she has two active petitions but because even if the first is canceled she had two petitions filed for her in quick succession.
USCIS will wonder about the timeline of when she met each man... 

Wow! I wish I had people line up for me like that on such short notice! It took me 45 years to find somebody I was sure enough about to get married to, while other people find 2 of them in 6 months! 😅
 
Is your friend still in touch with the first one? Maybe she can ask them if the I-129f was actually filed? And if it was filed, if they withdrew the application? 

The correct answer is the  rule has nothing to do with family reunification, and instead is a requirement placed on anybody who signed I-864 on behalf of beneficiary receiving the immigration visa. This includes the primary sponsor (aka petitioner) and any joint sponsors.

See the following which cites the actual regulation:
 
The reason is that if the financial sponsor is not domiciled in the U.S. at the time the immigration visa holder enters the U.S., then the U.S. government cannot enforce the terms of I-864. So new immigrants would be free to illegally enjoy public charge, and the government would have no recourse. This would have a material impact on the federal budget. 

1. So people don't turn around and use green card as a tourist visa. 
2. Totally normal. Not a contradiction. Rule is that the USC petitioner must be in the US or come to the US when the immigrant comes. 

It is fraud to enter with the intent to adjust status.   You need to petition them-  there is no work-around for the queue.

When they enter the U.S. on their tourist visa, will they tell the truth to the CBP officer and say they plan to file I-485?

Actually, YOU are misinformed. You have ONLY one option.  Consular processing.  Anyone who tells you otherwise is misinformed or condoning fraud!!!!

You don't know what you are talking about...and you are in violation of the terms of service for VJ.

If parents would be in the US already, there would not be an issue. But having them enter the US with the intent to adjust status is fraud. What will they tell CBP when CBP asks them what the purpose of their visit it? What do you think will happen if they say “we’re going to adjust status once we’re in the US”. 
 
I also don’t appreciate your attitude and calling members racist when they give you an answer you don’t like. This forum has members from all over the world, and nobody made a racist comment. Drop your attitude! 

If your parents use the tourist visa to enter the US with the intent to adjust status one of two things might happen.
1. They are honest at the immigration check point and say they are entering with the intent to remain and obtain a green card. Result, they are put on the next plane back home.
2. They lie about their intent and could be discovered, charged with lying to an immigration official, deported, and receive a permanent ban from the US. 

But, your parents are currently not in the US… 
 
Have you seen the reasoning behind B1/B2 denials? 
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/visa-denials.html 
if the CO believes your parents are only going to the US to adjust not visit they’re visa will be denied. 
if CBP believes on entry your parents are coming to live not visit they’ll probably go into secondary where they’ll be questioned, maybe have their bags searched and if CBP believes they are going to adjust they could be refused entry and sent back to Kenya… 
Of course if your parents were already here in the US they could adjust… but they aren’t here… 
It is also against visajourney TOS to condone fraud so I’m OUT. 
 
 

If that was legal, don’t you think everyone would do it, to circumvent the wait time?   This is why certain countries, including yours, have high B visa rejection rates.
 
Do it the right way.   
 
Do not commit fraud.
 
Waiting is part of the process that we all go through; your case is no more or less important than anyone else’s.