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He cannot use a tourist visa with simultaneous intentions to stay in the US permanently.

I agree with the above: it's illegal and you won't have the required documents.

You are liable to have your status immediately terminated and/or have significant problems coming or staying in the US in the future.

You would have to prove your ties to Canada if you apply for B1/B2 in Canada. You have to apply in the country of your permanent residence.

There's really no way for us to speculate, but that situation is rather unusual.

You also haven't given us very many details (your nationality, the nature of the interactions, the interview, the nature of the email received, purpose of visit in the US, how the consulate told you it was cancelled, if it was with/without prejudice, etc.)

There's no reason to do this.

The VWP specifically includes time spent in Canada/Mexico as part of your 90 days. It is difficult to reset it by going that route, but not impossible.

You'd best be going somewhere else and coming back, with ample explanation about your situation.

Did they say he left the country? If so, there might be a ban issue.

Otherwise, I think he's making the right moves, and he should be good for the hearing assuming that it's an immigration hearing. You didn't specify what type of hearing it was for which court.

For the forms, it's best to mark Yes and provide the information to be safe. It's not a CIMT, so it's not likely to cause an issue.

but what's the purpose of buying a home in the united state if you are not resident ? how are you going to stay in the house after ? please explain this to me

Many reasons.

One: Investment. Many people own more than one piece of real estate and use them as investments.

Two: For one's family to use

Three: Place to stay when visiting (like beach condo) and rented out when away.

Plenty of different reasons why this is completely legitimate.

I can see it now. He will buy a house, Have his visa revoked or be denied entry due to immigrant intent and never be able to come to US again.

No.

This is within the discretion of the individual bank. You should contact them to find out.

Regardless of immigration status, I would suspect that banks would want to check US credit reporting agencies before loaning any money. If your cousin-in-law does not have US credit, it's highly unlikely he/she will be able to take out a mortgage.

All of your questions are answered in the instructions to the I-130.

Can we go with MTR and chances of winning it? but not sure whether we have all the date to prove it. Mainly employment notifications in local paper / job portals for this job opening.

If you can't prove that the occupation meets the requirements, the MTR will not work.

It's highly unlikely that they do have interviews on Saturdays.

You can keep the InfoPass, or you can try to walk-in if the office is close and you have time. Nobody here can tell you if they will or will not be able to accommodate you if you go earlier.

Sounds like you have a problem to be fixed--or at least confirm.

If the guard stops you at the door and says you have no InfoPass appointment, try asking if the office is open on Saturdays. More than likely, he'll say "no." Then show him your interview letter and ask him why you have an appointment at this office on Saturday. He'll probably be confused enough to let you in.

Let us know what happens, though.

Actually I don't recommend this. Having gotten married and legally changed her name if we use the name on an old passport that could create problems as that is not her legal name anymore. I think we will just carry the marriage cert. next time. Anyway, it all worked out. Im just trying to help others with our story.

What her "legal name" is at any given time in a given place is relative. Many countries won't let someone change their name on the passport because names aren't change during marriage in some cultures.

The fact that her name may be different in one place doesn't make her passport invalid, old, or wrong. She just simply has two names.

You're looking at this with a very narrow scope.

But usually what is the success rate for any MTR?

It depends on why it was denied. You need to know this.

Your fiance can't apply for this until you are married and have a pending application for adjustment of status.

This is not as much of a legal/immigration issue as it is the airlines making sure that another person isn't trying to use the ticket. As others have said, book the ticket in the name on the passport. No problems there.

A CBSA (Canada border people) berated one person in my party for presenting a foreign passport instead of a US greencard. They said they don't want to see the passport.

You'll have absolutely no problem.

Nice job.

You won't have a tourist visa. You'll be using VWP. Your student visa won't be valid for entry, so there's no way you can use it. There won't be any confusion there.

You will have to apply for and be approved for ESTA.

As others have said, explain that you're leaving (show proof). If you go over land to Canada/Mexico, make SURE that they send you into the office to get an I-94 (you'll need to pay a fee) when you come back, otherwise they might accidentally admit you as VWP.

You cannot move to the US permanently for this purpose, and your boyfriend cannot help you unless you get married.

You will have to get permanent residency through some other path, possibly starting with skilled employment with someone who is willing to hire you on a TN visa.

Grand larceny is generally considered a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMT) [depending on what exactly happened] that will likely serve as a rather large hurdle in getting a green card through marriage.

It won't really matter which option you take; none will make the situation any better. For immigration purposes, it's the act that counts--not the disposition. ICE will take interest in you if you end up in jail, and that would be attention you would want to avoid.

I don't think your OPT will be immediately jeopardized, but you would best get some good legal advise before adjusting status.

Generally, you get a 1 crime pass IF the MAXIMUM penalty for your crime does not exceed 1 year in prison AND you do not serve more than 6 months.

That means if, hypothetically, the maximum penalty for grand larceny is 5 years in prison, and you only get 7 days, you do NOT get an exception and you will have major problems coming to the US in the future at all in the near future. Generally, your marriage to a US citizen does not really help in this circumstance.

You didn't state why your latest H-1B petition was denied; this is important information.

It seems that the individuals preparing your case aren't doing it right. I doubt the denials have much to do with your last H-1B petitions. The 1st denial seems like a paperwork issue and your application wasn't properly prepared.

You can't extend something that isn't valid.

You need to find out why this latest one was denied. If it's a paperwork issue, your employer doesn't seem to know how to handle this.

There's nothing guaranteed, but you might want to fill out a DHS TRIP at the site below. It might mitigate the problem, but it seems that CBP feels that you're correctly targeted. There's no other way to get redress.

https://trip.dhs.gov/

I think his chances are good. This is pretty common.