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Each time i go to the USA on the visa waiver program do i have to update my application each time if i'll be staying at a new location or is this not essential?

As in on my last visit when i applied for the visa i said i was staying at the holiday inn, im using the same visa this time as it hasnt expired, should i change and update my location to the place ill be staying this time?

There is always a chance that you will be denied entry... even with a valid visa entry to the US is still at the discretion of the CBP officers.

Having said that, the chances of someone from the UK that has had no previous overstays, etc, being denied is not really all that great.

I visited the US 5 times in the space of about 2yrs, three of those trips were around 88 days long each, and I also made a couple of 6-week trips with a gap of only a month or five weeks between them. I have never been questioned beyond the norm (ie standard questions like where are you staying, purpose of your visit, how long, previous trips, etc). I even told them I was visitng a friend, my boyfriend, my fiance and my husband (obviously not all at the same time, and I'm referring to only one person lol, just saying that I visited during the progression of our relationship).

Just be honest when questioned (but don't offer more information than strictly necessary to answer their questions). Also, maybe take some proof of your intent to return home after your visit... ie do you have a lease, a car loan, job to come back to, etc? I've never been asked to show proof of intent to return, but it can't hurt to have something just in case they do ask.

Go check out the UK forum, I'm sure you will find plenty of people there that have done exaclty what you are planning to do.

Enjoy your trip, most likely you will not have any problems!!

Oh thanks! that's reassuring I was told by someone else that you can only stay for a maximum of 180 days in a year? As in the amount of time you've spent there on a waiver added up cant exceed 180 days? Is that not true then?

I'm 18 and a UK citizen. I have a boyfriend who lives in New Jersey, USA. I've visited there 3 times since last May, each time being about a week and I usually have a good couple months between each visit. I've just finished college and i'm taking a gap year but before i come back home to work i want to spend the summer over there with him. I've booked my flight, im going in july for 84 days, flying to Newark where i have flown to once before. I havent ever over stayed or anything, no criminal records etc. but i'm worried they might be suspicious as ive been there often and im staying a long time.

Im not going to be packing things like photos or anything that will make it seem like im planning to not leave, because i really will leave..

the question is has anyone else done something like this, and could they possibly send me home with no evidence that im planning to stay? I find them really intimidating :S

Thankyou all for sharing your knowledge and giving me advice on this,

I've decided to consult with a lawyer about my options if me and my boyfriend do decide to get married but for now i'm planning on just taking a nice 70 day trip as a visitor because hey it's better than nothing and we'll take it from thereee..

Moved from K1 Progress Reports to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

There is nothing you would do regarding the other petition, it would be the petitioner that would withdraw it. Since your father does not have a US domicile, the file would go no further than the NVC as they would see he does not have a US domicile and would require him to obtain one or show evidence of intent to re-establish one before processing the file further. The NVC will consider that petition abandoned if there is no contact for 1 year from the date of last contact with either the petitioner or beneficiary.

Having this I-130 sent in on your behalf will not ruin your chances of being approved for a fiancee or spousal visa.

Okay thanks and do you know what the petitioner ie. my dad would have to do to withdrawal the i130 petition?

Or would it not really matter wether he did anything about it or not, it can be left as it is and a k1 can still be filed instead of that?

I already filed the i-130 with my dad as the petitioner as he's a US citizen, but a lack of research meant that although the form was sent back approved.. we KNOW that we cannot complete it because my dads domicile isnt within the US it's here in the UK.

I'm 18 also so, dont qualify for anything else as far as im aware.

However my US boyfriend will do anything to allow us to be together so he's asked me to marry him etc. and we were thinking about filing a k1, or whatever else..

but the point is, does this mean i have to let them know that my previously filed i-130 is no longer any use to me, and like cancel it?

Or can i just simply apply on the grounds of another form? ( if the requirements are met obvs. )

so to sum it up..

Do I need to cancel the previous form sent before I start on a new one..with a completely different petitioner..

and will the fact that ive already had an i-130 sent in ruin my chances of being approved on another one?..thanks

You have 2 options:

1) your fiance can file a K1 petition for you (in 6 months more or less you'll be in the US); this option will enable you to get a conditional green card

2) You reclaim your US birthright even if your father did not live in the US for a long time (provided any of your grandparents (father-side) lived in the US to satisfy the domicile requirement.

Unfortunately my father left the country with his mother (british) and left his father (USC) and hasnt been in touch since so, we know none of his american family :/

Okay so thanks to you guys it's pretty clear I dont qualify for a permanent residence visa through my US dad as he resides permanently in the UK.

BUT my boyfriend is over there and he's the main reason i want to go live there

Im really quite gutted that this whole i-130 process was a waste of time, but im not giving up because im so serious with him that we have already made plans to get married etc. and we've always had a serious relationship despite the distance, we make it work.

SO what's the process now if we decided to get engaged sooner rather than later so i can go be with him?

I definitely want to see him by July, so i'll possibly go over for like 2 months on a visa waiver program...

if we got engaged whilst i was there during that time ... where would we go from there??

( and we're definitely not just doing this for immigration purposes because like i said it's always been the plan but it looks like we've just got to speed it up )

No way around it for getting a visa. You are getting a visa on the basis of family re-unification, and if your dad doesn't live in the USA, that isn't needed. Your dad was also supposed to file US taxes for all those years, did he?

There is a small chance that you are entitled to US citizenship rather than a visa, depending on how long your dad lived in the USA and when you were born (laws changed over the years).

Yeah well i realise that now but ..to be fair that really wasnt made clear. He even wrote his UK address on the form which was approved so, we were under the impression we were find for it. Everything was fine until the i-864 :/ My dad only lived there for 4 years so.. i dont think i do

Could he not have filed CRBA and you gotten US citizenship? If you have birth claim to US citizenship you might not be able to be issued a visa.

But no there is no way around it. Your dad has to file an affidavit of support he is the petitioner and he must show that hes moving back to the USA. Its unfortunate you didn't find this website sooner and check out the guides and ask your questions before you started the process.

Well like i said they have already sent me back a notice of approval for the form i-130, and my dad put n/a for the SSN bit because he doesnt know it he only lived there til the age of 4.. and i'm not sure about that because im 6 months over the age 18 now :/

I filed form i-130 along with my dad in December 2011. Hes a US citizen but has been living here for decades, but he's still got his US passport and everything. When looking into the i-130 it seemed i was eligible to file it, with my dad being the petitioner. I got it back a week ago APPROVED! So everything was fine, sorted my police certificates which im clear on and booked my medical examination which im sure i'll also be clear on..but then i looked at the affidavit of support ( i-864 ) and was like because it says my dad must have a SSN and his main residence must be in the US...which like i said it's not.

This has made me very angry because this wasnt made clear when completing this form, and i dont understand why my dad must be living in the US with me? :S Im 18 years old so i'm not a minor..and i do have plenty of support from 1) my boyfriend whose also a us citizen that ill be living with over there and 2) everyone in my family..even though they live in the UK

Basically, I want to know if theres any way around this because ive already got so far and spent A LOT of money