T&John

1 minute ago, mushroomspore said:

Yup. You can find his I-94 online with his passport info. Sorry I don't have the exact link but Google "CBP I-94", enter his info and that will tell you when his I-94 expires.

Thank you so much for your help!

2 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Best to file before his I-94 expires. It's okay if you file a tad after but be aware that any out-of-status time makes him technically deportable. Unlikely to happen and overstay is forgiven for immediate relatives of US citizens but still, file ASAP. His intent when he crossed the border is a non-issue. I just finished the process after entering as a B2 visitor and my intent never came up. Since he (and I) were originally planning to leave but our circumstances changed while in the US, he is fine to stay and adjust status.

 

Nope not true. He was admitted by CBP and it is clear the marriage was spontaneous. This is not visa fraud and USCIS will simply interview to determine they are a genuine couple, not question the husband's intentions. His intentions were genuine and originally in line with his tourist visa regulations.

Also not true.

Thank you!  So it appears there isn't any hard deadline, we just need to do it as soon as possible.

2 minutes ago, JB209 said:

I am sorry but I don't think he can stay while filling, as USCIS would see it as visa fraud since you two know each other for over five years, therefore it was a clear intent of using a tourist visa to come to stay.

 

It seem he will have to go back to the UK and file for a CR-1.

Maybe I wasn't clear, it wasn't our intent for him to stay, but we decided to get married 2 weeks before he was to return to the UK.  It was only after we were married and looking into what we needed to do to file that we found out he could stay while we filed the paperwork.  But we haven't been able to find out how long you have to do that.

My now husband and I decided to get married before he was supposed to leave on his last visit here to the US.  He is from the UK.  We had been together for 5 1/2 years and just didn't want to wait any longer.  He came in on a tourist visa.  We found out before he left that he could stay while we filed the paperwork but I haven't found anywhere online how long we have to file that paperwork.  Does anyone know the answer to this?  We are still trying to get everything together and save up the money for the fees, but I don't want to wait too long if there is a deadline.

TIA for any help.

Just an update...John left yesterday after being here for 3 months. It was heart-wrenching watching him walk away. We are more determined than ever to get this process started as soon as we can. Have to wait for his divorce to finalize unfortunately. But we are working on getting everything in place and all the paperwork done. We want to be able to send it in a soon as he has the divorce decree. I'll be on here more now that we are at this point. This site is great! Thank you!

T.

Thanks so much Regina

thanks so much! this was all so very helpful!

I am the petitioner and I was reading through all the documents that have to be submitted. We are just getting started on all this. But when i got to the form about being able to support my fiance, I was a little concerned about how much money I have to make in a year's time to qualify. I lost my job in December and have started my own company since but it always takes time to build up a new company.

So my question is, what is the minimum amount you have to make to qualify and for how long do you have to make that? Does it help that I own my home and am able to make the payments etc. for that? That I have two children in college and am able to support them and that I receive child support, is that taken into consideration? I just can't find any guidelines on this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much!

T.

Good luck!!

Thank you!

Welcome to VJ and good luck.

Thank you!

Welcome to VJ and good luck.

Thanks Bigdog!

No problem, T & thanks! i hope we get lucky and it goes quickly too. i'm excited for you to meet John. so much wonderfulness ahead for you this year!

Thanks Kim! we are both looking forward to getting this completed. I can't wait to see John in person, we both feel like we know each other so well already, it's going to be an exciting year for sure!

T.

Thank you so much for your input! I was actually thinking along the same lines. Besides, it will give me something to do while i'm waiting! lol I will definitely get started on getting all the documents needed as I know those can take time to accumulate. We don't want to wait any longer that we have to. I hope your process goes quickly! Thank you!

T.

Hello, my name is Tonya or T. and I just found this site today. My b/f, John and I have just decided to start this process of moving him to the US from the UK so we can get married. We have many obstacles to overcome before we can even start this process, one of which is for him to come to visit me. We are hoping it will be in the next 6-8 months, but time will tell. I'm so happy to find this site as I have done so much research on this subject, but to have real life stories to read has already been so helpful. I look forward to any advice anyone can lend. I know we are in for a long road ahead of us, but we both know in our hearts that it is so worth the wait.

T.