BritGirl88

Because of your post, I checked my status and my card was mailed out yesterday!! Same office and also no RFE, interview or transfer.  Thanks for sharing!

As someone who has gone through this exact process, I reiterate that you do not have to prove that you decided to get married after POE. Again, intent is determined at the point of entry. It is the officer at the POE duty to determine whether you intend to stay or not. UCSIS cannot deny an AOS based on intent, their interest is in finding out whether the marriage is bonafide. The proof that you’re asked to submit is proof of a genuine marriage, not proof of intent when you entered the country. It was not brought up at any point in my application process.

Avoid the AOS hysteria that you'll often see here. Literally no one has ever gotten denied for "intent". And your story sounds totally fine anyways. Carry on with your life, enjoy cold beers, and be happy with your wife. 

Hi FluffyBalls,
 
Same thing happened to us. From the day we filed, to the day I had my green card in hand was 5.5 months. Filed at the very end of December 2016 and had my green card in hand by mid-May 2017. Biometrics, receiving EAD and interview notice all happened within a couple of months.

Before submitting our application, I spoke to two longtime attorneys about AOS-ing from a B2 visa. Both said:
1. While the 30/60/90 rule isn't a hard rule, it "looks better" to not marry immediately upon arrival. 
2. The subject of intent rarely comes up. One attorney said the issue of intent comes up in maybe 10% of the interviews she's sat in on. And answering along the lines of "we decided to marry after my arrival" is enough to move on to the next question.
3. Legitimacy of the marriage, eligibility of the beneficiary/petitioner, and the financial support issue are the most important things they are checking for.
 
I'm not going to lie - even though we legitimately decide to marry after my (now) wife's arrival (change of heart, pregnancy), we almost decided to go the CR1 route because of all the fear mongering out there. Both attorneys reassured us that "intent" is probably the single most overblown issue out there, when in reality it's a total non-issue. After hearing this from attorneys who have sat in on hundreds if not thousands of interviews, we decided to AOS.  
 
USCIS deals with "couples" who literally don't know each others full names, blatantly obvious green card marriages, impostors,  etc. They're not going to hassle a legitimate couple AOS-ing from a B2 or F1 visa about intent. Again, the attorneys words, not mine. 

Don't listen to fearmongers. Read the rules and instructions on the USCIS website and their policy manuals. Follow them, prepare your documents properly and you should be fine. 
The USCIS rules and policies make it very clear that you CAN and should apply for AOS if you are in the US legally. 
Actually the entire purpose of the AOS process is to allow  qualifying non-immigrant visitors to adjust their statuses as immigrants. Becoming an immediate family member of a US citizen is a qualifying event. The more you read and educate yourself about the laws, regulations, and policies regarding this process the less prone you will be to the fear tactics that some people use here. 

This has been said again and again in this and several other threads but it seems there is so many people on here that either ignore it or just refuse to believe it.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

So much mis-information in this thread. Mostly from people that have never been through the process of adjusting from visitor status.
 
1. The 30/60/90 has nothing to do with USCIS. I got married 32 days after entering the country and was not asked 1 question about intent. My interview was in 2017.
2. Intent is determined at point of entry. Once you are legally allowed to enter the country, that means the CBP officer has determined that you do not have intent and it no longer matters. USCIS main concern is that you have a legitimate marriage and that will be the main focus of the interview. You cannot be denying based on intent. Case law supports this.
3. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE OR PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU DID NOT HAVE INTENT.
 
Please people. Stop spreading the false information that you read on these forums. The people saying these things have no experience with this situation, they just see the word "fraud" and come up with their own ideas about what will happen. USCIS will try to determine whether your marriage is real. Not intent.

There is always a lot of misinformation that goes around on this topic. People hear the word " visa fraud" and assume that it is the main objective of USCIS to prove that you had intent and kick you out of the country with a 10 year ban. This is false.
 
Intent is determined at the border and AOS cannot be denied based on intent alone. There is case law to support this. See matter of Cavazos and matter of Battista. This is a fact.
 
As someone that has actually been through the process (I was married 32 days after I entered the US and filed for AOS), I can attest to the fact that at NO TIME was my intent questioned during the process. At my interview, I was asked very few questions (none of which were about intent), asked to produce evidence of a bonafide marriage and sent on my way with a greencard approval, 5.5 months after I had initially filed.
The main objective is to find out that your marriage is REAL. Not whether you planned to get married and stay once you entered.
 
A lot of people on here have never been through the process, nor know anyone that has been through the process, yet want to scaremonger people into thinking they can't file because it is "fraud". Is entering the US with intent to stay fraud, yes. No one is disputing that fact. However, due to it being the responsibility of the CBP to determine intent, it is not the mission of USCIS to prove you had intent and deny your application. Applications can be denied for a number of other things, but not because you may have had intent when you crossed the border.
 
If you're going to give advice on a topic, please be well informed and give correct advice. Like others, I have never heard of these cases that some have mentioned. I've not seen proof of applications being denied because of intent, not seen proof of people having legitimate marriages and receiving 10 year bans because of intent and not seen proof of people being interrogated and having to prove they didn't have intent in order to be approved at an interview. I just see people talking about it on these forums because they've also seen it on these forums, and it feeds the cycle and then becomes fact in people's minds because they see it floating around so much. Where is the proof? Where are the actual experiences of these things happening?
 

At this point it does not matter. Whether she lied or not about having a boyfriend is not the concern of USCIS. It has nothing to do with adjusting status, what will matter to the IO is if their marriage is real or not.

This is false. Intent is determined at the border and is no longer the concern of USCIS. 
 
People really need to stop giving out false information with no proof, evidence or experience in the matter. Reading things from other misinformed people on these forums is spreading a lot of misinformation and people are starting to take what is said as fact, when it is not. AOS cannot be denied based on intent, that is a fact. There is case law to support this. 
At no point in the AOS process will the OP have to prove intent. That has already been covered by CBP at the border. Saying you came to visit BF/GF is not going to "come back to bite", it could very well have been the truth at the time. The main objective of USCIS is to determine whether the marriage is legitimate or not, not to interrogate about intent at the time of entering. It no longer matters after you've entered.

Wrong totally wrong

Sure, but as others have pointed out - intent is determined at POE, meaning if CBP let you into the country you're free to marry and adjust status. USCIS won't ask, or care, if you had intent or not. Unless they have ridiculously obvious proof.

I'd add to that by saying that the vast majority of those who throw around the "fraud" and "10 year ban" and everything are the same who also talk about queue-jumping and fairness of those who do it the "right" way and such.
 
 

There is always a lot of misinformation that goes around on this topic. People hear the word " visa fraud" and assume that it is the main objective of USCIS to prove that you had intent and kick you out of the country with a 10 year ban. This is false.
 
Intent is determined at the border and AOS cannot be denied based on intent alone. There is case law to support this. See matter of Cavazos and matter of Battista. This is a fact.
 
As someone that has actually been through the process (I was married 32 days after I entered the US and filed for AOS), I can attest to the fact that at NO TIME was my intent questioned during the process. At my interview, I was asked very few questions (none of which were about intent), asked to produce evidence of a bonafide marriage and sent on my way with a greencard approval, 5.5 months after I had initially filed.
The main objective is to find out that your marriage is REAL. Not whether you planned to get married and stay once you entered.
 
A lot of people on here have never been through the process, nor know anyone that has been through the process, yet want to scaremonger people into thinking they can't file because it is "fraud". Is entering the US with intent to stay fraud, yes. No one is disputing that fact. However, due to it being the responsibility of the CBP to determine intent, it is not the mission of USCIS to prove you had intent and deny your application. Applications can be denied for a number of other things, but not because you may have had intent when you crossed the border.
 
If you're going to give advice on a topic, please be well informed and give correct advice. Like others, I have never heard of these cases that some have mentioned. I've not seen proof of applications being denied because of intent, not seen proof of people having legitimate marriages and receiving 10 year bans because of intent and not seen proof of people being interrogated and having to prove they didn't have intent in order to be approved at an interview. I just see people talking about it on these forums because they've also seen it on these forums, and it feeds the cycle and then becomes fact in people's minds because they see it floating around so much. Where is the proof? Where are the actual experiences of these things happening?
 

There is always a lot of misinformation that goes around on this topic. People hear the word " visa fraud" and assume that it is the main objective of USCIS to prove that you had intent and kick you out of the country with a 10 year ban. This is false.
 
Intent is determined at the border and AOS cannot be denied based on intent alone. There is case law to support this. See matter of Cavazos and matter of Battista. This is a fact.
 
As someone that has actually been through the process (I was married 32 days after I entered the US and filed for AOS), I can attest to the fact that at NO TIME was my intent questioned during the process. At my interview, I was asked very few questions (none of which were about intent), asked to produce evidence of a bonafide marriage and sent on my way with a greencard approval, 5.5 months after I had initially filed.
The main objective is to find out that your marriage is REAL. Not whether you planned to get married and stay once you entered.
 
A lot of people on here have never been through the process, nor know anyone that has been through the process, yet want to scaremonger people into thinking they can't file because it is "fraud". Is entering the US with intent to stay fraud, yes. No one is disputing that fact. However, due to it being the responsibility of the CBP to determine intent, it is not the mission of USCIS to prove you had intent and deny your application. Applications can be denied for a number of other things, but not because you may have had intent when you crossed the border.
 
If you're going to give advice on a topic, please be well informed and give correct advice. Like others, I have never heard of these cases that some have mentioned. I've not seen proof of applications being denied because of intent, not seen proof of people having legitimate marriages and receiving 10 year bans because of intent and not seen proof of people being interrogated and having to prove they didn't have intent in order to be approved at an interview. I just see people talking about it on these forums because they've also seen it on these forums, and it feeds the cycle and then becomes fact in people's minds because they see it floating around so much. Where is the proof? Where are the actual experiences of these things happening?
 

There is always a lot of misinformation that goes around on this topic. People hear the word " visa fraud" and assume that it is the main objective of USCIS to prove that you had intent and kick you out of the country with a 10 year ban. This is false.
 
Intent is determined at the border and AOS cannot be denied based on intent alone. There is case law to support this. See matter of Cavazos and matter of Battista. This is a fact.
 
As someone that has actually been through the process (I was married 32 days after I entered the US and filed for AOS), I can attest to the fact that at NO TIME was my intent questioned during the process. At my interview, I was asked very few questions (none of which were about intent), asked to produce evidence of a bonafide marriage and sent on my way with a greencard approval, 5.5 months after I had initially filed.
The main objective is to find out that your marriage is REAL. Not whether you planned to get married and stay once you entered.
 
A lot of people on here have never been through the process, nor know anyone that has been through the process, yet want to scaremonger people into thinking they can't file because it is "fraud". Is entering the US with intent to stay fraud, yes. No one is disputing that fact. However, due to it being the responsibility of the CBP to determine intent, it is not the mission of USCIS to prove you had intent and deny your application. Applications can be denied for a number of other things, but not because you may have had intent when you crossed the border.
 
If you're going to give advice on a topic, please be well informed and give correct advice. Like others, I have never heard of these cases that some have mentioned. I've not seen proof of applications being denied because of intent, not seen proof of people having legitimate marriages and receiving 10 year bans because of intent and not seen proof of people being interrogated and having to prove they didn't have intent in order to be approved at an interview. I just see people talking about it on these forums because they've also seen it on these forums, and it feeds the cycle and then becomes fact in people's minds because they see it floating around so much. Where is the proof? Where are the actual experiences of these things happening?
 

There is always a lot of misinformation that goes around on this topic. People hear the word " visa fraud" and assume that it is the main objective of USCIS to prove that you had intent and kick you out of the country with a 10 year ban. This is false.
 
Intent is determined at the border and AOS cannot be denied based on intent alone. There is case law to support this. See matter of Cavazos and matter of Battista. This is a fact.
 
As someone that has actually been through the process (I was married 32 days after I entered the US and filed for AOS), I can attest to the fact that at NO TIME was my intent questioned during the process. At my interview, I was asked very few questions (none of which were about intent), asked to produce evidence of a bonafide marriage and sent on my way with a greencard approval, 5.5 months after I had initially filed.
The main objective is to find out that your marriage is REAL. Not whether you planned to get married and stay once you entered.
 
A lot of people on here have never been through the process, nor know anyone that has been through the process, yet want to scaremonger people into thinking they can't file because it is "fraud". Is entering the US with intent to stay fraud, yes. No one is disputing that fact. However, due to it being the responsibility of the CBP to determine intent, it is not the mission of USCIS to prove you had intent and deny your application. Applications can be denied for a number of other things, but not because you may have had intent when you crossed the border.
 
If you're going to give advice on a topic, please be well informed and give correct advice. Like others, I have never heard of these cases that some have mentioned. I've not seen proof of applications being denied because of intent, not seen proof of people having legitimate marriages and receiving 10 year bans because of intent and not seen proof of people being interrogated and having to prove they didn't have intent in order to be approved at an interview. I just see people talking about it on these forums because they've also seen it on these forums, and it feeds the cycle and then becomes fact in people's minds because they see it floating around so much. Where is the proof? Where are the actual experiences of these things happening?
 

I keep seeing this thrown around, but I have yet to see an actual case of it anywhere, either on this forum or in the news.
 
You'd think in todays age of sharing everything on social media, and the way any even vaguely negative commentary about USA immigration polities goes "viral" that there's be plenty of stories about it around the place, like with the current rash of deportations, detainments and people being turned away at the border. 

As someone who has gone through this exact process, I reiterate that you do not have to prove that you decided to get married after POE. Again, intent is determined at the point of entry. It is the officer at the POE duty to determine whether you intend to stay or not. UCSIS cannot deny an AOS based on intent, their interest is in finding out whether the marriage is bonafide. The proof that you’re asked to submit is proof of a genuine marriage, not proof of intent when you entered the country. It was not brought up at any point in my application process.