Odders

Thank you everyone for your advice.

My heart has sunk.

I am only concerned with being with my Natalie regardless of location. But her life and career are in LA, and I think the UK would offer her very little. In my mind we where already living together.

DCF’s are clearer to me now – and not an option. I want to do this legit. This, I do not want to mess-up.

VisaPlus warnings have been heeded – thank you. I actually had no intention of using their services after I gave away my 99 quid.

This is from the VisaJourney FAQ regarding DCF's...

In this circumstance, the U.S. citizen marries the foreign fiance (either in the foreign fiance's country, in the US, or in a third country...the location does not matter as long as it is a legal marriage) and applies DIRECTLY through the foreign U.S. consulate for the spousal visa.

Can the DCF's be done in the US or not???

if we had VisaJourney I probably would not of hired an attorney for the K1.

The quickest way is to get your K1. I think it is a 9 month process and under a thousand dollars in fees. Being that you have spent time together, it should be no problem proving the relationship.

If your job is not UK dependent and the company is going to continue to pay you into your UK account. I would not worry about it, being that you are not technically working in the US, you are on the internet. I know alot of people will probably dissagree, but if you are paying the UK taxes and it is income from the UK, then it has no real relevance here. I justify it this way, if you were on vacation here, and they needed something done, if you performed that work and were paid into your UK account, then it would not affect your stay.

I have no intention of breaking any immigration laws in the US. I plan staying on a visitors visa and my income WILL come from the UK and I will be paying the normal dues.

I will not regard myself as a permanent resident and will return when the visa has expired. Then simply return. And when the time is right (when my partner has full citizernship and becomes free to marry after her divorce) then what barriers will appear if we marry US?

Hi everyone!

This is my first post and I was hoping for some opinions regarding my plans.

I began the year getting to know my Natalie initially via an online dating agency. We get on incredibly. I have stayed with her in LA and she has stayed with me here in the UK. We get on so well that we have decided to spend our lives together. I have agreed to be with her in the US and build a life there together.

My plans started by getting an ‘appraisal’ from VisaPlus; After paying my initial ₤99 they returned with the ‘good news’ that passed the appraisal and that I was going to the US. Two weeks later I was given the added information that it would take 24 months and three thousand pounds! Well, I can’t wait 24 months!

Tell me if I am mad, but I am selling-up everything and going to stay in LA on a visitors visa in December this year. I am confident that my current company will retain/need my services (Programmer/Web Developer) for a few months so I can earn a wage while I am in the US. We plan get married next year and use Direct Consular Filing to make it official.

Natalie has lived in the US for 25 years but retains a Jamaican passport. She is in the process of finalizing her American Citizenship which should be complete within the next 3 months. She is also going through divorce proceedings which will be finalized late 2007. I have never been married.

Am I doing this all wrong, or could this work?

Thank you for any feedback.

Edward