StuBro74

Arguments within arguments aside. I think it's important that people who aggressively defend a position that is clearly wrong should look at how they are hurting people who are trying to put together a plan. I'm not talking about opinions or lifestyle choices or how risk taking they are but defending the opinion that is based on rules that don't exist.
 
I woukd love to be able to help out people but if I felt angry or persecuted then maybe forums aren't for me.
 
Thanks to all who participated, very helpful.

Arguments within arguments aside. I think it's important that people who aggressively defend a position that is clearly wrong should look at how they are hurting people who are trying to put together a plan. I'm not talking about opinions or lifestyle choices or how risk taking they are but defending the opinion that is based on rules that don't exist.
 
I woukd love to be able to help out people but if I felt angry or persecuted then maybe forums aren't for me.
 
Thanks to all who participated, very helpful.

I think I'm being responsible by conducting as much research as possible and trying to establish what is fact and what is arbitrary. It's like your approach to split the 90 days allocated 45 days each year and use sparingly. That is totally made up by you following a rule that doesn't exist. I have a history of entering the US and leaving after a short space of time e.g. long weekend or a week or two. This pattern is established naturally due to working in the EU and finding time/ money to visit. No-one would look at my visits and think that I work in the US or I'm not going to leave. The 90 day consecutive vs cumulative threw me at first but I am now comfortable that my visits are deemed reasonable and not on a knife's edge. There are no guarantees but I can validate my visits.

The context was getting married and leaving her to work at which point it would be me leaving my wife and nit my fiancee

A fiancée in the future can be referred to as wife. That made sense to me as the reader.
 
a high level plan is an initial first draft of a plan like a high level estimate is the quote you get for work before going ahead and filling in the detail.  It’s not a “superior” plan.  

I'm 44. I think I may already be over. I'm piecing together all of the flights and days but essentially a week every month since June 2017. I read that entry over the 90 days is dependent on the agent at border control. I do get questioned a lot but my history of in and out might be positive rather than long stays

Due to thr family support network and finishing college it is better that I go there. You have clarified what I need yo do which is apply and then wait it out. Gonna be rough not working but I can be a house husband and father for a few months which isn't a bad situation at all. Thank you for your thoughtful response 

thanks Sarah but I already received that answer

I'm certain you don't know what a high level plan is. Surely forums exist for personal and current information. Any search on K1 visa does not return simple answers

Well, yeah. Then the only option is wait.
6 months is just for AP/EAD. Whole AOS will take over a year.

Your plan as mentioned above isn’t the best timing wise. If finances are an issue it will be better for you to visit on ESTA, get married, apply for a spousal visa, leave and wait for it to be processed while working in Europe. You can still always visit while it’s being processed. It should take around 12-14 months to finish. Bonus points you get to enter as a permanent resident eligible to start working in day 1.

Hi,
 
You will have to do some more research. Your plan will not work. First, once your K1 is approved and your enter the US, you ESTA/VWP is gone. You can't go use them anymore. That is the whole point of applying for the green card.
 
Second, after your marriage, you will be adjusting your status to a permanent resident. You are suppose to remain in the US as a resident.
 
Third, your timing is way off. In order for you to get the proper documents for to travel back and forth while your AOS is pending, it will take 3 - 6 months. The green card can take up to a year to receive.
 
If you want to continue working inyour home country like you plan then the K1 is not for you. You can come to the US on your ESTA now and get married, then return to your country and file for a spousal visa.

Of course you can leave.
You will NOT be able to come back to the US though.
 
 
 
Yes you can. But you won't be able to return back to the US.
 
You use Advance Parole/Work Permit combo card. That you need to receive BEFORE YOU LEAVE US. If you leave before you get that, you will NOT be able to come back to the US.
 
Then you should not have apply for K1 visa at all.  And 3 months is very optimistic. Some people are waiting for 6 months for their work/travel permits. K1 rules are very clear, if you knew the work will be an issue, you should have apply for the spouse visa instead.
 
 
basically this is how it has to look like:
You arrive on K1 visa. You get married.
You apply for AOS and include Work/Travel applications.
You WAIT in the US.
Once you receive your travel/work permit, you can travel and/or legally work in the US.
/Once you receive a green card you can also travel/work but you cannot be outside of the US for more than a year.
 
Current timeline for green card is about 12 to 14 months.
Wait timeline for Work/Travel permit is about 3 to 6 months.
 
If you leave US without AP, your AOS will be considered abandoned and denied. And in order to come back to the US, you will need to apply for spouse visa and wait about a year for it.
 
So yeah, it's a pretty bad plan.