Ash900

Unfortunately, what you suggest - entering the US on a visitor's visa with the intention of getting married and remaining in the US to adjust status - is illegal and considered visa fraud. You are allowed to enter the US with the intention of marrying - but not of staying. After getting married, you are required to return to your home country and apply for either a K-3 or CR-1 visa that will allow you to enter the US and obtain a green card as a permanent resident.

If you entered the US with no intention of getting married and decided while here to get married, you are allowed to apply for AOS without leaving the US. It is the intention that is important.

So how do they find out your intentions? Do a lot of people fail their AOS for this?

You have to show them your intentions.

And as you've already posted on the internet that this is a thought in your mind, there's intent.

As to how to find out how to prove you didn't plan it? That, you'll need to find out on your own, VJ isn't known for assisting people to defraud the government.

If you want to stay, you need to file a K1.

Let me just take this time to say this is NOT me. Lol I am american and my husband is legally here on a spousal visa, WE went thru the process. But I know someone that wants to do just this and won't listen to me when I tell him he can't. He said UCSIS told them he could. I can't imagine they did.

Unfortunately, what you suggest - entering the US on a visitor's visa with the intention of getting married and remaining in the US to adjust status - is illegal and considered visa fraud. You are allowed to enter the US with the intention of marrying - but not of staying. After getting married, you are required to return to your home country and apply for either a K-3 or CR-1 visa that will allow you to enter the US and obtain a green card as a permanent resident.

If you entered the US with no intention of getting married and decided while here to get married, you are allowed to apply for AOS without leaving the US. It is the intention that is important.

So how do they find out your intentions? Do a lot of people fail their AOS for this?

Hi Guys, I was just wondering something, if I was a UK citizen engaged to a US cititzen but hadn't put in for the fiance visa yet and then after visiting my fiance and then went back to the UK and then decided to go back to the usa and just get married on my visitors visa, would I be able to apply for AOS and actually pass?

Sorry if this is in the wrong area.

Has anyone here ever used like a big box on the airplane and paid the excess $150.00 to put an extra item on? I have two guitars and a keyboard that need to come back with me and I was thinking maybe if I got them in one box and taped it up they would accept it? Any ideas? I'm flying with continental.

Hi there! Long Time Reader 1st Time Poster

My Husbands visa interview was on the 29th of October and his Medical was on the 2nd of November. They said everything was fine, how long does it normally take to actually get it couriered to you?

As long as everything is fine with the processing, he should have it very, very soon! I would be surprised if he didn't have it by the end of this week.

Thanks for the quick response! Do they normally tell you if there is a problem? At the interview the woman just said it was approved on the basis of a clear medical and then gave us the pink courier form.

They would normally tell you. Also, there is only a problem with the medical in extreme cases. If he had his vaccinations up to date (or did them at the medical), isn't going to harm himself or others (ie, having a record of sucide attempts without a "good-to-go" letter from his doctor would be bad), has no dangerous and communicable disease (like AIDs), and doesn't do illegal drugs, everything is fine!!

Wooo we just got the text message saying it was coming tomorow! Thanks for all the help! We are booked to fly out on the 28th of November. I suppose I should make a Timeline.

Hi there! Long Time Reader 1st Time Poster

My Husbands visa interview was on the 29th of October and his Medical was on the 2nd of November. They said everything was fine, how long does it normally take to actually get it couriered to you?

As long as everything is fine with the processing, he should have it very, very soon! I would be surprised if he didn't have it by the end of this week.

Thanks for the quick response! Do they normally tell you if there is a problem? At the interview the woman just said it was approved on the basis of a clear medical and then gave us the pink courier form.

Hi there! Long Time Reader 1st Time Poster

My Husbands visa interview was on the 29th of October and his Medical was on the 2nd of November. They said everything was fine, how long does it normally take to actually get it couriered to you?