calibob

Congrats and thanks for the post!! Hope you have a safe trip!
Bob

I refer to my wife as "my wife". She's her own person with a rich and colorful heritage. As for stereotyping, my wife is old school with splashes of modern thrown in the mix. She believes in a strong family bond, God, and that each partner has a say in things and respects what the other feels. Not always agrees, but acknowledges and respects the others' opinion. She's my one of a kind.
Bob

Truly a sick individual.....I pray you get some help.
Bob

Truly a sick individual.....I pray you get some help.
Bob

Truly a sick individual.....I pray you get some help.
Bob

Being a relative of a US citizen is the ONLY basis on which a VWP entrant can adjust status. That's why VWP entrants are listed in the category of people who cannot apply for adjustment of status, and being an immediate relative of a US citizen is given as an exception. Be very careful trying to extract an understanding of immigration law from the form instructions. There are a great many people who thought everything they needed to know was contained in the form instructions, and immigration attorneys make very good money trying to help these people out of the mess they make for themselves.
Adjustment of status after entering with any sort of non-immigrant visa or entry pass is an exception to normal immigrant visa processing, and not just an alternative to it. It is meant to be used in unusual circumstances where it would be impossible for someone to return to their home country for immigrant visa processing, or where someone's circumstances had changed substantially since arriving in the US and it would be needlessly bureaucratic to force them to return to their home country for immigrant visa processing. What you're talking about is planning this in advance as if it were some sort of easy shortcut around the normal immigrant visa process. This is called "preconceived intent", and it's illegal. USCIS can't read your mind and determine what your intentions were when you entered the US, so it's the job of the US consulates abroad and the CBP officers who work at the immigration desks at the ports of entry to try to detect people with preconceived intent and stop them.
You are now the spouse of a US citizen. You may be asked about your marital status when you enter the US. If you tell the truth then the CBP officer may refuse to admit you to the US because they consider you a risk for preconceived intent to adjust status. Alternatively, they may ask you if you intend to adjust status. If you say "no", and subsequently submit an AOS application, then your AOS application will be denied, and you'll be barred from returning to the US for material misrepresentation.
If you'd like to test your theory about intent not being an issue then I suggest you arrive in the US using the VWP and tell the CBP officer that you intend to adjust status based on your marriage to a US citizen. I guarantee you will be denied entry.
As a VWP entrant, you are required to give up any right to appeal any decision by any US immigration officer. If you are denied entry to the US then you will not be able to use the VWP again. If you are denied AOS then you will be immediately removed from the United States - there will be no deportation process, and no hearing in front of an immigration judge. Any decision by any US immigration officer is final - no review, and no appeal.
If you intend to immigrate to the United States then follow the proper and legal process, and obtain a spousal immigrant visa. You'll avoid a lot of potential headaches, you'll get your green card soon after arriving in the US, and it's cheaper!

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Bob

Possibly she didn't know HOW to process the documents and was trying to save face?
Bob

Possibly do the IR1? Get married in England and immigrate to the US once the IR1 is done? Just another alternative. My wife wanted to be married with her family in attendance. Maybe a civil ceremony in England and a formal church wedding in the US? There's more than one way to skin a cat!!
Best of luck!
Bob

that's a can opener........

that's a can opener........

that's a can opener........

Some may be expedited, some military expedite, some may just be lucky. As for the number of approvals, everyone who applied isn't on VJ so there can be 50 approvals but only one VJ'er in the list. All I can advise is to relax as best you can, find solace in this website because everyone here has a similar issue. Waiting isn't fun by any means and being away from loved ones makes it harder. But don't beat yourself up because everyone has issues and a story to tell. God won't give you more than you can handle so just be strong for yourself and your loved one. The harder the journey, the more blessed the arrival. Best of luck!!!
Bob

#2 pencil on valuable documents.....
Bob

Some may be expedited, some military expedite, some may just be lucky. As for the number of approvals, everyone who applied isn't on VJ so there can be 50 approvals but only one VJ'er in the list. All I can advise is to relax as best you can, find solace in this website because everyone here has a similar issue. Waiting isn't fun by any means and being away from loved ones makes it harder. But don't beat yourself up because everyone has issues and a story to tell. God won't give you more than you can handle so just be strong for yourself and your loved one. The harder the journey, the more blessed the arrival. Best of luck!!!
Bob

Here's one that I found in another thread. They look pretty good compared to the rest. Calls are cheap so might want to give them a ring. St Raphael Travel. May get you a good price on a one way or a round trip in advance. Best of luck!!! Happy travels..........
Bob

: : :: Toxic people please refrain from polluting the forums. Life is too short for such negativity and I for one don't appreciate the sniping at each other. Take a chill pill or what ever and relax. Airing your frustrations negatively won't make the journey any shorter!!!!!!!!!

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