Illegal Immigrants.....Unfair

[terryn 0]

We know this guy (from South Africa) that was in New York on a work Visa that Expired on 10/12/07....He meet a girl from Long Island 2 months before the expiration of his visa, and got her to marry him on 10/28/07 just before the Work Visa expired....He is now living in the girls parents house and working on Long Island...The parents do not even know they are married...They are planning a big Wedding in September 2008......Now tell me...HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE....why do all of us have to go thur this HELL....and he is sitting pretty in New York Laughing at us,all the time and money we are spending....How can he stay in New York on Expired Visa? How can he Work?.....This is not fair....he only married the girl so he did not have to leave....they only knew each other 8 weeks....I just do not know how this is possible!!!!!

[Minya's wife 24]

Based on what you've just recounted, there is nothing "illegal" about what this person has done....he came on a legal work visa....met a USC and got married. If he has applied for AOS, based on his marriage to the USC, and has received his EAD, then he is working with legal authorization....you didn't mention that, so I'm not sure where the legality stands vis-a-vis this guy working. It is just conjecture on your part that

he only married the girl so he did not have to leave

Or do you have concrete information that this was strictly a marriage entered into for immigration benefits? Given that the girl's family is planning a big wedding....it does not sound like a fraudulent marriage, but if you have information to the opposite....perhaps you should enlighten the duped USC as to the truth. Otherwise....its just a case of c'est la vie!

-P

[idocare 3]

I'm not really sure how the uscis will view the marriage since he was out of statis when he married her, however I have heard of worse situations with the ending story being the alien was allowed to stay and adjust statis.

[panamania79 2]

We know this guy (from South Africa) that was in New York on a work Visa that Expired on 10/12/07....He meet a girl from Long Island 2 months before the expiration of his visa, and got her to marry him on 10/28/07 just before the Work Visa expired....He is now living in the girls parents house and working on Long Island...The parents do not even know they are married...They are planning a big Wedding in September 2008......Now tell me...HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE....why do all of us have to go thur this HELL....and he is sitting pretty in New York Laughing at us,all the time and money we are spending....How can he stay in New York on Expired Visa? How can he Work?.....This is not fair....he only married the girl so he did not have to leave....they only knew each other 8 weeks....I just do not know how this is possible!!!!!

I perfectly understand how you feel.But it seems to me as if this man was just at the right place at the right time and got lucky.

[Whippy 0]

Heh, I met this French girl last year before I was married who was teling me how she cheated the system by coming over on a travel visa and getting married, lying to CIS about her intentions. She was trying to talk me into doing the same thing with my wife and I was like NO WAY!

No one has seen her at work in a few months...I wonder if she was deported

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I'm not really sure how the uscis will view the marriage since he was out of statis when he married her, however I have heard of worse situations with the ending story being the alien was allowed to stay and adjust statis.

I believe overstay and other things are pardoned through marriage to a USC and adjustment of status. I second what Paula&Minya said: there does not seem to be anything illegal here.

[terryn 0]

I'm not really sure how the uscis will view the marriage since he was out of statis when he married her, however I have heard of worse situations with the ending story being the alien was allowed to stay and adjust statis.

I believe overstay and other things are pardoned through marriage to a USC and adjustment of status. I second what Paula&Minya said: there does not seem to be anything illegal here.

So why did we just waste 5 months of our lives waiting for a K1 Visa if we could have just stayed in the US and it is legal and there would be no problem...Why is everyone getting K1 visa's if we do not need too

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I'm not really sure how the uscis will view the marriage since he was out of statis when he married her, however I have heard of worse situations with the ending story being the alien was allowed to stay and adjust statis.

I believe overstay and other things are pardoned through marriage to a USC and adjustment of status. I second what Paula&Minya said: there does not seem to be anything illegal here.

So why did we just waste 5 months of our lives waiting for a K1 Visa if we could have just stayed in the US and it is legal and there would be no problem...Why is everyone getting K1 visa's if we do not need too

Hey, it's not my fault terryn, no need to be rude. I feel your pain.

[terryn 0]

I'm not really sure how the uscis will view the marriage since he was out of statis when he married her, however I have heard of worse situations with the ending story being the alien was allowed to stay and adjust statis.

I believe overstay and other things are pardoned through marriage to a USC and adjustment of status. I second what Paula&Minya said: there does not seem to be anything illegal here.

So why did we just waste 5 months of our lives waiting for a K1 Visa if we could have just stayed in the US and it is legal and there would be no problem...Why is everyone getting K1 visa's if we do not need too

Hey, it's not my fault terryn, no need to be rude. I feel your pain.

I'm sorry, I did mean to be rude...I just can not stand this waiting anymore.....we have been just waiting for an interview date with Johannesburg for over a month now...and they still do not have any April dates.....and March was full......I did realize that we could have just got married before my fiancee's work visa expired and then just get a AOS....he prbably would have had it by now!

[Ta Ta 1]

The whole thing with adjusting from other visa types is the INTENT. If one can honestly proof there was no intent to marry on a B2 or other visa

then it does work but if the INTENT was there and it is lied about then it does become visa fraud.

Hang in there, it takes a long time but you are doing what is right and can sleep at night knowing you did it the right way.

[JJWashington 0]

I totally agree with Omoba. The time is hard now, but in a few years time, your mind will be clear because you did what was right. That is God's way.

[terryn 0]

I totally agree with Omoba. The time is hard now, but in a few years time, your mind will be clear because you did what was right. That is God's way.

Thanks!!!

The whole thing with adjusting from other visa types is the INTENT. If one can honestly proof there was no intent to marry on a B2 or other visa

then it does work but if the INTENT was there and it is lied about then it does become visa fraud.

Hang in there, it takes a long time but you are doing what is right and can sleep at night knowing you did it the right way.

Thanks

[Danlu 0]

This whole thing is very unffair, but what´s important is that we´re doing what´s right! Doing all the legal paperwork, without worrying.

Anyways... I´d like to tell a friend´s story and see what you guys think she should do ( in my opinion she is crazy...)

This friend I know came to the US on a tourist visa to get married to an ILLEGAL imigrant from El Salvador. Now , her tourist will expire in 15 days and she asked me for help... SHe wants to change her visa for a student visa, but she needs a sponsor ( her husband can´t be, because he is illegal...). Anyways, I told her she should go back to her country before the problem gets worse, stay here illegal like her husband... But she refuses to go back.

You guys know some similar story?

Sorry for this crazy story, but I just want to show her that things are not as simple as she thinks.

[Minya's wife 24]

This whole thing is very unffair, but what´s important is that we´re doing what´s right! Doing all the legal paperwork, without worrying.

Anyways... I´d like to tell a friend´s story and see what you guys think she should do ( in my opinion she is crazy...)

This friend I know came to the US on a tourist visa to get married to an ILLEGAL imigrant from El Salvador. Now , her tourist will expire in 15 days and she asked me for help... SHe wants to change her visa for a student visa, but she needs a sponsor ( her husband can´t be, because he is illegal...). Anyways, I told her she should go back to her country before the problem gets worse, stay here illegal like her husband... But she refuses to go back.

You guys know some similar story?

Sorry for this crazy story, but I just want to show her that things are not as simple as she thinks.

Umm....has this friend of yours been accepted into some program of study for her to be eligible for a student visa? If she is accepted to an accredited university for a course of study, I don't think such a thing as a sponsor is needed.

-P

[Chica Yeyé 41]

This whole thing is very unffair, but what´s important is that we´re doing what´s right! Doing all the legal paperwork, without worrying.

Anyways... I´d like to tell a friend´s story and see what you guys think she should do ( in my opinion she is crazy...)

This friend I know came to the US on a tourist visa to get married to an ILLEGAL imigrant from El Salvador. Now , her tourist will expire in 15 days and she asked me for help... SHe wants to change her visa for a student visa, but she needs a sponsor ( her husband can´t be, because he is illegal...). Anyways, I told her she should go back to her country before the problem gets worse, stay here illegal like her husband... But she refuses to go back.

You guys know some similar story?

Sorry for this crazy story, but I just want to show her that things are not as simple as she thinks.

Umm....has this friend of yours been accepted into some program of study for her to be eligible for a student visa? If she is accepted to an accredited university for a course of study, I don't think such a thing as a sponsor is needed.

-P

PLUS to qualify for a student visa, you need to provide proof of savings/income, and like Paula&Minya said, letter of acceptance to an accredited higher education institution. not as easy as pie.