New here and in trouble :(

[ZARQA 0]

most all of us here are doing things the right and legal way, and we can do very little other than wait for our approvals of petition and visa's. sounds like he has been here a long time since his visa expired. and without money for a very good attorney your chances of keeping him here are slim to non, thats the reality of it...

....are you implying the OP's boyfriend was doing things the wrong and illegal way?

Because if you are, I wonder how you can come to that conclusion with the little bit of information we have been given.

Well.... his visa is expired. I mean, it shouldn't have happened, he should have just gone to the doctor at the time so he would have gotten an excuse and not failed his last semester. I didn't know him back then and I didn't realize it was expired when we first started dating, but have known it now for over a year. I think the policy is silly, you should be able to renew in the US if something like that happens (like you could before 9/11) but yes, we are sort of going about this the, er, wrong way. But I have no choice about it, and I personally haven't done anything wrong.

if he can request for volunteer deportation will be better, than you can married him and start the process, in that case he will need the waiver I-601, if he is formally deported/removed from the U.S also will need I- 601 for more information in waivers go to Immigrate2US.net it is alot information there and also you can post your case

welcome to VJ and good

sorry but i miss typed also will need I-212 you went to Immigrate2US.net it ?

[ronjie 0]

most all of us here are doing things the right and legal way, and we can do very little other than wait for our approvals of petition and visa's. sounds like he has been here a long time since his visa expired. and without money for a very good attorney your chances of keeping him here are slim to non, thats the reality of it...

....are you implying the OP's boyfriend was doing things the wrong and illegal way?

Because if you are, I wonder how you can come to that conclusion with the little bit of information we have been given.

Well.... his visa is expired. I mean, it shouldn't have happened, he should have just gone to the doctor at the time so he would have gotten an excuse and not failed his last semester. I didn't know him back then and I didn't realize it was expired when we first started dating, but have known it now for over a year. I think the policy is silly, you should be able to renew in the US if something like that happens (like you could before 9/11) but yes, we are sort of going about this the, er, wrong way. But I have no choice about it, and I personally haven't done anything wrong.

no, you didn't do anything wrong.. b ut he did..

and i couldn't agree more. the policy's are silly.. I should be able to have my Wife here with me now. but thats not how life works... and we do things the legal way..

Walk a mile in a man's shoes before you pass judgment.

You cannot possibly know the entire details of this case. You don't know anything more than what has been told to us by the OP.

Just because you have to wait doesn't mean that if there are LEGAL avenues available to the OP's boyfriend to stay in the US that those avenues are wrong. The guy is in jail right now. Isn't that enough for you? Or are you only satisfied if all couples are separated?

i see u got ur I129 approved in 15 days. so what would u know about walking a mile in my shoes. She has told us plenty to make a judgement. and I believe (and obviosly so do others) that my opinion is correct and fair. I'm entitled to my opinion and if you don't like it, tough ####### for you. I've seen plenty people go to jail for illegal acts and the first thing they do is ask for help. if your going to take big chances in life, you better be ready for big consequences. and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

Yep. 15 days. It's almost a VJ record. So was the visa approval - it was only like - wow, 106 days. I'm sure yours will take much longer. After all, you're a persecuted white man married to a poor poor pinay.

I wouldn't want to walk a mile in your shoes, buster. Because that would mean I would have to step through your $hitty attitude every day.

again, if u don't like what i write, then tough ####### for you. its u with a sh!tty attitude. nobody decent would bring up anyone's nationality (pinay). but simple minds say simple things, so i'll excuse you. coz u probrably don't know better..

Don't talk to me about decency. You're the one who started it, dragging my timeline into it. And I brought up the nationality for a very good reason, of which you would already be aware if you knew jack-squat about immigration. The Manila consulate processes more K1 and K3 visas than any in the world. And the rate for visa fraud is astronomical. If for NO OTHER REASON than that, you can expect YOUR process to take longer than many others.

You owe me an apology, NOT the other way around.

the op said in her post that her boyfriends family bribed someone to get him a visa, then he overstayed it by years. now they want to find more illegal ways for him to stay. if the uscis didn't waste their

resources on stuff like this. maybe more legal petitions would be passed. get over the time line thing. i simply said you don't know what its like to wait. i assume that was a good thing for u. so stop crying. u think ur better than a filipina? dream on. you won't get an apology here so don't hold ur breath waiting for it. I wouldn't give you the sweat off my -----s !!

[ronjie 0]

i see u got ur I129 approved in 15 days. so what would u know about walking a mile in my shoes. She has told us plenty to make a judgement. and I believe (and obviosly so do others) that my opinion is correct and fair. I'm entitled to my opinion and if you don't like it, tough ####### for you. I've seen plenty people go to jail for illegal acts and the first thing they do is ask for help. if your going to take big chances in life, you better be ready for big consequences. and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

What in the world does that have to do with anything, Ronjie?

The OP has said nothing about doing anything illegally. She is making an inquiry. And where in the world did you get the information that she had no money? With responses like yours she'll be run off the board before getting ANY information. Honestly. Get a clue.

what the h3ll are u talking about? i didn't say she had no money... but she did mention money wasn't exactly laying around in post #4 i told her that her idea of marriage to stop deportation is illegal. if u don't like what i said....tough for u !!

[LaL 418]

Please quite the bickering in here people - focus on the legitimate immigration issues at and and forgo the personal attacks.

[ronjie 0]

Please quite the bickering in here people - focus on the legitimate immigration issues at and and forgo the personal attacks.

ok, your right !!!

[rebeccajo 14]

Please quite the bickering in here people - focus on the legitimate immigration issues at and and forgo the personal attacks.

ok, your right !!!

So where's your apology?

[rebeccajo 14]

the op said in her post that her boyfriends family bribed someone to get him a visa, then he overstayed it by years. now they want to find more illegal ways for him to stay. if the uscis didn't waste their

resources on stuff like this. maybe more legal petitions would be passed. get over the time line thing. i simply said you don't know what its like to wait. i assume that was a good thing for u. so stop crying. u think ur better than a filipina? dream on. you won't get an apology here so don't hold ur breath waiting for it. I wouldn't give you the sweat off my -----s !!

Showing your lack of knowledge about the process again, ronjie.

Bribery for visas is commonplace in Asian countries. Just as it's commonplace in Soviet nations for bribes to be paid to expedite police certificates, etc.

If you were as smart as you think you are, you'd have researched before you shot your mouth off about a lot of stuff, including my timeline, which FOR THE RECORD was not UNCOMMON at all for a Vermont/London combination back in 2005.

[returningVJ 0]

First of all who is this Ronjie person and why is this person wasting every ones time?

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To the OP

IM sorry to hear about your situation. as many people described you have to seek legal advice. and based on what i have heard else where it is true USCIS will not look at

marriages to a USC during deportation favorably. when seeking legal advice just be sure the lawyer has a history in deportation defense and waivers. any lawyer will take your case for $$$ or $$$$

but check there case load.

last but not least the avenue you are trying to enter is a painful one. you may have to be separated for a long time and deal with so much beurachrasy.. take a little time, try to separate your self from all the emotions and think whether he means that much to you (pls note, im not suggesting he is or he is not, thats your decisions to make, what ever you decide I'm sure there will be some one here always willing to share any thing that they know) believe me what you do now is going to change your life.

[Krikit 1,165]

You may want to take a look at this thread, Mefrie. There's some good information in there.

I read it... this is depressing but good to know, I guess. I am writing down more things to ask the lawyer (Marlon Valladares, he does immigration cases in San Antonio, texas, if anyone here has heard of him) That thread was posted in January.... I wish it had been updated with some more outcome since then....

He was arrested in December and was deported in February. He was not eligible for a bond or a bond hearing, and was told he would be deported within six months. Looks like it took 2-3.

[diadromous mermaid 36]

and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

Getting married while in removal proceedings, and getting married to avoid deportation are two entirely different things. The outcomes *might* be the same, perhaps in this case, but they are different situations with wholly different intents.

[ronjie 0]

and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

Getting married while in removal proceedings, and getting married to avoid deportation are two entirely different things. The outcomes *might* be the same, perhaps in this case, but they are different situations with wholly different intents.

ok, I understand ur opinion, but in my opinion the intent in this case was to avoid deportation. we are both entitled to our opinions. thanks for sharing yours..

[diadromous mermaid 36]

and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

Getting married while in removal proceedings, and getting married to avoid deportation are two entirely different things. The outcomes *might* be the same, perhaps in this case, but they are different situations with wholly different intents.

ok, I understand ur opinion, but in my opinion the intent in this case was to avoid deportation. we are both entitled to our opinions. thanks for sharing yours..

I don't believe it boils down to opinions. The facts of this thread are that the OP has a boyfriend with whom she's been discussing marriage. It just happens that he is in detention now, but that doesn't necessarily suggest that the marriage is only being considered because he has a problem he wishes to solve. Bear in mind that it is only illegal to enter into marriage solely to circumvent immigration laws. The INA does not state that immigration can not be one of the reasons for marriage, just that it should not be the only reason.

[rebeccajo 14]

and getting married to avoid deportation is not legal. so I don't know what your thinking about. I have my doubts if we read the same post !!!

Getting married while in removal proceedings, and getting married to avoid deportation are two entirely different things. The outcomes *might* be the same, perhaps in this case, but they are different situations with wholly different intents.

ok, I understand ur opinion, but in my opinion the intent in this case was to avoid deportation. we are both entitled to our opinions. thanks for sharing yours..

I don't believe it boils down to opinions. The facts of this thread are that the OP has a boyfriend with whom she's been discussing marriage. It just happens that he is in detention now, but that doesn't necessarily suggest that the marriage is only being considered because he has a problem he wishes to solve. Bear in mind that it is only illegal to enter into marriage solely to circumvent immigration laws. The INA does not state that immigration can not be one of the reasons for marriage, just that it should not be the only reason.

Watch yourself there, DM.

You'll spoil ronjie's pity party with the facts.

[LaL 418]

Off topic posts have been removed. Please stick to the facts, and nix the personal attacks. Last fair warning. Thanks.

[GiGii 4]

Dont quite understand the attacks on Ronjie here. Apparently having a pinay wife, and and following the rules is wrong... just because you come from a consulate that is high fraud? Perhaps its his fault his love is of that nationality.

While we attack those members on VJ that do follow the rules, its becoming apparent that we should be providing advise to the OP on how to go around the system, help out illegals (because there are so few of them here), and give advise how to get them out of deportation proceedings or immigration jail.

Give me a brake folks, wake up. You brake the rules, you pay the price. You overstay, they should deport you. I'm tired of sobb stories. This is a family immigration site to help with immigration the LEGAL way. Not sneaking in last minute marriages to think you're going to be able to stop a deportation.