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[ryanpow 0]

so.... my fiance and i want to get married but im getting evicted soon... and from my understanding i can stay within the Us for 6months... is it my understanding that i can file the forms for permanent residence while within the US? and we cant "legally" get married while im in the US as a traveler? also, whats the fastest and most cost effective way for me to do this? i just want to be with the love of my live and not have to go through all the waiting to do it?.....

in addition i'm canadian, she is american...

Thank you for all your help

[Nik+Heather 121]

so.... my fiance and i want to get married but im getting evicted soon... and from my understanding i can stay within the Us for 6months... is it my understanding that i can file the forms for permanent residence while within the US? and we cant "legally" get married while im in the US as a traveler? also, whats the fastest and most cost effective way for me to do this? i just want to be with the love of my live and not have to go through all the waiting to do it?.....

in addition i'm canadian, she is american...

Thank you for all your help

Hi, we could help you if we all spoke the same language.

Evicted: Removed from residence in a rental property. Nothing to do with immigration.

Deported: Legally removed from the country.

Departure: Leaving the country (without government involvement) of your own will.

Overstay: Departure after the date on your I-94 (should be a green card in your passport).

Please carefully detail these conditions, as the answers you get to your question depend on any over stays etc.

You can marry at any time, provided you meet the requirements for marriage in the state where you marry. Tourist visa, work visa, over say, K1 visa etc.

[ryanpow 0]

evicted from my current residence, just as a general kind of trying to explain how necessary it is for this to happen....

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Canadians don't have an I-94 btw and depending on when he entered the US he may not have had a passport either.

As a Canadian you are allowed to visit the US up to 6 months. You are then expected to leave. Ideally you are supposed to spend as much time out of the US as in the US. You are not allowed to 'live' in the US without using the appropriate visa to enter.

All of us can appreciate that you don't want to 'wait' but depending on what option you choose, waiting will be a part of it. First question - did you enter the US with the intention of getting married? You have different options depending on your answer to that question.

If you had no intention of getting married when you entered, you are allowed to marry and remain in the US to adjust your status from visitor to permanent resident. If you had the intention of getting married when you entered, you are not allowed to adjust status from within the US but need to process an appropriate visa from outside of the US. You can visit the US while the processing is going on but you are not allowed to live here.

Your 'wife' needs to start any immigration process for you by petitioning the government for permission for you to move/live here. You will find useful information in the guides at the top of the different immigration forums on this site.

The most cost effective, btw, is not the fastest and requires you to be living in Canada.

Good luck.

Edited July 13, 2009 by Kathryn41