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Surreal   0

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I was married in August. And my husband had entered under a visa waiver. Yes, it was intended for us to get married. We were under the impression we could! Now after being married and I find out differently. No, he isn't in the U.S. A week after the wedding he went back to England. This was his fourth time coming to the U.S. visiting with me. On this last visit, it was a few weeks after he arrived that we wedded. What do we do!? I didn't realize we were committing any fraud! We had NO intentions of him staying and applying for a change of status of visa. We thought once we wed, he'd go back to England and we would start filing form I-130 and whatever else would be needed. I'm just so lost! Help!! What should we do? I feel so stupid!

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rsn   135

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I was married in August. And my husband had entered under a visa waiver. Yes, it was intended for us to get married. We were under the impression we could! Now after being married and I find out differently. No, he isn't in the U.S. A week after the wedding he went back to England. This was his fourth time coming to the U.S. visiting with me. On this last visit, it was a few weeks after he arrived that we wedded. What do we do!? I didn't realize we were committing any fraud! We had NO intentions of him staying and applying for a change of status of visa. We thought once we wed, he'd go back to England and we would start filing form I-130 and whatever else would be needed. I'm just so lost! Help!! What should we do? I feel so stupid!

Relax, you didn't commit any fraud. This is a non-issue.

K1: 01/15/2009 (mailed I-129F) - 06/23/2009 (visa received)

AOS: 08/08/2009 (mailed I-485, I-765, & I-131) - 10/29/2009 (received GC)

sachinky Mentor

sachinky   465

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You're fine since your husband returned to his home country. Now you may file a I-130/I-129F for him.

Congratulations on your wedding and good luck with your visa journey.

03/27/2009: Engaged in Ithaca, New York.
08/17/2009: Wedding in Calcutta, India.
09/29/2009: I-130 NOA1
01/25/2010: I-130 NOA2
03/23/2010: Case completed.
05/12/2010: CR-1 interview at Mumbai, India.
05/20/2010: US Entry, Chicago.
03/01/2012: ROC NOA1.
03/26/2012: Biometrics completed.
12/07/2012: 10 year card production ordered.

09/25/2013: N-400 NOA1

10/16/2013: Biometrics completed

12/03/2013: Interview

12/20/2013: Oath ceremony

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Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,997

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No need to be worried!

It is not illegal/ fraud to get married in the USA while on the VWP or a tourist visa. What is illegal is getting married with the intent of staying, but your husband didn't stay, he went back to the UK. Thus everything is legal and you guys did the right thing, that is a bonus if anything in the visa process!

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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canadian_wife Grand Master

canadian_wife   1,829

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Nothing you did was illegal. It's nothing you need to worry about.

Good luck

USCIS
August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1

NVC
February 13, 2009 - NVC case number assigned
March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
25 DAY TRIP THROUGH NVC

Medical
May 4, 2009

Interview
May, 26, 2009

POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
Filed - April 14, 2011
Biometrics - June 2, 2011 (early)
Approval - November 9, 2011
209 DAY TRIP TO REMOVE CONDITIONS

Citizenship

April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

September 10, 2013 Interview - decision could not be made.

April 15, 2014 APPROVED. Wait for oath ceremony

Waited...

September 29, 2015 - sent letter to senator.

October 16, 2015 - US Citizen

Christi and Ian Community Regular

Christi and Ian   24

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No worries - we did the same thing - we were married 2 weeks after he landed on VWP - he's back in the U.K. now, and we're going through the K-3 process...everything will be fine.

Marriage : 2009-06-30

CSC: 155 days

I-130: 2009-10-01

NOA1: 2009-10-15

NOA2: 2010-03-05

I-129F: 2009-10-16

NOA1: 2009-10-23

NOA2: 2010-03-05

NVC: 60 days

Case #: 2010-03-11

AOS Paid: 2010-03-15

IV Bill Paid: 2010-03-24

Package Sent: 2010-03-29

AVR says received: 2010-04-02

RFE: 2010-04-13

Sign in Fail: 2010-05-10

CONSULATE: 17 days

Medical: 2010-06-04

Interview: 2010-06-15 - APPROVED!

Visa rcv'd: 2010-06-21

POE: 2010-06-29 LAX (286 Days from when we started this whole mess!)

CSC- ROC

Mailed 2012-06-05

NOA1 2012-06-07

Biometrics 2012-07-16

RFE 2013-02-06

christeen Experienced

christeen   966

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Thanks everyone! I surely thought I was going to have problems! Now on to the other mess!

What mess??? Marriage!!! That one your on your own... :jest::jest:

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

 
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