AOS info needed asap!

[missbakkwudz 0]

My fiance is traveling to the US on a p1 visa to tour with his band. We'd decided to get married while's he's here after the tour ends, but we just found out that the visa expires pretty soon after. Will we be okay as long as we file the AoS before the P1 expires? Will he be allowed to stay in the US with me after it's expired if his paperwork has been submitted?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I don't believe the P1 is a dual intent visa; ie your fiance can perform in the US on this visa but cannot immigrate on it. Thus, using this visa to enter the USA with intent to get married AND STAY is fraud and could lead to a lifetime ban for him.

[missbakkwudz 0]

I don't believe the P1 is a dual intent visa; ie your fiance can perform in the US on this visa but cannot immigrate on it. Thus, using this visa to enter the USA with intent to get married AND STAY is fraud and could lead to a lifetime ban for him.

You actually can apply for an Aos On a P1 to become a permanent resident and it is legal. We're just worried about filing for the AoS, then his P1 expiring.

[familyguy 2]

You actually can apply for an Aos On a P1 to become a permanent resident and it is legal. We're just worried about filing for the AoS, then his P1 expiring.

Why would this matter to you? Is he thinking of leaving the US?

[missbakkwudz 0]

Why would this matter to you? Is he thinking of leaving the US?

No, he wants to live her permanently and be able be able to work when his band isn't touring. I want to make sure that if we file is AoS before his P1 expires, that he will be able to legally stay here until the AoS is accepted. His band is leaving to return to Australia soon after tour and we want him to be able to stay and work.

Edited June 7, 2010 by missbakkwudz

[VanessaTony 3,567]

My fiance is traveling to the US on a p1 visa to tour with his band. We'd decided to get married while's he's here after the tour ends, but we just found out that the visa expires pretty soon after. Will we be okay as long as we file the AoS before the P1 expires? Will he be allowed to stay in the US with me after it's expired if his paperwork has been submitted?

Okay well as you are PLANNING to violate immigration laws then we can't really give you advice.

You stated it's legal to AOS from a P1 and it is BUT it is ILLEGAL to use the visa to do this on purpose. It is one thing to be in the US on a P1 visa, decide you can't be apart and AOS which is not the case here therefore what you're planning is ILLEGAL!

[dracoasa 0]

No, he wants to live her permanently and be able be able to work when his band isn't touring. I want to make sure that if we file is AoS before his P1 expires, that he will be able to legally stay here until the AoS is accepted. His band is leaving to return to Australia soon after tour and we want him to be able to stay and work.

If you send the AOS before the visa expires, it's ok. Even if it's few days later (but not too many).

What the other respondent (penguin)said about being illegal is that your guy comes here to tour and he already knows and plans to get married and say. That it's illegal. The idea is that when u use a visa, at the entry moment you should not have other intentions that what the visa is for.

[missbakkwudz 0]

If you send the AOS before the visa expires, it's ok. Even if it's few days later (but not too many).

What the other respondent (penguin)said about being illegal is that your guy comes here to tour and he already knows and plans to get married and say. That it's illegal. The idea is that when u use a visa, at the entry moment you should not have other intentions that what the visa is for.

Okay, I understand what you're saying now. Now that is cleared up, would our next best option be to AoS to the K1 visa instead of permanent residency? That way we can legally get married and aren't trying to jump through any hoops?

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[juliava 80]

Okay, I understand what you're saying now. Now that is cleared up, would our next best option be to AoS to the K1 visa instead of permanent residency? That way we can legally get married and aren't trying to jump through any hoops?

yes, the K1 route would be the legal way.

[missbakkwudz 0]

yes, the K1 route would be the legal way.

Can we adjust status to a K1 and he remain in the states? Or would he have to return to his own country and us start from scratch?

[*Yankee Love* 15]

You cant Adjust to a K1 you can apply for it...It has to be done in the Home Country at the U.S Embassy there..He wont be stayin in the US with you until K1 is Approved and you get married after that with in 90 days

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[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

My fiance is traveling to the US on a p1 visa to tour with his band. We'd decided to get married while's he's here after the tour ends, but we just found out that the visa expires pretty soon after. Will we be okay as long as we file the AoS before the P1 expires? Will he be allowed to stay in the US with me after it's expired if his paperwork has been submitted?

Ok, unless by some freak coincidence there happens to be TWO VJ members who have a case involving an Australian musician who wants to marry in the US while touring on a P1 visa, and by the same freak coincidence they happened to join the forum within a day of each other, then I've already responded to your fiance's thread here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/259825-urgent-help-please/

In THAT thread he said he was already in the US touring on his P1 visa, and that he didn't intend to immigrate when he arrived, but that you guys decided to go ahead and tie the knot while he's here. Other than that, the questions he asked are nearly identical to the ones you asked, including whether it was possible to change from a P1 to a K1 while he was in the US.

So what's the scoop? Is he in the US currently on tour yet? If not, and if the wedding and adjustment of status are being planned in advance, then he lied in his thread.