Some real advice please

[gugu24 0]

aparrently or at least in my opinion,whether wanted or not, this person's true love is the visa. i doubt she knows much about a guy she's known in 3 or less months. how long before that one is cast to the curb. maybe 3 months after marriage?

[munchkins 0]

Sorry, I do not usually post in reply to something like this but in this case, watching and reading what the majority have to go through on this board to be with their loved ones, one word springs to mind here about this young lady, without being too judgemental

USER

Edited September 8, 2006 by munchkins

[gugu24 0]

YEP!!!! I smell a

next thing you'll here is that, that marriage ended and she wants to bring an old boyfriend over. (of course this will be after she gets citizenship

[SirLancelot 1]

Lots of judgment going on here; ease up, she's trying to learn her legal options, and while fraud makes the process longer for all of us (in a hand of God sort of way -- if your divorce wasn't recognized, or I forget to sign something, it isn't the fault of a Filipina whose engagement failed), this isn't fraud.

Our judgements don't count--so it doesn't matter if I am against her or you're for her. What count are the judgements of USCIS and the US Consulate. And in this particular case, I'm glad the US Consulate VOs are judgemental. I highly doubt she'll pass the interview when she goes through the process again. No VO is that stupid to let her pass a second time.

It is INDEED fraud if she comes into this country on a K-1 visa which was specifically issued to her for the sole purpose of marrying her K-1 petitioner, but ends up trying to marry someone else while in this country with that K-1 visa. FRAUD, pure and simple. Is it possible for her to do it? Absolutely. Once she's in the US, she is free to marry whom she wants. But will she be in a bit of legal trouble when it comes to her immigration status? You bet your #######. Even if she goes back to wait for a new K-1 visa, she still has to confront her past actions in front of the VO at the next interview. And she WILL BE JUDGED! Justice served!

The best advise for her is to cool this second relationship and go back home and wait. Wait a LONG while before starting a new relationship. VOs aren't as dumb as some of you think they are. They can smell fraud a mile away.

Just my 2 cents of course. Worth as much as yours.

[gugu24 0]

exactly! if these VOs were that dumb or easy we'd all be through by now especially all of us that are sincere in our relationship

[JenT 0]

Unbelievable.

You want real advice? Go back to Manila.

[CancelAccount 0]

Not surprising. Typical...your in "LOVE" with someone and in 3 months NOT....typical. Keep filling that stereotype...

[cordy 0]

YEP!!!! I smell a

next thing you'll here is that, that marriage ended and she wants to bring an old boyfriend over. (of course this will be after she gets citizenship

to nancy, do something legal and expect more efforts and hardships for getting another visa. truly wish you luck on that but its best not to rush on things. go back to phil know this new bf if you truly love him. as to not to repeat history...

to gugu, because of your being so judgemental, no wonder you're still waiting up until now... call it gov't incompetency...or karma

[Caladan 19]

SirL,

Staying over 90 days is fraud, and you'll note, if you read my whole post, that I did tell her that she needs to return to avoid being fraudulent. Whether the VO lets her in again is a separate matter. And I agree that she will probably have a tough time, especially with such a short timeframe for the new relationship.

Asking a question on a forum when you're not certain of the law, however, isn't fraud. And from her post, it seemed to me that she was confused and had heard different things about what the K-1 allowed her to do, a question I have seen on here before. I guess I just find it completely plausible that a foreign fiancé might not understand every detail of U.S. immigration law.

[gugu24 0]

its not karma. im not usually judgmental and truley im not lashing out cause of my own situation. im fine waiting. there are reasons why our case took long but my gut says this chic is not for real. maybe she is, no one knows but her. it just seems to classic. ok if she is being honest then i feel for her cause she has one hell of a bumpy road ahead to prove this new relationship and the advice to go back home and give the new relationship time is good advice. if im wrong then im wrong.....guess none of us will really know

[ChristinaM 0]

Just to put the cat among the proverbial birds here...

To the best of my understanding, she can marry whoever she wants to and apply for AOS. She cannot do it based on the I-129F from her K1, but I don't believe she (or rather, her new husband) is prohibited to file an I-130 on her behalf. It would be more ethical for her to return to Manila and file for a new K1, or marry and wait out the K3, but I don't believe she cannot AOS. I would suggest very strongly a consultation with an competent immigration attorney before she does anything though.

You guys may not like it, but I think that everyone is entitled to a "life happens" clause. I met my (now) husband in March '05, and we married in June '05. Three months - is that an automatic fraud indicator? Because we're still happily married over a year later. I was engaged to another USC when we met, although I was working out of the US on a C1/D visa rather than being here as a K1. Was I just looking for a green card, any USC would do? No. I found two individual men who both happened to be American citizens.

Sometimes things work out differently than you plan, so be a little gentle.

[LuzyC 0]

I came on a K1 visa to the US almost 3 months back. However, as soon as I came, me and my fiancee decided to not go through with our marriage. During our fights, I had moved to a friend's house and there I met a wonderful man and now we are planning to get married.

But, many people are telling me I have to go back to Manila to restart my fiance visa applcaiton on my new fiance's name. However, we really do not want to be apart and my fiance does not have the time to go to Manila with me for now. I know many people here do not like people like me who only want to immigrate but I can assure you I am not like that.

Please help me by giving me advice as to what is the possible way I can stay here with my new fiance. We are ready to get married immediately. But if required, we can wait if there is some other way. I will be contacting some immigration lawyer but not all lawyers are that good and we don't know whom to trust so I thought to ask here. Please help by letting us know of any method so that I do not need to go to Philippines right away.

In 3 months Everything just went ppttttt! ?

There is always 2 sides of a story,nobody really know what happened between the two of you,but you really have to make things RIGHT and LEGAL before You make another major decision.Calm yourself,think straight,weight things and collect all the options,decide without stepping someone's shoes and PRAY,make it hard it works!!: and whatever happened brace yourself and accept everything,moved on..

I hope and pray that everything go smooth and right to you,God Bless You Nancy

Edited September 8, 2006 by LuzyC

[cordy 0]

its not karma. im not usually judgmental and truley im not lashing out cause of my own situation. im fine waiting. there are reasons why our case took long but my gut says this chic is not for real. maybe she is, no one knows but her. it just seems to classic. ok if she is being honest then i feel for her cause she has one hell of a bumpy road ahead to prove this new relationship and the advice to go back home and give the new relationship time is good advice. if im wrong then im wrong.....guess none of us will really know

ok now i agree w/ u ... and just incase ur right on her? im ready for ur I TOLD U SO line...lol... peace bro

[Yodrak 7]

chuck and kim,

This is not true. She has 90 days of authorized stay in the USA whether she marries her petitioner or not.

Yodrak

.... your K-1 visa status is only good if you marry him within 90 days, otherwise you will be out of status and a ban may be triggered upon this "misused" of your K-1 Visa.

....

chuck and kim

[gugu24 0]

well i gotta run for a bit. all in all i do hope im wrong, maybe im over reacting. im not saying its impossible to love in a short time. just the way her cards fell into place seems odd and if most of us sense that then you can imagine the hard time she will have in front of USCIS. i'll surely be back to catch up on this post a bit later. and ill cool down im sure by then.