InfoPass Appointment was a DISASTER

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

First, you would not be allowed to record anything in the office. I am sure they said t oturn off cell phones even. now, I aksed for help from my Senator in April 2010 and still am waiting. They don't give aongressmen any more information than they give you which is nothing. Only thing congressman can help with is sending letter to embassy when you get interview. We finally have interview appointment now in July. After applying orginally for K-1 July of 2009. We have been married over 15 months now and wait ofr CR-1 to get our visa. Have you tried the news media to complain about Immigration. They need to crqack down on illegal immigration and respect US citizens who legally try to go properly thru the system. You realize if you made new appointment and had different person, you would get a whole new set of answers. The person you talked to was wrong about everything.

So sorry this has happened as I know the wait is so hard, I go thru it too.

[Ning 619]

if your fiance can stay, get married and file the i-130/i-485

Do exactly what this indicates & you will have what you want. This will come down to intent. The intent was clear by your willingness to seek answers from USCIS at the INFO PASS meeting. You actually got the help you needed they just didnt know it. Turn that experiance into what you seek by doing what payxibka suggests. It easy, legal & immediate.

[monyfer 27]

Thanks, guys. I am afraid the marrying while he is here would be playing with fire. And wouldn't we have to wait the same amount of time while they process the I130? 8 Months? He can't be here not working for eight + months..........at least he is a steady job in Mexico and can keep saving if he goes back. I am sad and wish we could just get married but I am afraid.

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

if your fiance can stay, get married and file the i-130/i-485

I am in contact with a man who did that and he and his wife had to start all over and he has now been waiting since November 2010 and is in background checks.

[payxibka 10,047]

I am in contact with a man who did that and he and his wife had to start all over and he has now been waiting since November 2010 and is in background checks.

and?

Thanks, guys. I am afraid the marrying while he is here would be playing with fire. And wouldn't we have to wait the same amount of time while they process the I130? 8 Months? He can't be here not working for eight + months..........at least he is a steady job in Mexico and can keep saving if he goes back. I am sad and wish we could just get married but I am afraid.

afraid of what?

he can get work authorization via the i-765 which can be filed with the i-485 and approval is about 60 days.

Edited July 2, 2011 by payxibka

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The very fact that you made an Infopass to inquire about the excruciating delay on your I-129 proves that you had no intention to get married and subsequently to adjust status. Luckily, an USCIS employee suggested that route of which you thought would be unlawful.

As you now learn or already have learned, it is not unlawful to get married on a visitor's visa, and it's also only against the rules to file for AOS afterward if your fiance entered the US with this very intent.

Well, he sure as hell didn't!

So there you go. Get married. File for AOS. End of story.

P.S.

Even if you had intended to do just that, the Field Adjudicators' Manual explicitly states that intent alone may not be used to deny an AOS petition.

Girl,

you have to beat them with their own weapons!

[Messybrownhair 251]

I am excited for you. Get married and get this over with!

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

I am so sorry for you two. There is no excuse for you to have to wait so long, and then on top of that, have uninformed USCIS workers being rude to you.

If you two decide together to go ahead and get married, then I wish you the very best! No matter what route you take from here, just enjoy your time in person together. Don't let your stress and worries get in the way of your precious time together.

[Ning 619]

Thanks, guys. I am afraid the marrying while he is here would be playing with fire. And wouldn't we have to wait the same amount of time while they process the I130? 8 Months? He can't be here not working for eight + months..........at least he is a steady job in Mexico and can keep saving if he goes back. I am sad and wish we could just get married but I am afraid.

Whats sad is that after all of this long & difficult journey you cant simply accept the fact that you have what you want. Its as though you expect an argument at every turn & when you dont get it you dont know how to react.

As some of us pointed out USCIS coupled with a series of events have made it possible to do exactly what you have waited for. Just as before your decisions will construct the road you travel. You went into USCIS & said some things that could have caused you great pain & still could. Dont let that happen. You must now make the right decision or prepare for more of what you say you cant endure. That is where you are playing with fire not in getting married. You can legally marry today & he could return to Mexico. Or you can marry & he can stay. So grant your own wish which we rarely get to do.

[Darnell 8,479]

alas, what might have helped you..

is to ask for the shift supervisor

and then ask for a lookup on the case, with a real time status call/check on nexis name check, by same supervisor.

You got played, alas, by incompetent buffoon.

[la2011 5]

I second what people have said: I would just get married. You have tried to do it another way, it didnt work. You are being pushed to your mental limits. You were told by a USCIS agent TO MARRY! Seriously, this is ridiculous. It's plain to see you are a couple in love who wants to be together. For the love of God...We live in Texas and there are so many illegal aliens and people do whatever to accomodate them. And then I see a Mexican Citizen who's doing everything in his power to come here LEGALLY and be with his fiance and you hear this #######...And you're a US Citizen and dont deserve to be treated this way. What about the right to the pursue of happiness???? You're only going after that!

I'm angry for you! It's so unfair. As someone else mentioned, if you got married and filed AOS, at least he would be able to work within 90 days at the latest. Anyway, consider it. I've always said, desperate times call for desperate measures...

Best of luck, keep us posted and I will keep you in my prayers.

[Mrs Green 6]

I suggest you take that free consultation from the attorney suggested. I would definetely get married and adjust status. I cant see the reason why genuine couples should endure such treatment and unnecessary delays when daily people who are illegal immigrants are getting married and adjusting status. I have known of three couples (illegal immigrants) who have gotten married and gotten green cards since my visa journey started.

My heart goes out to you and your fiancee. Hang on in there and hold on to that infopass proof to show that your fiancee did not come here with the intent to get married, should you choose to take the AOS route.

[Blob18 111]

I hate to say this but just marry and adjust. You've done a lot and pretty much everything you could have.

To hell with them. Also just have his family UPS/Fedex/DHL etc his belongings to you if you do marry and adjust.

[Mochamich 7]

I would find someone who is EXPERIENCED in this process to talk to instead of the woman you spoke with. It is already stressful enough that you have RFE's. I say keep asking questions and calling people until you can find someone who can help you.

[bigdog 377]

I would get an immigration attorney asap, if congressman did nothing go to them again, try info pass again. I think attorney is your best option at this point, it will be money well spent and hopefully save you time and your relationship.