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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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The AOS is not immediate within 90 days upon entry and marridge.
Lest anyone misinterpret this vague statement, it's wisest and most prudent to file for AOS just as soon as one is eligible to do so.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Lest anyone misinterpret this vague statement, it's wisest and most prudent to file for AOS just as soon as one is eligible to do so.

I do agree with that. The lack of Filing could be anything from lack of Funds ($1,070.00) Upfront. Current changes in Employment. Who knows. I'm just going by the Original Question

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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For heavens sake.

The K-1 expires 90 days after she enters the US. Once the 90 days are up and she does not file to adjust, she is out of status. Being out of status makes her deportable. Being deportable does not mean the same thing as being deported.

Since she is deportable, ICE can detain and hold her. However, she is unlikely to get deported because she will be given an opportunity to file to adjust based on her marriage to a US citizen and the fact that she entered with inspection. If she does not file to adjust when given the opportunity, she can be deported.

Recall that being married to a US citizen and entering legally does not allow a foreign national to remain in the US indefinately. To legally stay in the US indefinately, the foreign spouse must file to adjust status and obtain a green card.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Recall that being married to a US citizen and entering legally does not allow a foreign national to remain in the US indefinately. To legally stay in the US indefinately, the foreign spouse must file to adjust status and obtain a green card.

RECALL: That is Not The Question.. The Question is Time Limits from K-1 Visa. And the Alloted Time for AOS. Think for a minute.

You have 90 days to Marry on on a K-1 Visa. You Cannot Apply for AOS until after you are Married. Now, that does not make the Beneficiary subject to deportation by any means. They cannot Apply for a AOS until after the Marridge.

So, there is time and not out of status.

Edited by Tim/Mav

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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She entered on 1/25. We did get married on 3/10 so it's within the 90 days. But we don't have all the paperwork done to file the i-485 AOS in time. How long can she stay legitimately on the K-1?

So between now and filing will she be out of status? can she be deported? will it cause problems when we do go to file later?

NO She will not face deportation proceedings. The K-1 is a Marridge Promise. You met that and are Married. Yes, sure, file a AOS ASAP but not required immediately. You met the Obligation of the K-1 Visa. Chill-Out

RECALL: That is Not The Question.. The Question is Time Limits from K-1 Visa. And the Alloted Time for AOS. Think for a minute.

You have 90 days to Marry on on a K-1 Visa. You Cannot Apply for AOS until after you are Married. Now, that does not make the Beneficiary subject to deportation by any means. They cannot Apply for a AOS until after the Marridge.

So, there is time and not out of status.

What you consider the question is not the question.

The question is "how long can she stay legitimately on the K-1?" The OP states she will not file to adjust within 90 days. The follow up questions were "so between now and filing will she be out of status? can she be deported? will it cause problem when we do go to file later?"

The answer is she can legally stay as long as she is in status. So being out of status makes her deportable if she is picked up by ICE.

Filing for AOS gives her permission to remain in the US until the case is adjudicated. Not filing for AOS and being out of status means she is not protected because she no longer has permission to be in the US.

Also, the OP states that they will not be filing to adjust within the 90 days, so she will be out of status.

So, you "think for a minute" about how your post does not answer "how long can she stay legitimately on the K-1" when she will not file to adjust until after the 90 days are up. So how does your answer that "So, there is time and not out of status" help when the OP has already stated they will not file in time?

Telling them to "chill out" is not the correct answer.

So, please enlighten the rest of us on what legal basis can she remain in the US when her K-1 expires and she has not file for any other immigration benefit? Being married to a US citizen doesn't give her any rights to remain in the US when she doesn't file to adjust. The K-1 is a non-immigrant visa, so that's not the answer.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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What you consider the question is not the question.

The question is "how long can she stay legitimately on the K-1?"

The answer is she can legally stay as long as she is in status. So being out of status makes her deportable if she is picked up by ICE.

Filing for AOS gives her permission to remain in the US until the case is adjudicated. Not filing for AOS and being out of status means she is not protected because she no longer has permission to be in the US.

Also, the OP states that they will not be filing to adjust within the 90 days, so she will be out of status.

So, you "think for a minute" about how your post does not answer "how long can she stay legitimately on the K-1" when she will not file to adjust until after the 90 days are up. So how does your answer that "So, there is time and not out of status" help when the OP has already stated they will not file in time?

What Link shows she/he must File AOS in 90 days after Marridge? I will agree if you can show that. Out of Status does not mean Deportable.

Edited by Tim/Mav

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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What Link shows she/he must File AOS in 90 days after Marridge? I will agree if you can show that. Out of Status does not mean Deportable.

Why don't you show us on what basis she can remain in the US when her non-immigrant K-1 visa has expired and she has not applied for any other immigration benefit?

I never said that she MUST file AOS in 90 days after marriage. (By the way, that is not the rule. The K-1 must marry within 90 days in order to have a basis to adjust.) I NEVER EVER SAID SHE MUST FILE AOS IN 90 DAYS AFTER MARRIAGE. As long as she marry within 90 days after entering on the K-1, she has a basis to adjust from the K-1. The adjustment can occur anytime after marriage.

I don't need you to agree with me.

Please show me where being out of status does not make a person deportable? On what basis does a person with an expired non-immigrant K-1 visa and who has not file for adjustment or any other immigration benefit have a right to be in the US?

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Just Google!

http://forums.immigr...us-for-K-1-Visa

No-One will disagree to file the AOS ASAP. But, It does not mean you will be deported immediately after 90 days

Edited by Tim/Mav

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Someone who hasn't yet filed for AOS is technically deportable after the 90 days. However, in reality, no immigration judge will order someone to be deported when that person is eligible to adjust status. The person will be given the chance to adjust. If the person doesn't file for AOS in a timely manner after that, then the risk of deportation increases.

We're getting wound up in our own underwear in this thread, sigh man. The practical answer to the OP's question is that AOS should be applied for now (ideally), or at least as soon as it's feasible to file for it.

Edited by TBoneTX

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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It's DHS policy not to initiate removal proceedings against someone who is immediately eligible to adjust status unless they have evidence that the alien is inadmissible. It would be a waste of time and resources because an immigration judge would grant a stay of deportation while their adjustment of status was being adjudicated. It would also be contrary to the executive order on prosecutorial discretion issued last year.

Even if they were detained, the chances of a K1 who married within 90 days being placed in removal are extremely remote.

I seen many Cases where the AOS for the people barely making the Poverty Levels have a hard time with this completion or Step. So I agree with this. Your advice is always appreciated.

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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She entered on 1/25. We did get married on 3/10 so it's within the 90 days. But we don't have all the paperwork done to file the i-485 AOS in time. How long can she stay legitimately on the K-1?

All this talk of being deported in this thread has derailed the actual question and topic I think.

There is no deadline to file for AOS, but you should file as soon as possible. Yes, once her I-94 expires she begins to accrue overstay, but while it is unlikely your wife would be detained by ICE, it is a remote possibility that people posting in this thread wanted you to be aware of. Even if detained, she would not be ordered deported since she is eligible to file for AOS. All if this has a small chance of happening though, especially if you do not live in a border state or travel through CBP checkpoints. It is not as if she will be out flagging down ICE to let them know she has overstayed her I-94 and has not filed for her AOS yet.

Lots of people file within a short time(couple weeks to a couple months) after their I-94 expires, and they are just fine. Just gather all the documents you need, and send in her AOS paperwork as soon as you possibly can. She will not be able to work or re-enter the US if she needs to travel outside the US. If she did not obtain her SSN before her I-94 expired, then she will also need to have the EAD or green card before she can acquire one.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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It's DHS policy not to initiate removal proceedings against someone who is immediately eligible to adjust status unless they have evidence that the alien is inadmissible. It would be a waste of time and resources because an immigration judge would grant a stay of deportation while their adjustment of status was being adjudicated. It would also be contrary to the executive order on prosecutorial discretion issued last year.

Even if they were detained, the chances of a K1 who married within 90 days being placed in removal are extremely remote.

I agree that DHS will not initiate removal proceeding. But the OP asked will she be out of status and what could happen.

Being out of status means that ICE can detain her. If she files for AOS, ICE has no legal authority to detain her for being in the US. Do you disagree with this?

If she is picked up by ICE and she does not file for AOS, does this make her deportable?

You said her chances of being placed in removal is extremely remote. Extremely remote does not mean it can't happen.

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Does anyone recall a post from last year where a woman who entered the US on a K-1, married within 90 days, did not file for AOS, and was subsequently detained by ICE at a bus station?

Deportable does not equal being deported.

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Someone who hasn't yet filed for AOS is technically deportable after the 90 days. However, in reality, no immigration judge will order someone to be deported when that person is eligible to adjust status. The person will be given the chance to adjust. If the person doesn't file for AOS in a timely manner after that, then the risk of deportation increases.

We're getting wound up in our own underwear in this thread, sigh man. The practical answer to the OP's question is that AOS should be applied for now (ideally), or at least as soon as it's feasible to file for it.

I agree that no judge would order her deported when she is eligible to adjust. But how did she end up in front of the judge?

Being out of status and not having filed for AOS means that ICE can pick her up. That's how she is going to end up in front of the judge who will let her adjust.

Shouldn't the OP be made aware of this? Or should we gloss over it and say she wouldn't be deported so it doesn't matter if ICE can pick her up and detain her?

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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I agree that DHS will not initiate removal proceeding. But the OP asked will she be out of status and what could happen.

Being out of status means that ICE can detain her. If she files for AOS, ICE has no legal authority to detain her for being in the US. Do you disagree with this?

If she is picked up by ICE and she does not file for AOS, does this make her deportable?

You said her chances of being placed in removal is extremely remote. Extremely remote does not mean it can't happen.

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Does anyone recall a post from last year where a woman who entered the US on a K-1, married within 90 days, did not file for AOS, and was subsequently detained by ICE at a bus station?

Deportable does not equal being deported.

HELLO ! What Have I been Saying. LOL. But yes, File the AOS ASAP

Edited by Tim/Mav

TIM/MAV K1-JOURNEY
3/27/2007....We first met on myspace
1/30/10 ......My Honey proposed
8/15/10 ......He visit Philippines(2wks) & met my family
12/17/10 ....USCIS received the Filed I-129F for K1-visa
12/21/10 ....Received hard copy,NOA1
5/25/11.......Received RFE
6/09/11.......NOA2 approved
12/07/11.....Visa fee paid at BPI

6/11/13.......2nd visa fee payment
7/10-11/13.. Medical Exam completed@St.Lukes Clinic
1/15-16/14.. 2nd Medical exam updated
1/21/14...... k1 interview-Visa Approved
.....................................................................
8/29/14...... Submitted AOS application
10/03/14.....Biometrics
01/07/15.....Received my EAD card

01/31/15..... I got my SSN from the mail

04/20/15......AOS Interview - Approved :star:

4/24/15 .......Got the Driving Permit Card

4/30/15 .......Green Card Received :) (Exp.4/20/17)

http://youtu.be/BVf45EcdFwQ

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