can't meet k1 requirements is their another way?

[amanda23 0]

the guy i want to be with lives in the u.k and we can not meet the k1 requirements to marry... i can't even get a co sponsor either.. work visa's are rare so basically it feels hopeless.. but i wanted to know if their is anway what so ever we can get around this? or another way he can marry me. i mean i know about the visa fraud. but is it possible we can at least get married but him not stay in the us and not file for the adjustment of status? i mean if he can't come live with me can we at least try and find another way? with out breaking the law? and it's the same way with me going over to live in the u.k we can't meet the requirements or get me a sponsor :/ is their some where we can go? do anything.. can any one help me? im actually trying to do this the right way no matter what will not risk doing it illegally even if we had to travel back and forth for the rest of are lives we'd do it:/ even if we could only see each other so long we'd still do it.. but that is just a load of b.s i understand why the laws are like this but i was hoping their could be some way around it... i just want to know can we still at least get married? i know the way i said sounds stupid but if you really loved someone you will do anything you can to be with them no matter how pointless... id be highly impressed if any one can find away for us to be together highly impressed. im from R.I in the u.s he is from England in the U.K

[apple21 953]

Get a second or third job if you can't get a joint sponsor.

Edited February 22, 2013 by apple21

[amanda23 0]

the guy i want to be with lives in the u.k and we can not meet the k1 requirements to marry... i can't even get a co sponsor either.. work visa's are rare so basically it feels hopeless.. but i wanted to know if their is anway what so ever we can get around this? or another way he can marry me. i mean i know about the visa fraud. but is it possible we can at least get married but him not stay in the us and not file for the adjustment of status? i mean if he can't come live with me can we at least try and find another way? with out breaking the law? and it's the same way with me going over to live in the u.k we can't meet the requirements or get me a sponsor :/ is their some where we can go? do anything.. can any one help me? im actually trying to do this the right way no matter what will not risk doing it illegally even if we had to travel back and forth for the rest of are lives we'd do it:/ even if we could only see each other so long we'd still do it.. but that is just a load of b.s i understand why the laws are like this but i was hoping their could be some way around it... i just want to know can we still at least get married? i know the way i said sounds stupid but if you really loved someone you will do anything you can to be with them no matter how pointless... id be highly impressed if any one can find away for us to be together highly impressed. im from R.I in the u.s he is from England in the U.K

[Alaska2012 462]

Well .nothing stands in your way of getting married, he can come see you on vwp, you can get married but he must leave again. He can't adjust status but getting married is perfectly legal! Can't you get a second job so that you do meet the income requirement? Have you guys thought about moving to another country, not the us or the UK?

[Lex Specialis 38]

If you had a full time job where you make $10 / hour, you would make in excess of 125% of the poverty line for a household of 2 and meet the requirements. You don't even need to submit the financial paperwork until the consular interview which won't be for 6-8 months from the time to file, which means if you filed tomorrow you would have 6-8 months to find a job where you make more than $19,400 a year. If you are either unable or unwilling to do that, I am not sure how you can justify considering marriage to anyone, British, American or otherwise. Marriage is about a lifetime commitment to the person you love, but a part of that commitment is financial as well.

[*Snowdrop* 604]

As the previous poster said you can marry in the US any time you want but to live together you'll have to go through the visa process for one of your two countries.

Is it just the two of you in your family unit or do you have children?

Do either of you have a job right now?

The income requirements are a lot lower for the two of you in US immigration than UK immigration plus for the UK there is no option of using a co-sponsor.

You mention just flying back and forth to see each other a lot - I would think that if you can afford to do that, and house feed and support yourselves in other ways then you would not find it that hard to meet the income requirements for the US.

[marriott574 13]

You could apply for a J1 visa for exchange students/Summer work or a F1 visa and come as a student then once in the US apply for adjustment of status. However you will have to prove that this was not your plan all along, if you get caught it could be bad news for future visits.

Could you explain more about your situation.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

*** two topics merged and moved to General Immigration discussion ****

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

If neither of you meet the immigration requirements for the UK or the USA, you have a third option, you can live in an EU country under family reunification while your UK partner (who should be your spouse for this to really work) works, studies, or lives under independent means.

[Khal_Drogo 50]

Alright, you said you travel to meet him, so I'm assuming you have a job; is it the income that's getting you?

Because if not, you can just do what my wife and I did; get married in the UK, try to get him here on a CR-1/IR-1 visa.

If it is, try to find another job or double up if necessary; 125% of the poverty level is currently $19,388 for a household of two (assuming you don't have children). If you can meet or beat that somehow, you should be good to go.

Edited February 22, 2013 by Khal_Drogo

[sara..... 371]

You could apply for a J1 visa for exchange students/Summer work or a F1 visa and come as a student then once in the US apply for adjustment of status. However you will have to prove that this was not your plan all along, if you get caught it could be bad news for future visits.

Could you explain more about your situation.

this is called visa fraud........we should never give advise as to how to get around the system there are just too many of us trying to do it the right way.......

sara

[marriott574 13]

I agree sara that the OP should go via the official route. And that it takes a long time but is worth it in the end.

I would never recommend visa fraud as the concequences far out way the few months wait for the proper route. However the OP asked if there was any other way and i was merly mentioning that some people, do adjust status. Also the other routes are no easier in terms of finances.

I apologise if I broke any forum rules with my original post.

[Cathi 5,755]

I agree sara that the OP should go via the official route. And that it takes a long time but is worth it in the end.

I would never recommend visa fraud as the concequences far out way the few months wait for the proper route. However the OP asked if there was any other way and i was merly mentioning that some people, do adjust status. Also the other routes are no easier in terms of finances.

I apologise if I broke any forum rules with my original post.

you DID recommend it and I reported your previous post, you never mentioned that "some people adjust status".

You could apply for a J1 visa for exchange students/Summer work or a F1 visa and come as a student then once in the US apply for adjustment of status. However you will have to prove that this was not your plan all along, if you get caught it could be bad news for future visits.

Could you explain more about your situation.

this person is suggesting visa fraud and it carries a lifetime ban...disregard this post

[sara..... 371]

I agree sara that the OP should go via the official route. And that it takes a long time but is worth it in the end.

I would never recommend visa fraud as the concequences far out way the few months wait for the proper route. However the OP asked if there was any other way and i was merly mentioning that some people, do adjust status. Also the other routes are no easier in terms of finances.

I apologise if I broke any forum rules with my original post.

I know your new to vj and like many of us you want to help in any way that we can when someone asks for advise and many of us have seen some strange ways of people getting their s/o's here but ....... if they want to find a fast way that is visa fraud is better for them to get that advise some place else

sara

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I would never recommend visa fraud as the concequences far out way the few months wait for the proper route. However the OP asked if there was any other way and i was merly mentioning that some people, do adjust status. Also the other routes are no easier in terms of finances.

Just because some people do it doesn't mean we will advice or condone illegal activity here on VJ, this is against our TOS. The OP could use a student or J1 visa to spend some time with her loved one and deepen the relationship, and the extra time may also give the USC time to find a better paying job so he has the income to sponsor her. But an F1 or J1 visa are NOT dual intent and thus are not allowed to be used with the intent of immigrating. So please do not advice this in future.