B2-->Marriage-->AOs

[benjie999 0]

To keep this short, is this legit?

My girl came to US first time ever under vwp in jan for 2 weeks. Shes coming again in july vwp for 8 weeks. Can she get a b2 visa and come again in nov/dec? Then lets say a couple months into the b2 visa stay we want to get married. Can we get married then do AOS and bypass k1 all together?

[Merrytooth 5,748]

It is called immigration fraud. If you are found guilty of it, the results are denial, deportation and a lifetime ban.

People who have successfully AOS'd have usually done so without intent and "change of circumstances". As you are planning, you are planning immigration fraud.

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Edited March 1, 2013 by Merrytooth

[Teddy B 17,252]

As Merry tooth said, what you are planning is immigration fraud. If you get caught, your girlfriend/wife could receive a lifetime ban from the US.

[jaycali 415]

You can get married, no problem. People get married on tourist visas all the time. There is no law against it.

You cannot AOS to "bypass immigration laws" however - It's called immigration fraud and carries a penalty of deportation and lifetime bar from re-entry if found guilty of it. AOS exists for those who decide after entry to AOS. For example, a student who arrived in the US on an F-1 visa in 2005, and got married in 2007 could not have been expected in 2005 to know he/she would get married 2 years later. It is also possible for tourists, but again, you'd have to have decided after entry to go through with an AOS - otherwise it's fraud.

She can get a B-2 visa even if she is from a VWP country - But why apply for a visa if she can use the VWP?

Edited March 2, 2013 by Jay Jay