Conflicting Advice / Info

[mrshuma 0]

Well, let's see now. No doubt you registered for this site with your regular email address, which can be tracked to your individual identity. We know, for a fact, that USCIS check VisaJourney and Facebook and other social networking/self help immigration sites, so you've openly asked about entering and adjusting using the nice-n-easy but illegal method. Most US government agencies have shared access to a great many databases, both domestic and foreign, and are likely to be able to view historical data as well as current.

If you choose to go this route, good luck in your AoS interview. USCIS may not be the cream of the intelligence services, but they can certainly access a few internet records and pin a name to your posts. While it is possible to successfully sail through the "oh, I got married on the spur of the moment" adjustment, just remember that if they catch you out in a lie, you could be staring at a lifetime ban for misrepresentation. Is it worth it? For most of us, the answer to that is no.

Your risk, your choice.

is this serious? you think they are going to link it back to me that is hilarious; sorry to burst your bubble I am logged in through a VPN and not using any email tied back to me - even if I hadn't I highly doubt they could link anything back to me anyway

[mrshuma 0]

But, you are not in the US; you are in Canada. Planning to do this beforehand is actually a dumb move. This is me talking, not the TOS, though the TOS says the same thing. The reason is that if you know in your brain that you are trying to enter on a non-immigrant status with the intent to immigrate, you know you are doing something illegal. You then run a much higher chance for misrepresentation, ie lying at the border than someone with pure intentions. If you lie at the border your AOS can and will be denied. Your nerves will be all over your face and easily detected. And the strong desire to be with your spouse might cause you to lie even more, getting you into serious trouble. So I think it is really a bad plan to try visa fraud.

Why would I lie at the border? I cross into the USA multiple times a month and never get hassled. Sometimes its to visit my girlfriend, other times its to see my brother, other times to go shopping, and sometimes they don't even ask. Its not as detailed as you make it sound; there have been times where all they ask for was citizenship and they pass me through, etc.

[Boiler 45,581]

You wouldn't.

As you can see you hit a raw nerve on this forum.

If you want good advice a consultation with an Immigration Lawyer is the best bet.

You may well like what you hear.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

OP: It is not illegal to have intent to marry when you cross. You don't need a special visa to marry. It is illegal to enter the US on a non-immigrant status with the intent to immigrate. It is against the TOS of this site to suggest any illegal activity and doing that is illegal. So no one here will tell you to do it. Lawyers might suggest otherwise, but if you fail they don't pay the consequences.

Now, if you are in the US, intent by itself is not enough of a reason to deny an AOS case. It is a negative factor that pales in comparison to the strong positive factor of being married to a USC. We tell people this usually to calm them down when they ask "but how can I prove I don't have intent?! I am so nervous! I have X evidence, will it be enough!?" So generally people tell them they don't need to worry about that, and they don't.

But, you are not in the US; you are in Canada. Planning to do this beforehand is actually a dumb move. This is me talking, not the TOS, though the TOS says the same thing. The reason is that if you know in your brain that you are trying to enter on a non-immigrant status with the intent to immigrate, you know you are doing something illegal. You then run a much higher chance for misrepresentation, ie lying at the border than someone with pure intentions. If you lie at the border your AOS can and will be denied. Your nerves will be all over your face and easily detected. And the strong desire to be with your spouse might cause you to lie even more, getting you into serious trouble. So I think it is really a bad plan to try visa fraud.

Best post in the thread!

As Harpa stated, you can't be denied for intent alone. You CAN be denied for lying to any immigration officer.

I'm sure you can think of a lot of scenarios where they might uncover a misrepresentation, but I'll throw one out just to get you started:

Let's say you're crossing into the US one day. The CBP officer says "What's your purpose for entering the US today?". You reply "Just visiting my American girlfriend." CBP officer asks "Any plans to marry on this trip?". You respond "No."

Fast forward six months - you've gotten married and submitted your AOS package, and a USCIS immigration officer is adjudicating it. Marriage license, "good faith marriage" evidence, photos, etc. He notices you had a wedding reception at Joe's Event Center. He picks up the phone and calls Joe's Event Center and asks them to check the scheduling for this event to see that it really was YOUR wedding reception and not simply someone elses reception that you attended. Joe confirms that it was indeed your wedding reception but, to the IO's surprise, the venue was booked a week before you entered the US. You're denied for material misrepresentation - you lied to the CBP officer.

I wouldn't feel comfortable attempting something like this unless I was absolutely certain that I had DONE nothing, and SAID nothing to ANYONE, about my intent prior to entering the US. I wouldn't even discuss it with my fiancee.

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Link to example case please.

[Ban Hammer 13,360]

with the advice given by jim and harpa, i think this thread has run its course. it is now closed. do not restart this thread.