F1 student marrying U.S. citizen

[bunnyinlove 0]

Hello everyone! :-) I have a question. I am a Chinese citizen and I am here in the U.S. working on my masters degree. I came here with an F1 Visa in January. I just married my boyfriend who is a U.S. citizen. We are filling the I-130 and the I-485 concurrently. I do have a concern. I knew my boy friend before I came to this country to study. He had visited me in China a year before I came here. We did NOT have intentions of getting married until recently. Let me rephrase that, "I" did not have intentions of marrying him before I came here to the U.S. to get my masters degree. He may have had other desires. But now I want to marry him. My question is, will/could our relationship before I received my F1 Visa, cause us a problem in me getting a green card?

Thanks for any help!

[bunnyinlove 0]

Oh one other question. Because of his work, and my studying in another city (about 6 hours away), will we get trouble for not always living together after our marriage? We have put a ton of miles on his car seeing each other as often as possible. He has a home and we also rent an apartment together in the city where I study.

Thank you in advance for any help! :-)

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

, accessible at the top of the forum page. In particular, review the Spousal visa guide:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Good luck on your immigration journey.

~Moved from Student and Exchange Visitor Visa to WST-based AOS forum~

~Inquirer is newly married on student visa~

Edited September 22, 2013 by A&B

[bunnyinlove 0]

Opps sorry! I was just telling my husband I was concerned I posted in the wrong area.

Yes I have seen that "step by step" guide! THANK YOU! It is wonderful and one of the reasons I came here asking for opinion on our situation!

If only the government would make such an understandable set of instructions. I have spent so much time reading about this process but I keep learning more.

[vashka 0]

I wouldn't worry about it. My ex told me she was on an F-1 visa when we got married. What she didn't tell me was that she NEVER attended a day of school and instead worked illegally for three years before finding some sucker to marry her. Before the marriage happened though, she was also arrested for shoplifting (before she had a green card) and her conviction on this offense didn't trigger anything from USCIS either. Unfortunately I found out she had never attended classes 3 years later when she was applying for student aid (and got it!).

After the green card, and shortly after getting the conditions lifted on her initial 2 year card she got convicted of another shoplifting charge. Since then she has acquired three additional shoplifting convictions.

So you see, the current administration is not checking anything anyway. At our interview, my ex was never asked about her school attendance or any previous arrests. Instead, she was able to pull this over on USCIS the same way she was able to pull it over on me.

So I really wouldn't worry about the interview anyway. Its obvious they don't check anything anyway.

[adrianag926 0]

Hello, not sure if I am writing to the right forum but i could not find one exactly as my case or could not find where to create one.

Ok, this is my situation.

I got married on July 23, 2013 with a permanent resident and I am under an F-1 visa. We filed I-130, I-485 and I-765 and received an email that the office received on august 15, 2013. On august, the bulletin states that spouses and children of permanent resident was "current" so that was the main reason of why we file all forms together. I had my biometric appointment on sept 10 and everything went well. On sept 12 i received a letter requesting evidence, theu asked for two this, !) a proof of my husband citizenship (he is not a citizen, he is a permanent resident) and 2) His last W2 (that was not a problem). So i mail the W2 and a letter explaining that he was not a citizen and that we filed because of the 2013 bulletin.

I called today to see if there was any updates on my case and explain the immigration representive what i just explained to you guys. She said that her supervisor mentioned something about september and august bulletin been current for F2A group and that they have not been approved to do so, so at the end in conclusion she said that my case may be rejected.

I am really confused, why would they release a bulletin and then tell people that they have not been approved for it? How does that work? is anyone having the same problem?

Thanks for your help

[mary81 2]

Hello, not sure if I am writing to the right forum but i could not find one exactly as my case or could not find where to create one.

Ok, this is my situation.

I got married on July 23, 2013 with a permanent resident and I am under an F-1 visa. We filed I-130, I-485 and I-765 and received an email that the office received on august 15, 2013. On august, the bulletin states that spouses and children of permanent resident was "current" so that was the main reason of why we file all forms together. I had my biometric appointment on sept 10 and everything went well. On sept 12 i received a letter requesting evidence, theu asked for two this, !) a proof of my husband citizenship (he is not a citizen, he is a permanent resident) and 2) His last W2 (that was not a problem). So i mail the W2 and a letter explaining that he was not a citizen and that we filed because of the 2013 bulletin.

I called today to see if there was any updates on my case and explain the immigration representive what i just explained to you guys. She said that her supervisor mentioned something about september and august bulletin been current for F2A group and that they have not been approved to do so, so at the end in conclusion she said that my case may be rejected.

I am really confused, why would they release a bulletin and then tell people that they have not been approved for it? How does that work? is anyone having the same problem?

Thanks for your help

A permanent resident CAN NOT adjust status for his/her relative here in the US. This is for sure that the money you guys spent ''some'' is wasted . You will have to wait until your PR petitioner becomes USC then the case can be considered . You have to be in legal status when this case will reopen, even if you become out of status still there is a chance being an immediate relative of a USC they might consider your request .