Getting married on a Tourist Visa while waiting on I-129f & adjusting status

[RhettVoe 282]

sorry, but nearly half of our current 11m illegals arrived with visas, but 'forgot' to return.

Second, NO ONE else is supposed to attend tourist visa interviews except the applicant...it is not supposed to be some collective meeting with the interested third party. To allow someone else there is sloppy and careless.

[No name 88 48]

sorry, but nearly half of our current 11m illegals arrived with visas, but 'forgot' to return.

Second, NO ONE else is supposed to attend tourist visa interviews except the applicant...it is not supposed to be some collective meeting with the interested third party. To allow someone else there is sloppy and careless.

Exactly! I said most. The numbers support this.

32 million B1/B2 filers with 2.7% overstay. That's 864,000 people a year.

Total number of people visiting the US in 2011 was 105 million for all visa types. The overstay average for all visa types was 2%. That's 2,100,000 people every year that overstay when counting B2, VWP, work visa, boarder crossing card, immigrant, K-1.....anything. Most of these people do go home after a few years on there own for what ever reason.

Of the estimated 11 million illegals in the US 40% came through a CPB check point on whatever visa type. The other 60% entered by walking across the southern boarder. Of the 11 million illegals in the US 75% are from the following nations: Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras.

It's fascinating when you look at the data. I'm amazed USCIS can handle the volume as well as they do. The best thing we can do is lock down the southern boarder but Latinos vote for democrats so that's not going to happen anytime soon.

Everything else is at the discretion of the immigration officer; so why wouldn't who could attend a B2 interview. I just googled this and found other cases were spouses/fiancees could attend the B2. I've had business in 4 US consulate now and they all had different rules.

[RhettVoe 282]

the tourist visa interview is a private affair between the VO and the applicant only. No others are to be present. The VO wishes to interview the applicant, NOT the interested third party.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

But does this number include all the AOSing from B1/B2, or just the overstaying?

Plain overstaying and living illegally without AOS is a far more common problem than people who AOS.

[Asia 2,498]

That's why I asked, since those 2.7% seemed really low to me.

[No name 88 48]

the tourist visa interview is a private affair between the VO and the applicant only. No others are to be present. The VO wishes to interview the applicant, NOT the interested third party.

From my own experience and a little googling it seems to be fairly common. You don't like it complain to your representatives in congress.

[C-ma'am 684]

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[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

DO NOT marry her. You already expressed your intentions of not marrying on the tourist visa. This is on record.

The very fact you have an 129F open is an intent to marry.

If you marry her on the tourist visa, that would be considered both:

1. Lying to the Consulate (never a good thing), which is a offense that incurs a ban.

2. Visa Fraud, which also carries a ban charge.

I foresee a good chance that you will jeopardize your AOS and ban your fiance from the USA if you go that route. Don't risk it. Enjoy your time while she is on her visa and wait for the K-1 to process. That's more than most K-1 applicants get to experience.

[Dakine10 5,452]

FRAUD any language, I hope they do it and she get's a life time ban.

I tried to get my wife's sister a tourist visa, so she could help her with the new baby. Just 2 of us no help from anyone. She was denied a real legitimate tourist visa. Then I read stuff like this on here just infuriates me. USCIS will punish them severely if they go ahead and trick them.

Many people get this denial. The reason is that helping with a new baby is not the legitimate scope of a B1/B2. There are actual visas for someone who wants to help with a new baby. Under USCIS guidelines, they are collectively referred to as work visa's.

Hopefully you will be less infuriated now.