Messy immigration situation

[Boiler 45,486]

Not sure if they are circumventing the law?

Any idea on this lobbying group?

[Yuri S 4]

I am not sure where to actually put this, I'm sorry if I have put this in the wrong spot.

Okay, first off, my husband and I just moved back to the States by getting his green card by doing the IR-1 with consular processing.We did everything by the book, followed all the rules, and got his green card granted after 7 months.

The situation I am curious about is my sister (US citizen) and her husband. First off, let's just say that my sister is completely clueless and her husband is a jerk who thinks rules don't apply to him. They are doing everything wrong- to the point of immigration fraud. We are not close, I haven't spoken to my sister in months.

Basically, back in May they decided to move back to the States from Australia. After trying to "renew" his green card from 7 years ago, my brother in law decided to get a B1/B2 visa to get back in the country. He had no job, no house, no other family in Australia and entered the country with his citizen wife and 4 children who were clearly moving back to the States. He had a return ticket, so they let him in. (IMO, someone should be fired for letting him in...).

So anyway, he got in and they applied for AOS. Apparently the I130 was granted, but the financial sponsorship paperwork has been rejected twice based on the sponsor even though all criteria were actually met. So, now they are refilling with a different sponsor.

Basically, what happens next??? I'm actually really angry that it looks like they are getting away with this. My husband and I just spent months apart, with three young kids sobbing every night because they miss daddy, and even longer in process trying to do this right, I hate to see people short cutting and screwing the system. Is this something that will get caught out in the interview if/when he gets one? I have previously given them my two cents about what is legal and what is not, but like I said, my brother in law thinks rules don't apply to him. I'm staying right out of this, I'd just like to know what you think might happen in this situation.

Anita,

I feel your frustration. I heard a similar case and it really made me upset because my spouse and I spend a lot of time, money and energy to be together and someone else we know of by passed the system. But I realized is this, they are taking a lot of risks.. stupid UNNECESSARY risks that could cost them big in the end. We decided to do it the right way and our reward is stability. Those who cheat will always have to cover their tracks and look over their shoulder.

What we do is focus on creating more stability.

[firebird00 66]

Let's all be honest. No one wanted to stay away from his/her spouse for long months and go thru a very hard process, if anyone of us had the chance to enter the US and adjust their status while waiting with ther spouse, we all would do that.

[NikLR 13,227]

Let's all be honest. No one wanted to stay away from his/her spouse for long months and go thru a very hard process, if anyone of us had the chance to enter the US and adjust their status while waiting with ther spouse, we all would do that.

No, we wouldn't.

I could've and I didn't.

The time period you cannot leave is why I did not do a K1 and adjust status.

[Boiler 45,486]

I really do not see the issue, if you can link to an example of where this has been a problem please do so.

[NikLR 13,227]

I really do not see the issue, if you can link to an example of where this has been a problem please do so.

It's hard to know who you're asking this question to.

[Boiler 45,486]

Anita,

I feel your frustration. I heard a similar case and it really made me upset because my spouse and I spend a lot of time, money and energy to be together and someone else we know of by passed the system. But I realized is this, they are taking a lot of risks.. stupid UNNECESSARY risks that could cost them big in the end. We decided to do it the right way and our reward is stability. Those who cheat will always have to cover their tracks and look over their shoulder.

What we do is focus on creating more stability.

Here to start.