Am i legally allowed to declare AOS from VWP?

[thewatsons 0]

Hi!

 

I'm new here, i'm very sorry if this is not in the correct topic location. I am in desperate need of advise relating to my current position. I am currently in Ohio, visiting my boyfriend & have been here for nearly two weeks, this is my second visit. I am here via the Visa Waiver Program(VWP) from the United Kingdom. I had no intention of staying past my planned trip, i have a car on finance, credit cards & a job all back home, however my boyfriend proposed to me two days ago & at the spur of the moment we got married the next day. I am now married to a USC and i do not want to leave my husband! Am i able to AOS to a cr1? Will this be denied & i get deported? I have some money with me to last until i get an EAD & my partner works a well paid job. My mother in law is willing to help us with any references or money should this become an issue.

 

I'm very new, and am not sure what rights i have, if any?! I can comfortably pay for my car and credit cards whilst here & pay my way here. I haven't much clothing however my partner says he will take me shopping & my parents back home told me they can send all my belongings including my dog should i be staying. I know i can return home & save money whilst waiting for a CR1 visa to be processed over the next year however i don't want to spend the first year married but apart, as i can only have a certain amount of time off work & the flights amount to a lot of money over a year! I also do not want to be restricted as to how long i can stay for each visit & having to prove i'm purely visiting whilst a cr1 visa is currently being processed.

 

Can someone help me? I am very scared and do not know what to do! We both know we should of just processed a k1 visa, however we was not aware of the visa processes & never researched them as we have only been dating for 6 months. 

 

I hope someone can help us!

 

Thank you!! x

[Dashinka 24,900]

Since it appears the proposal/marriage was a spur of the moment life decision you can file the AOS. 

 

Good Luck!

[Unlockable 7,316]

Yes, you can absolutely file for AOS. And congratulations.

 

But please consider this... after you file AOS, it will be a few months before you are able to leave the US so you can go back to the UK to tie up loose ends and gather belongings. It can also take a few months before you are given permission to work to help you husband with the household. Just something to think about. If that is not a problem for you then no need to worry.

 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

16 hours ago, thewatsons said:

am now married to a USC and i do not want to leave my husband! Am i able to AOS to a cr1?

You won't be getting a CR1. That's a visa to come to the US, but you're already here. You are skipping visa and going straight to greencard. 

 

You file an I -130 petition in the same mailing with adjustment of status. 

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

 

[Boiler 46,295]

One of our friendly Mods will move your thread to the correct forum.

[Ontarkie 14,560]

~~Moved to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas, from What Visa Do I Need. - As the OP is in the US and wanting to go this path.~~