K1 for someone previously in US illegally?

[meauxna 15]

Hi,

I am an american citizen with a mexican fiance who is here illegally. He entered without inspection and has never been caught here. I thought about lying and saying we met in Mexico and he'd never been here but if you are caught you can be fined I believe up to $250,000 and spend 5yrs in jail. Is it worth it, hell no.

If you decide to telll the truth when he goes to his interview the K1 will be denied and you will have to file the I-601 waiver to waive the 10-yr ban. Juarez approves like 98% of the waivers.

I am a member of immigrate2us.net and there is a ton of info on the I-601 there.

The whole K1 process should take about a year with the waiver. I am filing my I-129f next month in April.

We have been saving money for months now so that we will be ready for all this.

Good luck to you!!

Excellent first-hand account.,.thank you for chming in, and best wishes with your case!

[CJ&Jum 0]

There are loop holes in many systems. But being honest makes the whole process a lot less stressful. If someone asked you specifically "Have you been to the U.S. before?" and you had, then I can't see any other honest answer than "Yes." If the question was along the lines "Have you ever been deported from the U.S.?" and you had never been "caught" then I would think the answer would be "No." The questions of immigration law are specifically geared towards such situations. The word, Law, defined "implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority." The answers to such immigration questions are relative to the specific question asked and the person/authority asking. Be smart and thoughtful but not to the point that what you are saying is untruthful that would negatively affect your case. Good luck.

C.J.

[desert_fox 32]

I would never assume that there is no record of him ever being here. Drivers license, SSN payments, job application, speeding ticket, etc.

Just lie and get caught, and then you will see what will happen.

[silverbutterfly228 0]

you could get yourself in so much more trouble if u lie. it may take u longer to be together if u tell the truth put at least u will be together afterwards, where u lie about it and you might not be able to get a k1 visa. maybe a good immigration lawyer would help best here.