I'm on tourist visa and get married in US how's the process

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Well, it depends on what her priorities are.  Some single moms would not want to leave a child back in the PI......some single moms would.  That's why they can go with either the spousal visa route or the adjustment route.   Life is full of choices.....and the consequences of those choices. 

she must have trusted someone back home to leave 2 times to visit 

so ,  OP,  do u have a trusted family member to leave your child with while waiting for an interview back home?

[Ivy0306 0]

I don't want to leave my son there for another 2 years.so should I go home and my husband can file petition for spouse which includes my son in the petition?

[Crazy Cat 41,919]

3 minutes ago, Ivy0306 said:

I don't want to leave my son there for another 2 years.so should I go home and my husband can file petition for spouse which includes my son in the petition?

Your husband would still file separate petitions for you and your son.  The cases can be connected at NVC, then both you and your son can be interviewed together.  Your visas can be issued, and you can travel to the US together in 1-2 years after starting the process.

Edited December 19, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[Adventine 3,196]

3 minutes ago, Ivy0306 said:

I don't want to leave my son there for another 2 years.so should I go home and my husband can file petition for spouse which includes my son in the petition?

 

Then it seems the best choice is for you to get married in the US, then at the end of your planned tourist trip, for you to go back to the PH and wait for the spousal visa application. 

 

While waiting for the immigrant visas for you and your son to be processed, you can use your existing tourist visa to continue visiting your husband. Just don't try to use the tourist visa to live in the US. 

 

Good luck!

[Crazy Cat 41,919]

8 minutes ago, Adventine said:

 

Then it seems the best choice is for you to get married in the US, then at the end of your planned tourist trip, for you to go back to the PH and wait for the spousal visa application. 

 

While waiting for the immigrant visas for you and your son to be processed, you can use your existing tourist visa to continue visiting your husband. Just don't try to use the tourist visa to live in the US. 

 

Good luck!

Bingo!!!   Great advice.......

Edited December 19, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[SalishSea 17,855]

2 hours ago, Ivy0306 said:

I don't want to leave my son there for another 2 years.so should I go home and my husband can file petition for spouse which includes my son in the petition?

There is no way around the 2 year wait time, or some type of separation.  What it boils down to is either you're waiting in the US separately from your son, or you're waiting in the Philippines separately from your USC spouse.

 

US immigration is very time consuming, expensive, and usually requires some separation.

[Bret L Smith 15]

On 12/19/2021 at 6:20 AM, Crazy Cat said:

You must make some decisions.  I assume your spouse is a US citizen. You have 2 choices after marriage:

 

These are the basic options (after marriage):

1.  You stay and adjust status.  You will not be able to work or leave the US for 6-8 months.

Your Son's case must be started by your spouse via an I-130.  You son will not be able to join you for 1-2 years.

or

2.  You return to PI while your spouse starts the spousal visa process. 

Your case and your Son's cases are separate, but can be managed so that you both travel together in 1-2 years.

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by Bret L Smith
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[Bret L Smith 15]

1 minute ago, Bret L Smith said:

 

But don’t they frown on granting spousal visas when somebody comes on a tourist visa and then decides to get married while they are here, basically bypassing the normal process?

 

If everybody did this there would be no need for the K-1 Visa. 

 

And I surely would have brought my wife to the US if it was that easy to just Marry her here and apply for the adjustment of status, but instead I followed the process as you are supposed to and we have now been married two years and she is still there in the Philippines 

[Boiler 45,579]

14 minutes ago, Bret L Smith said:

But don’t they frown on granting spousal visas when somebody comes on a tourist visa and then decides to get married while they are here, basically bypassing the normal process?

 

If everybody did this there would be no need for the K-1 Visa. 

 

And I surely would have brought my wife to the US if it was that easy to just Marry her here and apply for the adjustment of status, but instead I followed the process as you are supposed to and we have now been married two years and she is still there in the Philippines 

Does she have a tourist visa?

 

[XenophiliusPDX 50]

7 minutes ago, Bret L Smith said:

But don’t they frown on granting spousal visas when somebody comes on a tourist visa and then decides to get married while they are here, basically bypassing the normal process?

Everyone’s situation and journey is different. We had filed the I-129F, it was approved, and on our first visit in the United States our situation and intentions changed. Just after a month of being together thanks to a visitor visa, we decided to marry and stay together and adjust status. There was no intent to bypass the normal process, we were following it. But given all the things going on in the world, when we decided to marry after being together for several weeks, our intentions changed. In our situation we were already engaged. In others situations, they don’t even meet their fiancé until during a visit. I think the morally important thing is that available avenues are pursued with integrity and honesty.
 

But my readings here tell me that intent is determined at the border by the CBP. If they determine that the intent is to use an issued visa for its correct purpose and then the situation changes, that is what adjustment of status is for. It is unnecessary to have a system that places the burden on the pending immigrant to show that what CBP determined was correct was in fact correct. 

[Mariam Naji 0]

On 12/19/2021 at 9:05 AM, Ivy0306 said:

Good morning, 

We need help to walk us thru how to adjust my papers from tourist visa to petition for spouse.this is my 2nd time visiting US to see my fiance.now I'm supposed to go back in the Philippines but we decided to get marrried.however my son from my previous relationship coz I'm a single mom still in the Philippines. How are we going to process my papers here in US and include my son in the petition plse help.

Thank u

I was told that if you are on a tourist visa you can't get married until right before it expires or the day after it does because it will red flag you. You might want to talk to a lawyer before you do this 

[Boiler 45,579]

11 minutes ago, Mariam Naji said:

I was told that if you are on a tourist visa you can't get married until right before it expires or the day after it does because it will red flag you. You might want to talk to a lawyer before you do this 

That is incoreect

 

[Ms.F.Brown1 19]

On 12/19/2021 at 8:53 AM, Ivy0306 said:

My son is 10 yr.old. his in the philippines.

So if my petition will be proceeds 6 to 8 months .why is it my son will take 1 to 2 yrs if we will.include him in petition?

 

Because your son is under 21 you are allowed to file his petition the same time you file yours. When you do PLEASE add his name and biological info to your petition as well. That away they will link yall petitions together. An his petition will go through quicker. Good luck 💞

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Every post I have seen where somebody raises the issue of looking to enter and adjust using a tourist visa has been shut down pretty quick I know people point out the illegality 

[laylalex 7,289]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Every post I have seen where somebody raises the issue of looking to enter and adjust using a tourist visa has been shut down pretty quick I know people point out the illegality