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Hello all! Just curious since awhile ago I asked for a friend about applying for green card as Canadian. Im so sure the only way is through K1 or CR1. She was ballsy and went a different way. 

 

She came into USA and will marry later and apply something, I assume adjustment of status. I'm thinking does it really work??? Canadian come into the USA a visitor visa because of the agreementfrom the 2 countries. Why can't we then just apply for AOS and wait inside USA? Was I dumb and did the long road by doing the K1 and wait longer...? If it is visa fraud, will she get caught for sure? Or it happens they get slip through the cracks? I read through the uscis website, and it seems that it can work... this is frustrating. Thank you!

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If she comes into the US, legally, and then decides to change her mind, marry and adjust that is fine.

 

What is not fine if she intended to immigrate as a tourist. That can get her into trouble.

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LemonLemonade   64

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1 minute ago, Boiler said:

If she comes into the US, legally, and then decides to change her mind, marry and adjust that is fine.

 

What is not fine if she intended to immigrate as a tourist. That can get her into trouble.

Thank you!! Well I guess if that was her intention, good for her lol 

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21 minutes ago, LemonLemonade said:

Hello all! Just curious since awhile ago I asked for a friend about applying for green card as Canadian. Im so sure the only way is through K1 or CR1. She was ballsy and went a different way. 

 

She came into USA and will marry later and apply something, I assume adjustment of status. I'm thinking does it really work??? Canadian come into the USA a visitor visa because of the agreementfrom the 2 countries. Why can't we then just apply for AOS and wait inside USA? Was I dumb and did the long road by doing the K1 and wait longer...? If it is visa fraud, will she get caught for sure? Or it happens they get slip through the cracks? I read through the uscis website, and it seems that it can work... this is frustrating. Thank you!

People lie to CBP when they know they have no intention of going home.  It can certainly come back to bite them later in the immigration journey.

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4 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

People lie to CBP when they know they have no intention of going home.  It can certainly come back to bite them later in the immigration journey.

Yea certainly sounds risky if get caught. Sucks we did the proper way and took so much longer, but glad it will be okay lol not having to worry about it. Thank you!

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~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from K1 P&P - The OP is asking about the legalities of what a friend said.~~

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