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EmilyW last won the day on September 27 2024

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  1.    Asia reacted to a post in a topic: Marriage after tourist visa?
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  3. EmilyW
    I sent in both, just to be on the safe side.
  4.    EmilyW reacted to a post in a topic: Bringing my sister to visit me in USA
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  19. EmilyW
    This sounds scammy. The joint sponsor is supposed to ensure that the immigrant will not become a public burden. If they ask 'how do you know this sponsor', and you reply 'Well, my lawyer found a sponsor who I don't know, and I paid them $500 to be a joint sponsor', that won't look good, IMO, and won't create the sense of comfort needed to assure them that WE (taxpayers) won't end up having to pay for her. I think it's worth you making sure that you have the financial capability to support her. Take your time figuring out your income, expenses, future earnings etc. And then sponsor her with confidence.
  20. EmilyW
    State sponsored terrorism will tend to elongate security and background checks.
  21. EmilyW
    No issues, from my perspective.
  22. EmilyW
    Based on what you're telling us, the only legal options are Fiance or Spousal visa. Everything else requires some kind of misrepresentation since the long-term goal is to adjust status, which is immigration fraud. You would be using the F1 or H1B as a trojan horse, and immigration knows all about that play. @Crazy Cat has a super comparison between fiance and spousal which he can post. IMO, spousal visa is infinitely superior and protects the incoming beneficiary far more than a K1 does. It's also cheaper in the long run.
  23.    EmilyW reacted to a post in a topic: Girlfriend with F-1 Visa and I want to propose
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  25. EmilyW
    Marry her. Adjust status. On the bright side, while this will mean she can't leave the US for a while, she seems motivated to stay here, so that's a good thing.
  26. EmilyW
    A shirt collar shouldn't be an issue. So long as the face is clear, there are no shadows, etc, it will be fine. And just to help you out, I remember stressing over every minor detail as I went through the process. Issues that I thought for sure would disqualify us. Turned out, I was stressing over nothing. The DV is a beast of a process, and it tests your last nerve multiple times. Stay calm. Stay the course. And enjoy getting what I consider to be one of the best visas!
  27. EmilyW
    If you're already in the Philippines with her, why not marry and get the spousal visa instead? That way, when she lands in the US she has a Green Card, can start working immediately, no issues with adjustment of status etc.
  28. EmilyW
    The CR-1 is intended for someone living outside of the US. In your case, you are applying to adjust her status while in the US. Be sure you can meet all financial requirements for support and/or seek a joint sponsor.
  29. EmilyW
    Marry here and adjust status. Getting married there and then attempting to get back into the US to adjust her status is immigration fraud, and not recommended.
  30. EmilyW
    OP, I'm sensing you're trying to find short cuts / ways around the immigration system. It won't work. Immigration is a grind, no matter how you try and circumvent it. My own journey (via the Diversity Lottery) was close to a three year timeframe. Marry your girl wherever. Apply for a spousal visa. She can continue to use her Tourist Visa during the process, but I would not recommend six month trips as she is then effectively living here, not visiting. A savvy Border official will see that she is misusing her visa and she may lose it. Eventually, she gets her spousal visa with all the rights of a Lawful Permanent Resident (something the K1-ers don't have upon arrival), and you two get to be together, live your lives and have a blast together. '
  31. EmilyW
    Since we are overcomplicating it, apply and good luck!
  32. EmilyW
    There is a calculator in the online application that will tell you if you are eligible or not. But it certainly seems that, for the first ~18 months of your GC, you were not really living in the US but, rather, visiting.
  33. EmilyW
    You can but you got some red flags in my opinion. You've known her for three weeks and she is pregnant? I don't mean to be rude but is the child yours? Cos that's quite a rapid timeline. Not impossible but very fast. Did you know her before you travelled to the US? How can you know, after just three weeks of dating, that marriage is the right decision?
  34. EmilyW
    Intent was decided at the border, so that's no longer an issue unless your mum lied at the border. Having said that, her taking care of your child is a problem. While we all get that family pitch in to help, from an immigration perspective, she has been working illegally, technically taking a job away from an American. My understanding is that this illegal work would be forgiven because you are a citizen, but she needs to know that she has been breaking the terms of her ESTA.
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