Kanjtai

thank you, now i understand that process takes 2 years. it is definitely more than my school time. so i decided to go back to usa to finish school, return back home without starting the visa process and then file green card in my home country because i don't want to complicate things. after you mentioned, i will ask my husband to research the income requirement but one last question: does his income has to be US-BASED? Can we show my income as well after i graduate and start working? or it has to be 100% his income because he is my sponsor? i think we will want to do it without lawyer from Bulgaria(my home country). i heard many people can do it if they are careful. thank you again.

i read this again and i misunderstood the #4. because i will leave the usa after school(end of the winter) and finish the visa process in my home country, it will not be an issue. i understand it now, will my husband have to live with me (in bulgaria) during the process? if we get married in the usa, can we start it outside of the usa after i finish the school?

thank you, i asked same questions because of wrong assumption. i thought visa process would finish in couple of months after entering. so i will only enter with f1 and finish my school then leave the usa and go back to my country. this is not a fraud because i entered with f1 and finished my school and left the usa. visa process will continue and i will finish that process in my home country. i think this is what everyone said and it makes sense, and works for my plan. i was only confused because i thought visa process would take less time.

ohhh i understand now, thank you. it is clear now, please understand that, all of my confusion was because of a wrong assumption. i thought that visa process after marrying us citizen in the us (after entering with f1) can take a few months and it would be done while i am still on f1. so if they call me an interview in 2 months, it may look like i entered the us to adjust status but it won't be the case because by that time, i would be done with school and leave the usa.. right

ohh i see now, you mean start the visa process but not stay after school?? yes exactly that's what i can do. i won't stay in the usa after getting my degree because i enter with f1 visa. start the process and leave the usa after school, is this all you meant? then yes of course. i was only confused(or assumed) the visa process takes shorter than my school(7 months) so it finishes while i study on f1 visa. if it takes long, yes i would not stay. i understand and have no problem with studying and leaving as soon as school is done.

that's what i understood from it. yes i got into circle converstaion and i probabbly asked same questions but it is not because i didn't like the answer, why would i not like an answer? i simply didn't get it. thank you anyway.

in this post, didn't you mean it?

no i'm just trying to not do it. all i was trying to find out, how to not put myself in fraud sitatuon because that is NOT what i'm going to do. i'm even considering risking my school to not be in that sitatuon, thank you anyway

i know and i don't want to do it but many including you said: 1. Enter the US via the F-1 and attend school. 2. Immediately marry after entering the US. 3. Immediately Start the CR-1 visa process. 4. Leave the US at the end of school and wait out the rest of the visa process if not completed. so this is also entering the us via the f1 and planning to stay and adjust, isn't it?? how is it not fraud when: 1 - you entered with f1 and attend the school, 2 - Immediately marry after entering the us and starting green card visa process?

i think we won't understand each other, i don't want to waste your time, you spent enough time on me so thanks but i'm not sure why i cannot explain my problem with the answers. i feel bad if i'm doing bad job here. i know you're saying "entering us with f1 visa with the intent to adjust status is fraud" and i 100% get that, you also said(and others suggested): "enter the us for school, marry and file green card" "Don't have the intention to immigrate" well.... this also sounds fraud because technically: person A (MR FRAUD): Enters the us with f1 and tries to adjust status person B (NOT FRAUD): Enters the us with f1 and tries to adjust status. When i enter the usa with f1, i will go to my school yes of course, i won't drop it. All i was asking is, how does immigration differentiate between these 2 persons? How does immigration know THE TRUE INTENTION of these 2 persons? I was trying to learn how i can not put myself in a bad situation.

Dear crazy cat, Mike and carmel34, THANK YOU for help really. You already helped a lot but please let me explain what I asked and meant in detail ONE LAST TIME I PROMISE. I think you misunderstood my question (or i wasn't clear enough, sorry my fault) 3 facts we know: Fact 1: Entering the US with student visa WITH THE INTENT of adjusting status is fraud. Fact 2: I will enter the US with student visa WITH THE INTENT of studying. Fact 3: I will marry an US citizen and start green card process WHICH IS INTENT TO IMMIGRATE after entering US with F1 visa. So technically WHEN I ENTER THE USA WITH F1 VISA, I have an intent to adjust status. But at the same time, i am not using f1 visa for it, I'm using f1 visa for school but I will enter the usa with F1 AND CHANGE MY STATUS by marrying. if an officer asks me: "Are you entering the usa with F1 visa and then adjust your status to immigrate to usa?". I will be honest and answer is YES. So what makes me different than a person who does visa fraud? i know my intention is not fraud but immigration doesn't! won't they put me in the same basket? i'm just trying to learn what i can do so they won't put me in the same basket? i know we can say, it was their only intention when they got f1 visa but question is: How can I prove with material that this is not me? The fraud person will say the same thing like me: "I used my F1 to study but I fell in love and changed my mind." How can I not put myself in a situation so immigration doesn't assume and think that about me and make my case hard, because actions i will take(entering with F1 visa and marrying) is technically same as a fraud person (but i am not fraud, please believe) I hope i was able to explain myself, because i really hope you can clear me on this, i wanted to be clear as I can so it helps you answer. Thank you again, really..

okay so i can enter the us with f1 but i have to start cr1 process OUTSIDE of the US and complete it OUTSIDE of the usa. but i can enter and leave with my student visa, right? I just cannot enter with student visa and start green card process INSIDE the us. Is this correct? I am asking because i know I cannot leave usa during green card process if I apply INSIDE the usa.

thank you, no need to apologize. do you think it is risky to try to enter with F1 if there is a chance the officer will assume wrong about me? I still don't understand what makes them "think" my intent is to stay which is technically true.. my intent is to stay and adjust status because i will file k1. hope you understand my confusion. i just don't want to do something stupid and get a ban.

dear crazy cat, please don't get mad.. i feel you're yelling but i thank you for help.. i understand it.. it is not illgegal to marry but it is fraud to enter with the intention but please explain this: how do they know my intention. i know my intention and it is not fraud, i really want to enter to study BUT at the same time, i will marry my partner, so technically a person who wants to do fraud does the same thing.. so how can i separate myself from them? is there actions i can take for it?

my childeren were born here in my country and yes i used my f1 for entry and no questions were asked because their father brought them here. hope i understood your question.

it makes sense and thank you but sorry i am not clear on one thing: if i get married in the us and start the greencard process in the us while studying, isn't my process continue in the us? why will i go back home to finish the process? or did you mean that i will get married and start the process in my home country?

thanks i understand, can you please explain one last thing? i understand entering with intention to immigrate is fraud and that is not what i want to do but how do they know? how can i not let them think that about me? i mean if someone enters with that intention, he will enter and get married. but that's also what i can do, so how do they know? i am no fraud, i will continue my school but i can also have a right to marry after entering with student visa, so what makes them think i am not fraud? i just don't want to do anything that will make them think that about me..

only because people say k1 takes less time, is this wrong?

okay but it says that if you enter with f1 or tourist visa and then marry so soon, it shows you used f1 visa to marry here. do you know why people say this? i apologize if i still misunderstand you. you're saying that i should get married in the us after entering with f1 visa without waiting at all? but in this case, why would i go to my home country for interview? i thought interview will be in the us if i marry in the us

okay thank you again, what i heard was, if i get married (or apply for f1 visa or even have a us citizen boyfriend) this will be a big problem if i try to enter with f1 again. but from what i heard here, i can start f1 or even green card and then enter us with f1 as long as i come back to my country to finish the k1 or green card process. right?

okay thank you for the advise and it makes sense. just to make sure i understand you, your suggestion is: 1- get married in my home country, start green card application, go to us with my f1 visa, study for a year and finish my school then go back to my country for interview or as soon my my class finish. is this right? this sounds good and cost less and i can finish my school at the same time. will i have a problem when i arrive at us at the airport?

thank you, i understand what you mean by intent to immigrate so i try to understand. but i have a question about your suggestion, if i enter the us with my f1 again, then get married, isn't that illegal? i hear i shouldnot do it in next 3 months(90 days), also if i enter the us with f1 and marry so fast, isn't it going to cause denail in my interview because it will make me look like i entered the us to get married. forgive me if i misunderstood you, thank you.

hi dashinka, thank you for information. so if i apply for fiance visa in my home country, then go to usa with my f1 visa, then enter usa with f1 visa, then finish my degree(it is my last year) and come back to my country while fiance visa is in progress. is this okay? will i have problems? i don't have to stay in the usa if it is not legal but i just want to enter with my f1 visa, and start fiance visa at the same time.

hi miscloud, that is something i can do but i hear it will take 2 years to complete. if i don't freeze my degree, i have to pay money to school and i need my degree to work. hope u understand my situation.

hi crazy cat, i want to enter the us with my student visa to finish my last year of school. otherwise i will have to keep paying tuition to hold my degree. also what you said is true, but i wanted to clear my question, does my case make sense? school is forcing me to study in campus building. is it ok if i enter with my student visa, finish my school and then get married in the usa next year? if i don't go to campus next semester, i will have to pay half tuition until i go there thank you if you can consider replying again.