m.rose

might do 2 months then :3

Now I'm about to go through redundancy with my job, so I'm considering travelling to the US for about 5-6 months either with him after his 3 week visit here late April and obviously having a return ticket home for myself or, because of the plan to stay long, head to US alone in May/June in case it looks suspicious coming into US together? ✅Proof of funds ✅Proof of redundancy🤣In case they wonder why I don't have a job so I can show why I'm able to do a long holiday and will likely be applying for some more work back home in NZ while I'm there to get ahead of the game ✅Have plans to visit touristy places and friends all over US during my stay but since the long stay, not sure if I need a full itinerary for this or if I could just list a few places I would like to visit? ❓My only ties home would be family & bank savings/retirement funds if that even counts? Not sure what else would be without currently having a job or property ❓Would they ask me about my boyfriends financial/job situation? Or would it just be best to not mention him even though I've said so in the past for shorter 2/3 week visits (I'm not sure if they take note of comments like that about having a boyfriend there as reason for my past visits) ❓My B1/B2 visa ends late next year so I also want to get good use out of it while I still can. Not sure if that may also be worth mentioning because they probably don't care. ❓If it helps my case to allow me in for this long, my plan for when I return home would then be to start a new job (to do something while in limbo) and apply for the K-1, fiancé visa (presuming we both still want that after this time😜) Maybe I'm just thinking about this too much now because I know there are always lots of people having long holidays. I just worry because it involves visiting my boyfriend and maybe I'll say the wrong thing that makes them think I have ulterior motives🙃 Is this just a bad idea? We've been great friends online for years before we even started dating, we just want this to get to know each other as a couple before deciding to marry (I get that divorce seems basically normal these days, but we both just want to do this once so we really want to get it right😣) Anyway enough rambling, thanks for reading my novel but more importantly, thanks in advance for any helpful insight!

yes but America doesn't do the same and my partner doesn't qualify being over 30 now 😕

We ideally would like to get me a visa which allows me to move in and work for some time like normal couples would to get to really know each other before deciding to marry, but that seems basically impossible? I currently hold a valid B1/B2 visa which apparently allows me to stay for up to 6 months at one time without working. I'm nervous about this as I'm not sure how they will view this as me not trying to immigrate or work illegally, neither of which I plan to do at all. I have enough money saved up to be able to support myself so am not worried about showing proof for that. I am also unsure about if I definitely need a leaving ticket out of America or is the proof of funds enough? and when I have to leave, how long do I need to have been gone for before I'm allowed to return potentially for another 6 months? I feel like I have a million questions but now I can't think of anything else. Thanks in advance for any helpful stories of similar experiences and advice on how to go about this the right way.💗