Skip to main content

Seeking input: what are the possible downsides to Me (Natural US Citizen) simply asking my long Distance GF to marry me when she visits on a B-2 tourist Visa this fall?

I guess here’s everything relevant: I’m a US citizen. She went to school in the US on a student visa. She’s subsequently returned to the US on a work visa (when we met) and then returned to her home country. Then She’s visited me after that on a tourist visa. Her family owns property in the states that she’s listed as an officer of the business that owns the property in the states. She’s an architect. My income can support us both.

After all of this covid stuff and boarder restrictions and LDR and immigration control and considering I’m no young spring chicken anymore. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. Luckily (from what I’ve read - correct me If I’m wrong) luckily I started researching my situation before discussing anything with my gf. So after reading several faqs, VisaJourney, Visacoach, wait times, etc. all of the ‘Gotcha flags/hurdles’ involve and talk about from the immigrants POV. I’m the citizen, she’s been here half a dozen times legally on multiple visas without being turned away. So with that said, The one question I have is:

Why wouldn’t I (the US Citizen) simply let myGF do what she’s done several times before (enter customs on a B-2 Tourist Visa) and then I ask her to marry me when she gets here and I tell her to change her Status?

I don’t have to give statements or interviews for her to enter on her visa that’s still current - they don’t ask my intentions, so is it better to simply not tell her and be confident in her accepting my proposal once she’s here?

Would me doing that jeopardize her in some way?

I openly admit upfront that I have a ‘American Privilege’ mindset - that’s why I’m asking you guys for an unbiased perspective. But in my mind it’s my country, I love her, she’s a professional and will contribute to society once legally allowed. I can support both of us for however long that takes to get a green card and I don’t want to wait 18-24months to be with my GF forever. What’s the fastest route assuming she’s not involved beforehand?

submitted by /u/BeTooCulture
[link] [comments]

source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/i46qwr/seeking_input_what_are_the_possible_downsides_to/
Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

Form G-1055, Fee Schedule -

Uscis.gov - USCIS October 11, 2024 at 09:02AM Form G-1055, Fee Schedule Edition Date: 10/11/24. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page of Form G-1055, Fee Schedule. from RSS Feed
Read more

NVC Case FE Review note

Hi everyone, my family and I are under the F3 category and we just received a notice from NVC that our documents have been approved and that we are Documentarily Qualified. My only concern is this message that we received today in addition to the acceptance: ​ " [Name of petitioner] does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p . To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 for a joint sponsor may be submitted." ​ We already have a petitioner and a household sponsor (the household sponsor's income is above the required level), but still unsure why we received this. Has anyone else received this message? All of our documents say "Approved" on NVC. Does this mean we have to find another sponsor? Can we show the consular officer our ...
Read more

DS-260 Have you ever attended any educational institutions at a secondary level or above?

Ok so I’m not sure what to put down here, I have a high school diploma and currently attending college! So for the occupation part for a previous question I put down the school I go to and address, however I am uncertain what to put down here, I put my high school start and end date but do I also include the college? Because it says highest level of education COMPLETED but also in the drop down menu there is an option that says UNIVERSITY,NO DEGREE which if I do choose then I will have to fill out the school information and then a start date and an end date which I still do not know this is the only question I’m struggling will and have looked into it but no straightforward answer! I hope you guys can help submitted by /u/AlarmingUmpire3 [link] [comments] source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/j2eni9/ds260_have_you_ever_attended_any_educational/
Read more