My ( i guess now old ) gf has decided to go to the US to "marry" her old boyfriend in order to live in the US. Neither of them are American. He went over after finding a job in a restaurant there who say they will provide him with a visa. Turns out he can apparently have a visa the long and illegal way. I think he's currently working there illegally while his boss gets his "application together". So my old gf wants to follow him. I've tried to talk her out of it. She says that they'll have to risk being there illegally until her "husband" is granted a work visa which I hear could take a long time. Should anything bad happen back in their home country, they risk being busted by immigration because it will be evident that their tourist visas have expired.
I'm very worried about what can happen to her. What is the likelihood of her getting in serious trouble? I don't like it at all. Not to mention the fact that she seems to have married this guy solely to have a chance at life in US.
2007-03-03 01:22:27 · 6 answers · asked by leeroy_iq 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
She may well be lucky enough to stay one step ahead of the law - millions of people manage to do it. Then again, if she is caught, she may well be detained for some months whilst she goes through the deporttation procedure. Basically, she will be held in jail.
However, the bigger problem is picking up a meaningful life in her home country after putting it on hold for so long. Immigration is not something to undertake lightly. Things change over time and she may have difficulty re-adapting to life if she is deported. Hope all that makes sense.
2007-03-03 01:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recently a family from Jordan overstayed their visa in the USA but they did not want to return home... so, they took a big gamble. For ten years they abided our laws and even started a successful business. Eventually, they were discovered and deported. Now they have no business , no future, and are desperately trying to find a way to get back here. Your friend may stay one step ahead of the law.... but evetually, she will risk being swept up in deportation processes. It won't be the first time it has happened to people who thought they were getting away with illegal entry to this country.
2007-03-03 05:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a restaurant worker getting a work visa, unless they were some kind of 'master chef'. One requirement for a work visa is that the employer can't find other workers already legally present.
You know what can happen, it's against the law.
2007-03-03 02:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will be a criminal under the circumstances you describe and yes she can get into serious trouble and ruin any chance she might have to enter legally in the future.
2007-03-03 01:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no visa for working in a restaurant.
2007-03-03 01:48:24 · answer #5 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She should just bide her time and stay as long as she can. The way it looks, sooner or later they will make it easy for them to do paperwork and stay and become legal.
2007-03-03 01:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be thankful you dont pull this stunt in Turkey, Indonesia or the Philippines.
2007-03-03 01:26:24 · answer #7 · answered by DNCsucks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋