Hi! i would like to invite my boyfriend through an invitation letter to come visit me to the US, he currently lives in Colombia and want him to come over for my birthday. I am a US resident not a Citizen... The question is: if the US embassy gives him the Visa and he comes over and we get married, does he has to wait for the paperwork back in Colombia? or he can wait for the paperwork here in the US with me? and also would like to know how does the situation will affect me due to the invitation letter i wrote before inviting him?? THANKS!!!
2007-03-13 10:31:28 · 4 answers · asked by goldeneyegirl32 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I think this is something you should ask your local govt office, its better to get an answer from them since you will have a more reliable answer.
2007-03-13 10:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by dalu200275 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First thing, an invitation letter will most likely not help him get a visitor visa and it might hurt if they figure out he wants to get married and stay. Just let him apply alone for the visa. If you were a citizen, he could stay and marry you and he would not have to go back. But as a resident, the case will take about five years before he will have legal status, if he stays past the six months he will be illegal and not eligible to get a green card until you become a citizen. So he should come and visit and then go back home. That is, unless they change the law, which should happen in the next couple of months.
2007-03-13 11:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by grdnoviz 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That kind of situation has a few problems:
1. If your boyfriend comes to the U.S. on a visitor's visa while intending to get married, there is the possibility he will be committing visa fraud. I.e. he is intending to stay permanently but is applying for a temporary visa to enter the US.
2. If he does enter and the two of you get married and you petition for him, he would not be able to obtain permanent residency because he would be out of status. He would have to obtain an IMMIGRANT visa from the U.S consulate in Columbia based on your petition. BUT if he has been in "unlawful status" (you will want to look up this term) he may be subject to 3 or 10 year bars to reentry.
If you qualify for naturalization: As a citizen you would be able to sponsor him as a fiance-- you would then have 90 days to get married, and he could apply for his green card here in the US. If you are not ready for marriage, please do not commit marriage fraud. That is a crime and can have serious consequences for the both of you.
2007-03-13 11:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pickles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 01:56:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋