Trying To Join My LPR Boyfriend
I am currently living in Mexico, i have a B1/B2 visa which i have used 3 times, and have been granted 6 mos. everytime. Never stayed the six months, just a couple weeks each time. Never overstayed.
My boyfriend married a US citizen and is now a LPR in California. He entered the U.S. with this status 6 months ago. Now, after 2.5 years of paid marriage, he is divorcing her. (They agreed on this long before we met). Divorce papers are filed now, and I want to meet him up there, we want to be together and marry, but i am looking for the safest legal way to adjust my situation. So i've juggled a few ideas:
Could there be any problem if i come and stay for the full six months they usually grant me, then try to re enter for another six months and so forth? OR, would it be better to marry him and file for adjustment of status?
I plan on travelling by March, and we are going to an immigration lawyer to see about this, but I was wondering if anyone would be so kind to shed some light on our current situation. Thank you very much!!!
unamexicana
PS. We really don't care about citizenship, we just want to be together, legally, safely and come back to Mexico once we have some money saved up.
Re: Trying To Join My LPR Boyfriend
If you keep leaving and immediately trying to reenter, U.S. Customs is likely to detect that and start quizzing you. If they conclude that you're entering as a tourist but trying to be a de facto permanent resident, you risk being turned back at the border.
Is there any other immigration status you may qualify for, other than tourist?
Re: Trying To Join My LPR Boyfriend
Hmmm.. yea, that's exactly what i fear. I figure my best bet on the legal side of the situation, would be to try to find a way to get an H1 visa. Orrrrr just stay here and go for a fiancée visa. ORRrrr enter and marry, which could still suck because of the misrepresentation they talk about when you enter as a tourist and suddenly fall for someone and marry up there...
I really dunno, but thanks anyway. Ill consult the lawyer and let you know.