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    Default Boyfriend of 5 Months and I Eloped

    We are in our 30's his student visa expired several years ago. We've lived in the same town and share the same friends. Knew of each other for a while but just happen to meet this year and really hit it off.

    We went on a mini vacation to vegas and felt inspired by the couples we saw in a way... We just looked at each other, laughed, and said yes. But, now as spur of the moment as this was, it was done as a serious commitment and the reality is is that while we had talked about doing it in the next two years it is now done. We now have this issue of being questioned about how authentic our relationship is by immigration when we file.

    Thoughts, please?

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    You have an uphill battle explaining how you made a loving lifelong commitment to someone you dated for a very short period of time.

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    You should discuss the details of your relationship and situation with an immigration lawyer. I am personally not wowed with "Long-term non-romantic friends who got married on the spur of the moment in Vegas" as a basis for claiming a bona fide marriage, but the devil is in the details.

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    You should discuss the details of your relationship and situation with an immigration lawyer. I am personally not wowed with "Long-term non-romantic friends who got married on the spur of the moment in Vegas" as a basis for claiming a bona fide marriage, but the devil is in the details.
    @ Mr. Knowitall... At no point (unless it's hidden) did I say that we were A) non-romantic or, B) long term friends. We are two People who've shared the same friends and lived in close proximity, who for whatever reason never met until we did, and who really hit it off when we finally did. I don't understand your point. Is it that out of the ordinary for a couple to get marry, on the spur of the moment, in of all places... Vegas?

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    @ Mr. Knowitall... At no point (unless it's hidden) did I say that we were A) non-romantic or, B) long term friends. We are two People who've shared the same friends and lived in close proximity, who for whatever reason never met until we did, and who really hit it off when we finally did. I don't understand your point. Is it that out of the ordinary for a couple to get marry, on the spur of the moment, in of all places... Vegas?
    Yes and if you are not aware of that, you are truly oblivious. Arguing your situation here will get you no where. You need to argue it with INS.

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    Is it that out of the ordinary for a couple to get marry, on the spur of the moment, in of all places... Vegas?
    It is when one of them is here unlawfully.

    Sweetie, this isn't about romance or inspiration or any of that nonsense. It's about the VERY REAL possibility that your husband can BE DEPORTED for his unlawful presence, regardless of your marriage, because the government may decide that he only married you for a green card.

    Mr. K wasn't being mean, he was trying to help you protect yourself.

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    Default Re: Boyfriend of 5 Months and I Eloped

    If she thinks I'm getting personal, just wait for the interview....

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    @ LawResearcherMissy

    "It's about the VERY REAL possibility that your husband can BE DEPORTED for his unlawful presence, regardless of your marriage, because the government may decide that he only married you for a green card."


    We clearly understand that deportation can be what is decided. Despite the bubble gum'ish post, we are not taking any of this in that fashion. We are scheduled to meet with an attorney, and follow the process whichever route it may lead. This is someone who came here as a child and is dealing with the cards he was dealt the best way he knows how.

    I didn't take what Mr. Knowitall said personally, I just didn't understand what non romantic/long term friends had to do with my post.

    Thank you for your post.

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