Legalization through marriage - Page 8

Guys, I've been with my USC boyfriend for a year. He knows about my status and what I went through with my recent delayed DACA renewal. He saw me cry my eyes out the night of the election, and he didn't really know how to comfort me.

My lawyer has already told me that my best option to stay safe in this country is to get married, and do it within the next 4 months just to be safe. Trump may issue some sort of EO or something to make even marriage sponsorship more difficult.

How do I bring this up? We've talked about moving in together even before the elections, but marriage is a whole other beast. How do I tell him that this is my best option without making it sound like an ultimatum?

I don't want to...I don't want to force him. But I also have to look out for #1 (me).

If he loves you, it really shouldn't be an issue. Yall were already talking about moving in together..

^ He can be ready to move in but not ready to marry me. It's also unfair to force him to marry me before he's ready.

I don't want it to be an ultimatum, but if he can't marry me, then I need to find someone who can, right?

I agree, research is very important. It seems that the only hurdle would be filing for taxes this next time. This will easily be cleared by delaying our marriage until January.

She keeps convincing me and telling me that we should carry through, I am.just being extra cautious since there could.be consequences that you may not thought about.

Even if I you cannot file for AOS right away because you do not have as much of a case I think it is best to marry if you and work in building your portfolio for building your case.

My situation is probably similar to a lot of other people, specially younger dreamers. In my case I am older than her and she is a bit young.

I have the responsibility to guide her and protect her interests as well.

For now it seems that it work out even if I have to wait a bit until AOS.

You can ask your AP to be Expedited, which is what I did. I got approved in 28 days. You have to write Expedited on the top of your AP form and they should be able to process it in a month.

I have an EWI which I cleared before marriage. I applied for AOS with a lawyer, and wrote a table on all the form me and my husband filled out. By the way, if your citizen spouse did not make 30k in taxes last year, you have to get a financial joint sponsor (I-864)
If you are in my situation, I made a table to show which forms we filled out. We did this through a lawyer and I did my biometrics 2 days ago so I know this is correct.

http://imgur.com/5P5oPF6

What if you make more money, the beneficiary? Do you still need the sponsor?

Quick question folks, if i get married to my fiancee in December, would i have to leave the country for the greencard interview? I entered USA legally, with a visa and overstayed. I'm currently a DACA beneficiary, so i'm not considered to be unlawful at the current state. My fiancee is a USC. Thank you

Quick question guys!! Do i need a sponsor if i have 150k sitting in the bank?

This is stressing me out quite a bit. Because even though my bf is a citizen, there are quite a few reasons why this is a bit more complicated for me >_< I'm glad you guys are here because I don't know who else to talk to about this with.

First of, we've been together for 5 years, long distance. My family is very traditional and we have strong religious beliefs about marriage. My boyfriend and I were already in talks about a marriage for this upcoming 2017, so this just means we have to rush it. After the election he's the one who suggested we do this ASAP. My family of course doesn't believe a city hall wedding is "real," and they expect me to marry through the church, which I would love! But that's not gonna happen before January arrives! Our relationship is legitimate and we have 5 years worth of pictures and airfare tickets to prove our visits to each other. We had a joint bank account which we closed like 2 years ago. I am EWI, I wanted to apply for AP at one point and I never did (because I didn't have a special reason to visit my country) and how I regret it now. >_<

Basically I don't know how to break the news to my family, that I'm gonna do this asap and that it would imply moving across the country, moving in with him! I especially don't want to break my mom's heart. How should I tell her? Not marrying by the church first, and moving in with him is not something that my family, nor I, want for myself. I want to marry him yes, but plan our wedding and marry by the church.

So now I'm thinking: Even if we get married, how much is that actually going to help me? I haven't got a chance to clear the EWI so.. is this going to help me more than its stressing me out for now? Maybe I'm just being pessimistic. I just don't know if it'll be worth all the changes. Moving, transferring, or finding another job, my EAD expires in march, who's gonna hire me with an expiration date so close? I have no savings, and a transition would not be easy at all. If we move in together, I'll have to contribute to rent, I'll need a car. I'm driving myself crazy here. I know, I know! I should be prepared for this being long distance with him but the truth is, yes I wanted all this, but I wanted to plan for it this year.

Thoughts? Advice? Words of wisdom? Thanks for listening.

Your top priority should be clearing your EWI, nothing else matter if you can't adjust your status in the country.