Wife is Green Card Holder.. I am a tourist

[boch30]

Hi My Wife is a green card holder in LA, I am still here in the Philippines.. going to LA as a tourist. What are my chances of me legally overstaying in LA? Thanks.

[boch30]

Hi My Wife is a green card holder in LA, I am still here in the Philippines.. going to LA as a tourist. What are my chances of me legally overstaying in LA? Thanks.

[mike_2007]

lol

[mike_2007]

iam sorry to laugh ,,but i have never seen someone asked this question before,,what are my chances to overstay and ur still in ur home country

[boch30]

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hahaha I also laughed upon reading my entry again.. i was on a hurry

Here it is again more clearly.

1. My wife got her greencard last December 2007.
2. She's now in LA
3. We just got married July 2007.
4. I'll be going to LA as a tourist on Feb 25, 2008.

My question is (clearly this time) hehehe.
Is there A chance I could be with her.. even if my tourist visa expires in 6 mos.

thanks.

[mike_2007]

u can enter the country if u have a valid visa ,but my advise ,dont mention anything about her if they ask u at the airport,dont say ur married ,,but anyway ..she will file an i-130 for u bcoz ur already in the United States on nonimmigrant status. and after she file u will have to wait for the visa number to become current bcoz the visa number is not available right the way for u bcoz ur wife is not a u.s citizen , and when the visa number becomes available then u may adjust ur status(i-485) but while ur waiting u will need to maintain a valid non immigrant status

[SunDevilUSA]

Boch30: Under what basis did your wife obtain her greencard (this isn't directly relevant to your question, but it may be indirectly related).

In any event, I wouldn't consider overstaying your visa. Doing so will very much complicate all of your future dealings with the American immigration system.

Your wife has only just obtained her greencard, so it is at least another six years until she can even hope of becoming a U.S. citizen. It will be almost impossible for you to independently retain legal status in America for that period of time. As a permanent resident, your wife can sponsor you for an immigrant visa, but the waiting time, especially for the Philippines, is extremely long.

Given that your wife is a permanent resident, it isn't really America's responsibility to reunite you, hence the long wait for an immigrant visa.

It is extremely bad form for you to even be considering overstaying...and you're not even in America yet. You say that you have a tourist visa. How long have you had the tourist visa? Did you obtain the tourist visa after your marriage...and, if so, did you tell the American Consulate that your wife was an intending immigrant?

[Someone12]

I suspect nothing but lies from this clown...already asking about overstaying....what a lowlife. He is why we need to close every loophole and deport every lying visa cheat. I hope our border service bounces this guy upon arrival and ships his sorry behind back to the Philippines.

[Hudson]

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Hi My Wife is a green card holder in LA, I am still here in the Philippines.. going to LA as a tourist. What are my chances of me legally overstaying in LA? Thanks. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
More important question is how soon can your wife apply for US Citizenship?

Her being a green card holder won't prevent you from marrying; however, there will be a wait before you become eligible to adjust status through her. In other words, it is not an immediate adjustment of status. If you overstay, it could risk of you of being deported and making the adjustment of status more complicated and costly. If you leave, then you will have to be separated until the priority date becomes current or until she becomes a USC.

Hope this helps.

[4now]

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Hi My Wife is a green card holder in LA, I am still here in the Philippines.. going to LA as a tourist. What are my chances of me legally overstaying in LA? Thanks. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Well my friend... how you feel about going to college in usa for the next 6 years...Scope out some schools when you get here....
That is if you even get into this country.. Most likely you will be turned away when you get here when you are asked certain questions.

If you lie, It is very likely that it will come back and get you later.


did you apply for the tourist visa after you got married?

[boch30]

HI, MY VISA was just approved. And my trip will push thru on the 25th. what happens if i find a school and enroll?

[speed_025]

Hi boch30 .
College here in the US ia way too expensive
you'll be categorized as international students.


If the Fort of Entry will give you six months of stay...

You may wanna take an LPN ( License Practical Nurse) course ,while you're a tourist its a 6 weeks class and take the exam for the license.It will only cost you bout $500 to $1000 dollars for the whole course.

There are agencies in LA that will find you a petioner for H-1B since ,Healthcare is in demand in the US. Reminder " DO NOT OVERSTAY YOUR VISA "You'll loose your chances to apply.

You can inquire at Social Security for a non working ss # just tell them you need it for the LPN purpose. Bring your Drivers License you can use it here for 90 days.. or you can go to the DMV and get a "Temporary Driver's License "bring your I-94 with you and your passport.

I have some philipino friends here who made it through a nursing careers.


Good Luck!

[Someone12]

to the OP: did you tell the embassy that you are married to a GC holder? (I doubt it) We don't want liars and visa cheats in America.
Also, I have sent your first posting to the visa section in the embassy in Manila...

[4now]

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HI, MY VISA was just approved. And my trip will push thru on the 25th. what happens if i find a school and enroll? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


What are you going to do when asked if you have family in usa at port of entry?

this is the problem. if you had been approved for f-1 visa to go to school., it may not have become an issue or glossed over because you were here for school.

But you have a tourist visa.. these questions may get asked. Just dont Be surprised if you get turned away.

why did you get married first. You could have come on tourist and been here. You could have gotten married here., but at least you would not be lying to immigration.

Oh well.. Best wishes anyway and good luck.

[aneri]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by boch30:
1. My wife got her greencard last December 2007.
2. She's now in LA
3. We just got married July 2007.
4. I'll be going to LA as a tourist on Feb 25, 2008.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
It is probably too late, but since you two were married at the time your wife got GC, why were you not included in the petition?