Visa question

[Forrest]

For the visa experts - my wife's sister came over on a fiance visa (US). It doesn't look like there will be a marraige. She has 60 days left on her K-1 visa. I know that it is impossible to extent the fiance visa. My question is - can she apply for a student or employment visa while she is still here in the US on her fiance visa? Her sponsoring fiance has indicated he does not object to her trying to change her visa.

[Jack]

... in response to Visa question, posted by Forrest on Sep 1, 2004

No

[LP]

... in response to Visa question, posted by Forrest on Sep 1, 2004


...apply for anything she wants but the odds of it being granted are somewhere between fat chance and slim.(Say, how is it that slim chance and fat chance mean the same thing?)

I'd say zero in fact. Even if she had grounds the BCIS will simply look upon the situation as an end run attempt at K1 visa fraud. Nor will such an application absolve the original petitioner (him) of all responsibility.

Only 30 days into it and they've already decided it's a no go huh? Yet she is desperate enough to stay in the US to pursue this very unlikely alternate route. See my point? I hope so, because that's how the Feds will look at it.

Maybe it's only me but a curious man (without knowing all the facts of course) might find a few implications buried in her original intent...

[Travis]

... in response to Well, she can..., posted by LP on Sep 1, 2004

Yea, like she wanted to live close to her sister.

BTW, the sponser has no responsibility as the Affidavit of Support is submitted following the marriage. But rumor has it that the AoS can be revoked in cases of marriage fraud...go figure :-)