29yo PI girl would like a American husband

[Ray]

... in response to Re: Same kind of fool., posted by Surigao Ken on Dec 23, 2002

Ken & Nancy,

That's great news! Another little Surigaonon and just in time for that tax deduction... :-)

Ray

[Stephen]

... in response to What kind of fool would, posted by Humabdos on Dec 23, 2002

You've got a point about the INS hastle.

I guess he'd have to be into self-torture sex.  (LOL)

Stephen

[Humabdos]

... in response to Re: 29yo PI girl would like a American h..., posted by mudd on Dec 22, 2002

go through all the INS crap just to get laid? I don't belive it. To bad we can't hear both sides of the story.

Hum

[Nathan]

... in response to 29yo PI girl would like a American husba..., posted by wsbill on Dec 22, 2002

....I don't think that meeting someone else other than the person who originally filed for her fiance visa will do her much good as far as the INS is concerned. I believe that she has to return tho the Philippines if the original intended marriage never happens.

Nathan

[Lori]

... in response to Re: 29yo PI girl would like a American h..., posted by Nathan on Dec 22, 2002

My stupid husband is still working and living here in America. The INS does'nt give a sh!t about who stays and who goes.

[Dave H]

... in response to Re: Re: 29yo PI girl would like a Americ..., posted by Lori on Dec 26, 2002

Hi Lori,

Look at the bright side. Maybe Thai will catch a nail fungus and his fingers will fall of. It's going to be a be...itch to hold chop sticks. ;o))) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and the girls.

Dave H.

[Jeff S]

... in response to Re: Re: 29yo PI girl would like a Americ..., posted by Lori on Dec 26, 2002

Hope you had a nice holiday. Any news about Thai or are things still as they were? Please e-mail me at jspira@gte.net. I lost your e/m addy when my hard disk took a dump.

- Jeff S.

[joemc]

... in response to Lori? You're still around!, posted by Jeff S on Dec 26, 2002

Hi Lori,
       It's good hearing from you.  Happy holiday to
       you and family.
                                    joemc
                 

[outwest77]

... in response to Re: 29yo PI girl would like a American h..., posted by Nathan on Dec 22, 2002

He did not say she is here on a k1 , she is here on a tourist visa,
though that expires in less than 2 months, then she will have to go back.

Curious though, i would like my gf to get a tourist visa to come here, but supposedly they are for 30 days only, yet i see a lot of them who get 6 months somehow.

[Ray]

... in response to Yes but look closely, posted by outwest77 on Dec 22, 2002

Actually, he said that she came over on a “marriage/tourist visa”, whatever that is, and the guy “did the whole K1 Visa process”. Makes absolutely no sense to me.

If it was a K-1, then Nathan is correct. She can only stay if she marries the sponsor, nobody else. Besides, it sure looks like there is a motive to marry real fast, to anyone available…(?) :-)

Ray

[wsbill]

... in response to Yes, but look even closer..., posted by Ray on Dec 22, 2002

I thought the K1 was good for 90 days, so it must be a tourist visa.  As she did say worked as a travel agent.

Naturally, she would have to return to purge herself of the whole gov't process.  Before she could start all over again..

My post was intended toward guys who might find this girl interesting to meet and get to know her.  It's alot cheaper right now to get to know someone verses spending alot of dough and going over.

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I just hope when you guys select a girl and bring her over here, you atleast have the decency to atleast buy her a round trip ticket..  Don't just drop her off at the bus station and say cya.

[Ray]

... in response to Re: I have no idea what kind of a visa s..., posted by wsbill on Dec 22, 2002

When someone comes over on a K-1 visa, it is customary to purchase a one-way ticket because the assumption is that she will be staying after marriage. If things don’t work out and the marriage is called off, then I agree that the sponsor has a moral obligation to make sure she gets home safely.

If she has been here since August and her visa expires in February, then I see what you mean about the tourist visa because the K-1 is only good for 90 days and cannot be extended. But if she came over on a tourist visa, then it sounds like there might have been no solid commitment to marriage and there is technically no sponsor for a tourist visa. Did you get the impression that she was stranded and needed transportation home? The Philippine consulate would be the people to contact for assistance in that area.

There is nothing wrong with a guy meeting her while she is here legally, but I would normally recommend that a he not get romantically involved with someone who could very well be looking for a way to extend her stay permanently before her visa runs out. Technically, she could marry someone else while she was here on a tourist visa and probably get her status adjusted to that of legal resident, but I imagine that a lot of guys got burnt in similar situations. She does have a nice smile though.

Are you in the active Naval Reserve? I guess there is a real good possibility of getting called up, so I wish you luck.

Ray
USN, Ret.

[The Walker]

... in response to I agree, posted by Ray on Dec 22, 2002

I am pretty sure the law was changed after 9/11 and if she wants to change status, from tourist or student to married or fiance', she has to go back to country of origin and start the whole shebang all over again. I do not think she can simply petition to change status and stay.

Don

[Ray]

... in response to Re: I agree, posted by The Walker on Dec 22, 2002

I don't know that the law has changed in this area, but I agree that adjustment of status isn't as easy as it used to be.

Once the tourist/student is married to a U.S. citizen, they have a legal basis for requesting permanent residency but that doesn't necessarily mean that they won't have to leave the country and go through the normal procedure of requesting a spousal visa. I would say that this situation is definitely one that needs the assistance of an immigration attorney.

Ray

[wsbill]

... in response to I agree, posted by Ray on Dec 22, 2002

I'm ready to go... Though, if they call me up - I will definately go ahead and stay roughly 10 more years and get that retirement.  Ain't too many good deals like that anymore in this economy, just tac on E6 just the other day.