Comments on: Foreign Spouses of Americans Forced to Immigrate to the U.S http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/ study abroad programs Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sara Tache http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-6767 Sara Tache Sat, 01 May 2010 02:47:52 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-6767 I have an Algerian boyfriend and we are trying to figure out the best way for him to enter the country. We want to get married but he doesn't want citizenship. How do we go about this? I have an Algerian boyfriend and we are trying to figure out the best way for him to enter the country. We want to get married but he doesn’t want citizenship.
How do we go about this?

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]]> By: Sylvia http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-5786 Sylvia Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:57:54 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-5786 I committed the sin of falling in love with a wonderful man from the Middle East and after reading much on US immigration am just so nervous I can't sleep and I'm not even married yet. You know that feeling at the pit of your stomach well it's constant now. But I love him and will live with him until I can come back to the USA. I would just like to know why they seem to enjoy to torture us when all we want is a normal life with that person we fell in love with. Is it to much to ask? There is no reason to make this so difficult yet there are millions of illegals who just walk in. It seems we're punished for doing things the right and legal way. I hope President Obama would help us so we can live our life's. Much luck and prayers to all of you who have a loved ones from another country. :( I committed the sin of falling in love with a wonderful man from the Middle East and after reading much on US immigration am just so nervous I can’t sleep and I’m not even married yet. You know that feeling at the pit of your stomach well it’s constant now. But I love him and will live with him until I can come back to the USA. I would just like to know why they seem to enjoy to torture us when all we want is a normal life with that person we fell in love with. Is it to much to ask? There is no reason to make this so difficult yet there are millions of illegals who just walk in. It seems we’re punished for doing things the right and legal way. I hope President Obama would help us so we can live our life’s. Much luck and prayers to all of you who have a loved ones from another country. :(

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]]> By: kimberly http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 kimberly Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:48:21 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-4459 q about this .. i am married to a dutch man .. the us prosess to get here seems so long and I do not mind living in outside the u.s. I currently work from home and have a american bank account cant i just continue working online and polish up my dutch then go to school why cant we get work permits is that not allowed at all? q about this .. i am married to a dutch man .. the us prosess to get here seems so long and I do not mind living in outside the u.s. I currently work from home and have a american bank account cant i just continue working online and polish up my dutch then go to school why cant we get work permits is that not allowed at all?

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]]> By: Ernie http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-4177 Ernie Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:21:45 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-4177 I was born in Cuba and immigrated to the US years ago. I am an american citizen, therefore I can petition any immediate relative to immigrate to the US. My father has been denied a tourist visa 2 times in the course of 4 years. His next appointment to apply for the visa again is 2 years away. Same case, he doesn't want to immigrate. He is allowed to immigrate but he won't be allowed to visit me. I was born in Cuba and immigrated to the US years ago. I am an american citizen, therefore I can petition any immediate relative to immigrate to the US. My father has been denied a tourist visa 2 times in the course of 4 years. His next appointment to apply for the visa again is 2 years away.

Same case, he doesn’t want to immigrate. He is allowed to immigrate but he won’t be allowed to visit me.

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]]> By: Sam http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 Sam Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:35:01 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3956 I married a woman who is an Italian national. She came to the country on a fiance visa (K-1), and wasn't allowed to even visit the United States as a tourist, otherwise it would've voided her K-1 application. While she was here, she couldn't leave the country to visit her family in Europe or it would've voided her residencey status. We were able to do one trip when she filled out an "Advanced Parole" (what a warm and fuzzy title) form allowing her to return to the US legally. If we didn't have that form, she wouldn't have been allowed back in, and we would've had to start the process from scratch. We had to jump through many hoops, but that's because so many people have abused the system; overstaying their tourist visas, illegally working here in the country, entering on a tourist visa when they know they are going to get married (a huge flag, ICE can really get you on that one). We played by the rules to the letter and now she's here illegally. That's why I have even more disdain for people who try to shortcut the process. The law is the law, as a US citizen I played by them, even though I disagree with the process. Ironically, we divorced several years ago, but I have no regrets that we never tried to game the system. Down the road, my decisions won't come back to haunt me. I married a woman who is an Italian national. She came to the country on a fiance visa (K-1), and wasn’t allowed to even visit the United States as a tourist, otherwise it would’ve voided her K-1 application. While she was here, she couldn’t leave the country to visit her family in Europe or it would’ve voided her residencey status. We were able to do one trip when she filled out an “Advanced Parole” (what a warm and fuzzy title) form allowing her to return to the US legally. If we didn’t have that form, she wouldn’t have been allowed back in, and we would’ve had to start the process from scratch.

We had to jump through many hoops, but that’s because so many people have abused the system; overstaying their tourist visas, illegally working here in the country, entering on a tourist visa when they know they are going to get married (a huge flag, ICE can really get you on that one). We played by the rules to the letter and now she’s here illegally. That’s why I have even more disdain for people who try to shortcut the process. The law is the law, as a US citizen I played by them, even though I disagree with the process.

Ironically, we divorced several years ago, but I have no regrets that we never tried to game the system. Down the road, my decisions won’t come back to haunt me.

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]]> By: Agustina http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3951 Agustina Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:14:30 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3951 I am from Argentina and my husband is American, we had a son in Argentina and were expecting a very hard time in the US embassy. We did, but not for the reasons we thought, they didn't hesitate to give me a 6 months tourist visa with the possibility of extending it for another six months, but when it was time to sign up our son for a US passport, they demanded that my husband (who is not and argentinian citizen) prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was in fact American, even though he has no other citizenship. The employee insisted that a birth certificate and 5 passports were not enough proof of his nationality. They demanded to see all his school records before recognizing his American citizenship. I am from Argentina and my husband is American, we had a son in Argentina and were expecting a very hard time in the US embassy. We did, but not for the reasons we thought, they didn’t hesitate to give me a 6 months tourist visa with the possibility of extending it for another six months, but when it was time to sign up our son for a US passport, they demanded that my husband (who is not and argentinian citizen) prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was in fact American, even though he has no other citizenship. The employee insisted that a birth certificate and 5 passports were not enough proof of his nationality. They demanded to see all his school records before recognizing his American citizenship.

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]]> By: late_stranger http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3932 late_stranger Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:36:47 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3932 Wow. I knew the US had some pretty ridiculous laws, and lacked some pretty obvious ones, but this both absurd and completely arrogant. Not everyone wants to move to America. My thoughts go out to both of you, and I hope you can figure out some way to get into the country without moving. Good luck! Wow. I knew the US had some pretty ridiculous laws, and lacked some pretty obvious ones, but this both absurd and completely arrogant. Not everyone wants to move to America.

My thoughts go out to both of you, and I hope you can figure out some way to get into the country without moving. Good luck!

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]]> By: Somchai http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3917 Somchai Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:21:09 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3917 I've always had good luck with US embassies. And when my wife came in she was looking at a 5 year jail term for marrying an American so we couldn't make mistakes. First we went to the embassy in a neigboring country and I spoke to an American working there. We told him what we wanted to do and then asked him what would be the best way to go about it. Seven and a half weeks from application to plane ticket. All our paperwork was exact and we were extremely forthcoming to all questions. As a citizen the US embassy can be extremely helpfull, but they have to follow the rules. You must play the cards you are given. Good Luck to any reading this. I’ve always had good luck with US embassies. And when my wife came in she was looking at a 5 year jail term for marrying an American so we couldn’t make mistakes.

First we went to the embassy in a neigboring country and I spoke to an American working there. We told him what we wanted to do and then asked him what would be the best way to go about it.

Seven and a half weeks from application to plane ticket. All our paperwork was exact and we were extremely forthcoming to all questions.

As a citizen the US embassy can be extremely helpfull, but they have to follow the rules. You must play the cards you are given.

Good Luck to any reading this.

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]]> By: Eva http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3913 Eva Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:08:01 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3913 Residency but no work permit. Crazy bureaucracy! Residency but no work permit. Crazy bureaucracy!

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]]> By: Scott http://matadorabroad.com/foreign-spouses-of-americans-forced-to-immigrate-to-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-3911 Scott Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:07:48 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1978#comment-3911 I would have EU residency, but I would still need a work visa. That's why the highly skilled migrant route is our best option. I would have EU residency, but I would still need a work visa. That’s why the highly skilled migrant route is our best option.

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