B2 Visa

[Cyntax]

I am currently in the US with a B2 Visa. My son is trying to immigrate to the US to be with his fiance and children. I am currently looking after the children while their mum is at work. I am interested in changing my nonimmigrant status to one of immigrant. Is my only option to wait until my son is here and then get sponsorship from him? How long once he is married will it take for him to be in the position to do this?

While we are waiting for this to happen can I apply to extend my status for 2 or 3 years. My visa is vaild until 2008?

 

[usdeeper]

Unfortunately you can not change your status just because your son arrives and gets married. He will still not be a UC citizen and can not be for at least another 7-10 years.

Why do you want to extend the visa if it is already until 2008 ?

I assume your soon is taking the K1 visa route?

 

[Cyntax]

If the K1 Visa is the finace visa then he has already taken this route and been denied. He is now applying for the non visa waiver. As I am looking after the children I need to remain in the US for longer than six months at a time. (even though the visa does not expire until 2008, I am only allowed to stay in the US for six months at a time.) I also am very happy with the country and wish to remain for the remainder of my life. I am thinking about extending my visa until my son is in the position to sponsor me for the rest of my life. I would like to know what I can do to extend my stay for longer than six months.

 

[usdeeper]

It is rare to be denied for a K1 visa..

Anyway.. the visa is valid for 10 years.. but that does not mean you can remain in the US for 10 years. You can continue to apply to extend the visa for 6 months at a time but generally you will reach a point where they will just plain refuse. This could be at the end of this 6 month period, or the next. At that time you will have to return to your home country.

I wish I had some good news for you.. but it is highly unlikely you will be able to remain legally in the US until 2008 (or 2002 for that matter) and your son currently has no guarenteed route into the US unless his visa waiver is successful. Even then, it will be years before he becomes a US Citizen.