Legal Question in Immigration Law in Oregon

Help!

I met someone online about 8 months ago and things are going well. I am 22 and he is 20 years old. Recently he has told me he is a registered sex offender in the UK (not going too much into detail, he was 18 she was 14, she did not tell him her true age, things got serious, someone found out, and he was convicted). He is currently on probation and willl be for the next few years (2 if I remember correctly). I am a US citizen on the other hand. So I have a few questions:

1) Can he come to the US on vacation or holiday for an extended amount of time?

2) Is the only way for him to get a green card, to get married?

3) If we were ever to be married would he be able to come to the US to live permanently with me?

4) Would being a registered sex offender in the UK mean he would have to register here?

He thinks there is no hope that any of this can happen legally, and it is ruining everything. I just need some clarity with these questions to put both of our minds at ease. If all of this is not possible, then there is no point of getting upset over the impossible.

Thanks in advance for the help.


Asked on 3/24/13, 11:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marlene Hemmings Marlene Hemmings, Attorney at Law

If this man is on probation & is a registered sex offender, he probably will not be admitted into the U.S. He probably will not be able to get a greencard, either. An experienced U.S. Immigration Attorney would need to review all of his past court dispositions & arrest reports to give you a more precise answer.

The greencard process, whether through marriage or employment, is a long process. A person does not automatically get admitted into the country, nor do they get a greencard, just because they married a U.S. citizen.

Based on my years of experience, many times one's criminal background may be more extensive than they admit, even to their attorney.

I suggest you move on.

Good luck.

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Answered on 3/25/13, 10:03 am


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