making the right steps and choices

My wife and I plan to move back to the US later this year, she has been here for over 2 years and has just applied for FLR, we would like to move back around sept/oct. Is this a good timeline and what is the cost for me being a brit to move back with her to live and work? so many options and costs flying around.

Also her daughter has been over here with her on the dependant visa and has also applied for FLR, she has a British boyfriend and has just found out she is pregnant, she wants to move back but with them having little money and no place of their own to go back to, what would people on here advise? she has no major plans to want to live in the UK and her boyfriend seems happy to want to move to the US, seems allot of questions but just want to plan ahead and set budgets for all the costs we may face.

Thanks 

Is there even a category under which her boyfriend may move with her without getting married first?

Or can he take advantage of his kid being a US Citzen and use some kind of family reunification scheme?

I think it takes at least 6 months to get the visa you need to move to the US. There are some folks on here who can answer your questions better, but let me also refer you to http://forum.diveintoamerica.com/. This forum was started by a UKY member who repatriated and it's a great resource.

Best of luck!

You might also want to check out the links on US immigration in my signature, below.

Is there even a category under which her boyfriend may move with her without getting married first?

Or can he take advantage of his kid being a US Citzen and use some kind of family reunification scheme?

The only options open to him are viewable here.

Thank you all so much for the fast response, with so much to plan we just wanted to some options to start with, any ideas on the costs would also be great. This site gave my wife the best start in the UK with its advice and now its me that needs the support so will check diveintoamerica 

sorry some more questions, seems my 19 year old step daughter who is pregnant may want to go back to the US which is fine, she is here on a dependant visa with her mom as when she moved here she was 17. Both her and her mom have applied for FLR and have heard nothing yet. here are my questions;

If the both get refused FLR how long is it before they would have to go back?

If her daughter gets refused, what options for her boyfriend? if he wants to move back?

Would she be better haveing the baby here, if she gets FLR?

If they wanted to get married here, can she do that on a dependant visa or would she have to apply for another visa? the costs are mounting! or both of them go back and get married in the US....

Iam going insane as very much in limbo....

 

If her daughter gets refused, what options for her boyfriend? if he wants to move back?
 

As he is British then the same options would apply to him as I linked to previously:

The only options open to him are viewable here.

There is no other option.

Would it be better to wait and get citizenship for both your step-daughter and your wife so that your wife can come and go as she wishes and your step-daughter can stay in the UK, especially now with the change in age for marriage visas and the like, its crazy especially as they are having a baby together.

Good luck to all of you and I hope you can sort out what you require.

Indy

Just my point, it all seems crazy! I know they should have all done the ILR but at the time of applying we were broke and FLR was supposed to by us some more time, plus my own daughter gets married in April and thats a cost,  So I am now faced with the fact they both may have to go back, her daughter hasn't mad her mind up to stay or go and cant see whats best. I guess as it stands we could all end up going back, I see there are some K visa's  that let you go back and apply for more permant options while in the US?

still confused

...I see there are some K visa's  that let you go back and apply for more permant options while in the US?

There is the K1 visa which is for those who intend to marry in the US and apply for AOS, (adjustment of status - to permanent resident) or there is the pretty much defunct K3 visa which is for spouses. A better option for those who are married is to just file the I-130 alone which leads directly to permanent residency and a green card. Both routes can take anywhere from 6-10 months from start to finish depending on several factors.

Just to be clear...

If the both get refused FLR how long is it before they would have to go back?

Which reading all the other threadm may happen, just wanted to see whats next.

Sorry but if they have been here in the UK for 2 years, why are they only now applying for FLR would they not be applying for ILR? I have looked and can't seem to see that they have FLR alread, is it just going for another FLR due to cost?.

Sorry to ask.

Indy

here on spouse/dependant visa, didnt have the funds for ILR so FLR was only option and in the long run the costly one, guess you live and learn....