Quote: (10-25-2010 02:04 PM)Biz Wrote:
Anyone ever thought about it? Been offered? or know of any stories they can share?
A friend of mine has been offered 5K to do this
I've heard this is is how some Russians make money on Brighton Beach in NYC. The going fare, however, is 15-30K plus expenses (just the adjustment of status application fee is over $1,000 now) plus legal fees to push further the application if it is denied (which happens quite often). Usually those people are poor and just above poverty level, so they have little to lose anyway. Crooked lawyers are usually involved as well. A few people got busted recently there doing that, and I believe now they're investigating for fraud everyone who got citizenship through them.
Don't do it unless you really live together with the girl for at least some time. Basically what they do in the embassy/USCIS during the immigration/AOS interview is they put two of you in a separate rooms, and ask both of you the same questions to see if the answers match. Some of the questions involve sexual life, like how often you make love, how long the session typically goes, what type of lube you use and so on. If you never slept with the girl, you'll be busted pretty much immediately. And the penalties are harsh - up to 5 years prison, and up to $250,000 fine. Not worth it imho.