Oh, boy.One of the rights of US citizen is the right to bring in his immediate family into the US. Since you and your boyfriend are already married, he is your immediate family.
The problem is, you are sponsoring his entry into the United States. So, the petition forms na dapat mong fill-up-an sa USIS (US Immigration Service) have questions on how you will support your spouse. Matagal ang process ng petition. So, you may not have a job right now, but you may have a job later on. The last time I heard, it took about five years to process these types of visas because of the backlog sa immigration service.
As you are already an adult (you are more than 18) hindi na puedeng Mama mo ang managot sa supporta ng asawa mo. So, you must get a job.
The good thing about filing a petition is that the Immigration Service will not readily deny your petition. Ikaw ay bibigyan pa ng pagkakataon na mag-submit ng mga supporting documents. In fact, you will have to prove the existence of your relationship. Kasi nga, maraming mga Pinoy na pumapayag mag-Marriage for Convenience para lamang maka-kuha ng green card or ng immigrant visa. So, mahigpit talaga ang mga officers sa Immigration.
Kasi, yung pera sa banko, sa isang idlap na magkaroon ng bank run o bumagsak ang ekonomiya ng America, mawawalan ng halaga. Pero ang trabaho, habang meron kang trabaho, may ikaka-buhay ka at ang asawa mo.
Ang problema kasi, matagal nga ang proceso. Sabihin mong na-grant na ang immigrant visa ng asawa mo. Pagdating niya sa America, ipo-process pa niya ang kanyang social security, kailangan pang i-prove niya ang kanyang work experience bago siya makahanap ng trabaho.
Ang pinaka-iiwas-iwasan ng US government ay madagdagan ang mga homeless at jobless sa America na magiging wards of the state (alagain ng gobyerno). Sa ngayon, dahil sa ikaw ay US citizen at ikaw ay walang trabaho, ikaw ay aasa sa unemployment relief, diba? You are depending upon the US government -- why should the US government allow you to bring in another person who will depend on you for his support when ikaw mismo, naka-depend ka sa social security dahil sa wala kang trabaho sa kasalukuyan?
The best thing is to go to an immigration lawyer there in the US. They would be in a better position na ikaw ay bigyan ng advice. Although I have experience with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service, hindi ako expert sa US Immigration law.
