I just don't think it works that way - Homeland Security and all :-/ You have to have a reason to be here & stay (job and all) - and just to be with your BF, isn't one of those reasons! JS :-/ Wishing on that though!
Huh? We seem to have a communication breakdown here.
Sauli was shooting Tutka Roadshow and had a temporary visa. During this time, it's speculated he stayed with Adam because he obviously had when he was down for Adam's birthday and before and after Bora Bora.
He and Katri said they would be staying in the U.S. once the Roadshow was wrapped for an extended vacation.
Sauli arrived before his birthday in late March and has been in the U.S. ever since (except for his trip back home in June). He wasn't hired by Radio Aalto until late May (Finnish peeps, if I have those dates wrong, please correct.)
For Sauli to remain in the U.S. he would need a working visa, a media visa or a green card, as Q3 said. A media visa seems like the most likely solution, as Sauli's experience is in media and that's the reason he was able to be here for an extended period to begin with.
Either Radio Aalta was aware of his new location and thought, "Hey, now there's a great idea – Sauli is a known and liked personality, he's bilingual and now he is part of the 'inner circle' in Hollywood ... this could make a great show."
OR, like many TV and radio shows, Sauli might have come up with the concept on his own and pitched it to Radio Aalta. We don't know. However it happened, he was hired and therefore can stay in the U.S. on his media visa. I am willing to bet none of this would even be considered if Sauli didn't want to move to L.A. to be with Adam. Why would he? He seemed quite content with his life in Finland.
Sauli has sacrificed a lot to uproot his life and come here and I know something of media in Southern California and believe me, most of us are barely making a living wage, much less getting a housing allowance. And sure, Radio Aalta is a Finnish station, but the country's entire population is half that of L.A. proper. I can't imagine they have the kind of ad dollars that could sustain that kind of salary for a correspondent.
ETA: Sorry, I got sidetracked in mid-post and it looks like conversation has moved on, but I still think this whole thing is out of context. And yes, if they decide to get married down the road (they haven't even known each other a year), they will be smack in the middle of a lot of hot-button state and federal precedents that are being battled out right now. But if Sauli has a job and a visa, what's the rush? They can just enjoy their life as it is right now.