2006-10-30 13:33:11 · 11 answers · asked by Infra 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Immigration status has no bearing on whether two people can be married in the US. As long as the couple meets all state and local requirements, the wedding can proceed.
The impact that the marriage will have on the foreign national's US immigration status is an entirely different issue. The US citizen spouse may, if so inclined, petition through DHS/CIS for the foreign national spouse to change status from non- immigrant, to Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident.
2006-10-30 14:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Curious1usa 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes a USC can marry a foreign vistor to the US. There are 2 options on how to file for Adjustment of Status:
1. The proper & legal way is, after marriage your spouse will return to country of origin and file for the K-3 or CR1 visa.
2. Your spouse can stay in the US after the marriage and apply for Adjustment of Status, but will not be able to leave the US until Permanent Resident status is given.
However, you should be aware that doing this method will mean that you will have to prove to immigration that there was absolutely no intent to marry & remain in the US at the time of entry to the US. If there was intent to marry & remain on a tourist visa before entering the US then you will have committed immigration fraud. Also if your application is denied, you will not be able to appeal the decision and will be deported.
2006-10-31 08:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by Alie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 07:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course you can get marry. then after marriage because you are legal when getting married, you have less problems when changing your status.
i got married and i never had a problem changing my status from tourist visa to resident. you have to wait a year. meaning you can leave the country that year. then after that you have to wait 5 years to get your citizenship. if you had 2 yrs of marriage already then you'd only wait 3 more but since thats not the case.
in 3 months you get your social and work permit its in 6 months. but time varies from state to state because some cities have more people than others. where i am now, i could have the whole thing done in 3 months. instead of the whole yr.
2006-10-30 14:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Delfina 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A K-1 visa is a United States nonimmigrant visa granted to fiancés and fiancées of US citizen sponsors. The application is filed on a USCIS form I-129F by the sponsor on behalf of the fiancé(e), who will then be interviewed at a US embassy or consulate abroad[1]. If the visa is granted, the fiancé(e) then has 6 months in which to "apply for entry" (which is done at the US airport) to enter the US one time only for the purpose of marrying the US citizen sponsor within 90 days of entry. The fiance can also apply for visas for children to enter at the same time.
After marrying, the newly married foreign spouse, again with the help of the US citizen spouse, would ordinarily file for "Adjustment of Status" (using a USCIS form I-485[2]), a process in which they convert their K-1 fiancé(e) status to that of "Lawful Permanent Resident Status", more commonly referred to as a green card. This initial residency status is contingent on staying married. The contingency may be removed after two years if the couple meet all continuing requirements. After obtaining permanent residency, the foreign spouse may apply for US citizenship, subject to various other requirements.
ETC....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-1_visa
2006-10-30 13:38:42 · answer #7 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES! Go for it. Just make sure it is for love, because they check up on you for the next few years. There is a long process involved that they set up to make sure it is legitamate. If you seperate or divorce before you are naturalized they can still deport you.
After you get married you have to go through the proper channels immediately to stay. You can download the necessary documents from the BCIS website.
Also, you are NOT allowed to leave the country during the initial phase or they consider the application abondanded. There is a form (and fee) to file for permission to leave the country.
If you do it yourself, this process costs roughly $1500, with a lawyer it would be considerably more.
2006-10-30 15:34:23 · answer #8 · answered by B Low 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Pay attention to Curious, and ignore the rest of the misinformation and goofball guesses. He, as always, has answered the question as asked, and answered it correctly.
Just FYI, my Indian future husband and I went to Hawaii, married, and returned to where we were working in Korea. Of course tourists can get married in the US. What they do after that is up to them, and may or may not involve immigration to the US.
2006-10-30 16:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep a friend of mine did exactly that. The went to the immigration and naturalization office, and did the paperwork for Permanent resident status.
2006-10-30 13:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋