I am a us citizen going to marry a non us citizen(Guatemalan) female, and what procedures? idk much law?

Question

well i dont know about laws and i dont know how to ? so if you guys know help me out? please ? i love that girl please people help me out?

i live in Us but she lives in guatemala i want to bring her...i have a daughter please//

Answer 1

If you plan to marry in the USA you will get her a K-1 visa. If you marry abroad, either a K-3 or IR-1.

See the following site: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1315.html

The entire process can take up to 6 months; longer if there are any problems (missing documents; questions about the bona fides of the marriage, etc.)

Answer 2

Go to Guatemala marry the girl. Before you go to Guatemala pack your birth certificate, final divorce decree if applicable, passport and a good supply of I-130 immediate relative petitions. Once married and still in Guatemala, read the instructions on the I-130 and fill out. Submit the documentation to the appropriate immigration office as noted on the I-130. Sit back and wait for the mail. Make sure you provide the immigration service with a good US address. Follow directions as you get correspondence in the mail. Sit back and wait. Before you know it all of you will be here BBQing and drinking a cool one. Good Luck!

You can pay someone to smuggle her into the US if you want, but think of the problems you could face if caught. Do it the right way.

Marriage fraud is a crime!

Answer 3

As an American citizen you can invite her here on a K-1 visa provided you have evidence that you and she have visited each other several times in the last few years. You will need airline tickets, photos, letters previously written.
You mention that you have a dasughter. She is not a problem unless you are currently married.
If you were previously married you will need evidence of the dissolution.
If she has been previously married she will also need to provide evidence of the dissolution. If she has a child under 18 you can also apply for a K-2 for him or her.
Good luck! Go to the US Dept of State website for forms.

Answer 4

Go to Guatemala and marry the girl you loved. Get the marriage certificate and apply a US visa for her in your embassy in Guatemala so that you can take her to US.

Answer 5

You would need to do one of two things for her to be legally in the US. You either need to file a K1 Visa on her behalf, or have her come for a visit and marry her and apply for a spousal sponsership.

Answer 6

that's against the law no matter if it isn't a real marriage. In different words if you're getting married purely so someone can stay in this usa, that's fraud and against the law and punishable! if you're getting married out of affection your purely punishment often is the life you stay with him!

Answer 7

Eddy... you're about to embark on long road... it's not going to be easy by any stretch of the imagination.

First off... she will need to apply for a (I-129F) K-1 Finance Visa... This will require she gets a background check from her local law enforement, and then to be fingerprinted by whatever level of law enforcement that governs the Equivalent of Federal Law in the US. She will be required to take a medical exam, and have to possess a valid Biometric Passport from her country of Citizenship. This process alone can take 7+ months...

When/If her visa application is cleared she will be called to a US Consulate for an interview to make certain that this is not a marriage of convenience. She will need to fashion phone records, e-mails, hand written letters, pictures, etc. They will also likely ask if at anytime she has visited you, and met family members. DO NOT LIE ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!

Next... if the K-1 Visa clears, from the time she enters the United States you and your to be wife, will have 90 days to marry. She cannot leave the US during this time... once you have married, you will need to make application for adjustment of status by filing an I-485, and an adjustment for work authorization by filing an I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization). You as her husband, will need to prove that you are able to sponsor her into the country by providing Tax Returns, Bank Account Activity, Records of Employment, and Paystubs proving that you make a qualified amount of money (I-134 Affidavit of Support).

If your sponsorship paperwork is denied, she will not be permitted to stay in the country. This sponsorship process should be looked into before you make application for the K-1. If you cannot support her, or meet the needed levels of income, I would not bother. The alternative to this, is finding someone who meets the levels of income and can produce the required paperwork and becomes her sponsor.

During the adjustment of Status, your spouse will not be allowed to leave the US. Do not travel under any circumstances, Homeland Security will bar her from re-entry. Visas have a one time entry... if for whatever reason she needs to leave for a death in the family, or otherwise, you will need to make application to local Immigration Authortity to acquire the needed paperwork to re-enter.

This is also largely dependent on the number of Family Class Sponsorships that are permitted for the given year as to how quickly the pool has filled. Be prepared to wait upwards of 1 1/2 to 2 years if you do this legally for paperwork to be filed if you marry outside the country... not a good idea, as the US doesn't typically recognize marriages that have not been done in the US.

The I-485 will be an adjustment for a greecard (permanent resident), this can take as long as 4+ years... you may be subjected to other interviews at anytime during this period by immigration, and your spouse will need to yearly renew her work authorization. Do not falter, INS is brutal, and they will not hesitate to ban your to be wife for a slip up, or stick her on the back burner. They are famous for losing paperwork, incorrectly issuing Visas, and most notable for not even knowing their own laws.

I strongly suggest you speak with a laywer... Immigration is extremely complicated. If you do not fill something in correctly, this can delay you years of time. I have been through this process, and speak from experience. I am at this time banned from my wife and family. I wish you the best of luck... but US Homeland Security and Immigration has gotten extremely harsh lately. Sorry to rain on your parade, but this is a harsh reality of what you and your loved one are about to embark upon.

I do not know current fees... And I may have missed a few things... I strongly suggest you look through the following website... http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis