Getting married to us citizen. i am in canada

[landa 1]

Well I would not try to just cross and get married int he states.While it is perfectly LEGAL to enter the states and get married , and then go back home to Canada (not stay in the states).Most border control have no clue about this and as soon as you mention wedding will automatically think you're coming to get married AND Stay there. It is totally up to the border guys whether they will let you thru. If you click on my name on the left and click on "My Story" you will see what happens when you are too honest and not given the proper information.

I seriously would wait, apply for the K-1 cross and marry in the states . Then you can always have an unformal "wedding" in Canada if this is what you want to do.

Goodluck

sorry what is multi entry visa and AP? so if we go for k3...after getting married in canada we go to us and apply and i have to leave the country?

[Eric_and_Corinna 0]

Well I would not try to just cross and get married int he states.While it is perfectly LEGAL to enter the states and get married , and then go back home to Canada (not stay in the states).Most border control have no clue about this and as soon as you mention wedding will automatically think you're coming to get married AND Stay there. It is totally up to the border guys whether they will let you thru. If you click on my name on the left and click on "My Story" you will see what happens when you are too honest and not given the proper information.

I seriously would wait, apply for the K-1 cross and marry in the states . Then you can always have an unformal "wedding" in Canada if this is what you want to do.

Goodluck

sorry what is multi entry visa and AP? so if we go for k3...after getting married in canada we go to us and apply and i have to leave the country?

If you get the K-3 after being married in Canada, you can visit your spouse during the process. You just need to prove that you have strong ties to Canada (job, lease, mortgage, etc) when you cross the border each time. When your visa is finally approved, then you can make the "big move." I would seriously consider the CR-1 option at this point. We're getting the K-3, but I'm kicking myself for listening to our loser lawyer and not doing the CR-1.

With the K-3, you can visit Canada as much as you would like until you adjust your status. It's a multi-entry visa. No need for Advanced Parole with the K-3.

I would be very careful about "visiting" the US and getting married here on a whim, then staying here and adjusting status. The fact that you're on this website shows that you do know the rules, and in my opinion, it's not worth the gamble you would be taking.

Best of luck

[landa 1]

when we get married here in canada do we have to go court and have the documents for the customs to enter US? do i need to show proof that i will be back?

[Carlawarla 1]

when we get married here in canada do we have to go court and have the documents for the customs to enter US? do i need to show proof that i will be back?

When you get married in Canada, you're going to need your marriage license so that you can include it on the package you send to USCIS. The proof that you need, and what is earlier being talked about, is proof, that after your marriage, and you're still in Canada and your wife/husband is in the US, is that every time you cross the border to visit, that you have ties to Canada. You don't get that from the court. The ties are your lease agreement, or mortage/deed to a house, a job...bank statements or a letter from your employer. The idea is to bring proof when you enter the US to visit, that you are going to be returning.......that you're going about this immigration legally, and not just going to stay here in the US after your marriage.

[Reba 2]

You'll need the marriage certificate actually, not the license. The license only allows you to be legally married, it is not proof that you are actually married.

btw, an H1B visa is almost impossible to get unless you have a university degree, and want to wait a year or more. They are limited to the number that are given out every year, and they're usually all taken up within a couple hours of when they're released. You've already missed the deadline and quota for this year.

If you're getting married in Canada, then you're staying in Canada until you get your marriage based visa. Except for short visits during the process, for which you will need to bring proof of ties to Canada.

[warlord 73]

You'll need the marriage certificate actually, not the license. The license only allows you to be legally married, it is not proof that you are actually married.

btw, an H1B visa is almost impossible to get unless you have a university degree, and want to wait a year or more. They are limited to the number that are given out every year, and they're usually all taken up within a couple hours of when they're released. You've already missed the deadline and quota for this year.

If you're getting married in Canada, then you're staying in Canada until you get your marriage based visa. Except for short visits during the process, for which you will need to bring proof of ties to Canada.

I was going to actually say there is a cap on the H1B's and not sure if it's already been filled for the year or not. Apparently it has, so yeah, that one's out too...

[raphael7546 0]

The ties are your lease agreement, or mortage/deed to a house, a job...bank statements or a letter from your employer. The idea is to bring proof when you enter the US to visit, that you are going to be returning.......that you're going about this immigration legally, and not just going to stay here in the US after your marriage.

And there is no gaurentee even with these documents that the border guards will let you in. It is totally up to each individual guard whether he lets you in or not.

[LadyJane 1]

That's right, Warlord, there is a cap on the number of H1B's available. I remember that, for the past two years, the USCIS got twice the number of applicants on the day that the visas became available.

However, I don't think that the cap applies toward universities. But, again, it usually applies for people with university degrees. So, post-doctoral research fellows, visiting scholars or doctors etc...