I need help! Marrying Korean, important circumstances

[RyanK 0]

Hello!

I have been browsing the Internet trying to find the information I need but the whole immigration thing seems to be nothing more than a bunch of confusing and contradicting things from what I've read into it so far. I recently became engaged to a Korean woman here while serving in the USAF. Some of the problems we are dealing with is I am leaving the country on the 25th of January, her father is extremely abusive and she is literally afraid for her life, and I have no idea what the rules are for bringing her in as a non-immigrant so she can wait for her marriage visa to be approved. We plan on being married this week at the embassy in Seoul, from what I gathered the first half of the day is just doing the marriage and after we work on her visa. The question I have is can she leave Korea with me and not be denied entrance into the US? I know the new passports that Korea issues out have like a 90 day tourism allowance in the US without a Visa - if she cannot get non-immigrant status once we are married can we use these 90 days? The key thing is to get married and get her away from her harmful father as soon as possible. If it wasn't for that we could take a longer route but time really is not a luxury we have. Can someone please shed some light on some solutions for me?

Thanks,

Ryan

[payxibka 10,047]

non-immigrant status is granted at the border by the border officer... The consulate cannot grant status and even if they issue a tourist visa they cannot guarantee any alien's entry into the USA

[pushbrk 13,108]

non-immigrant status is granted at the border by the border officer... The consulate cannot grant status and even if they issue a tourist visa they cannot guarantee any alien's entry into the USA

Additionally, if she enters as a tourist for 90 days, that won't be enough time to complete a spouse visa process. She'll need to leave the US before the 90 days is up and at some point, return to S. Korea for a spouse visa interview. You can get clarification on this at the Embassy on the day of your marriage. It IS possible to be granted asylum or a visitor visa with longer stay than 90 days, depending on the circumstances. Be aware though that even in S. Korea and adult female can "get away from" an abusive parent without leaving their country. The Consular officers will know this, of course, and perhaps suggest other in-country solutions to the problem with the father.