Second K1 visa -- same woman same man

[mendeleev 68]

My fiance and I have been talking about how to approach marriage, where to live, where to marry.

As you'll see in the timeline, she has already come to the USA, last November, as my K1 fiance. We didn't marry. She needed to think, and to prepare her family better for her relocation. So she went home unmarried. She is ready to return to me, and marry.

We've considered marrying in Cyprus and going a CR-1 route, and still might. But she prefers marriage in the States, particularly in Florida, rather than Cyprus, and maybe to start life together a little bit sooner. We hope for a wedding in May '07.

So, we may be about to submit a second K1. But IMBRA affects us -- so how should we approach the waiver? The waiver requirement is supposed to protect foreign women from American men who are tourists or bride shoppers. I don't think the waiver is supposed to penalize a foreign woman who is very cautious about looking and thinking before leaping, or to penalize a couple who approaches courtship deliberately and with discernment. I don't think IMBRA is intended to foster shot-gun weddings over mature deliberations. But, then, what do I know?

Should we make sure that her statement of intent to marry contains language to the effect that -- it was my decision, not his, that we didn't marry this time, but now we will? Would it be helpful to retain the services of a marriage consultant and show this contract as evidence to support a waiver? Any thoughts?

My apologies -- posted in wrong section!

Edited July 18, 2006 by novotul

[Yodrak 7]

novotul,

Explain the circumstances, much as you did in this post, and request a waiver based on those circumstances.

Yodrak

My fiance and I have been talking about how to approach marriage, where to live, where to marry.

As you'll see in the timeline, she has already come to the USA, last November, as my K1 fiance. We didn't marry. She needed to think, and to prepare her family better for her relocation. So she went home unmarried. She is ready to return to me, and marry.

We've considered marrying in Cyprus and going a CR-1 route, and still might. But she prefers marriage in the States, particularly in Florida, rather than Cyprus, and maybe to start life together a little bit sooner. We hope for a wedding in May '07.

So, we may be about to submit a second K1. But IMBRA affects us -- so how should we approach the waiver? The waiver requirement is supposed to protect foreign women from American men who are tourists or bride shoppers. I don't think the waiver is supposed to penalize a foreign woman who is very cautious about looking and thinking before leaping, or to penalize a couple who approaches courtship deliberately and with discernment. I don't think IMBRA is intended to foster shot-gun weddings over mature deliberations. But, then, what do I know?

Should we make sure that her statement of intent to marry contains language to the effect that -- it was my decision, not his, that we didn't marry this time, but now we will? Would it be helpful to retain the services of a marriage consultant and show this contract as evidence to support a waiver? Any thoughts?

My apologies -- posted in wrong section!