Help with my unique situation

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I am marrying a Mexican national. We are having the wedding (non-civil) in Mexico on April 28th, 2007. And then will be having the civil wedding in the US at a later date. I am preparing the documentation for getting her a K1 Visa. However I want to try to time it right so after we get married in Mexico, she will be able to enter the US in the June timeframe.

Also, we are taking our honeymoon on May 2 to Buenos Aires but we have to drive from Mexico to Tucson, Arizona to catch the flight. Will she have any issues getting through the US border while waiting for the K1? Maybe there is a step in the K1 process to wait until after we get back from the honeymoon??

Any other issues?

Thank you.

With a K1 in process I would NOT recommend you to cross the border to take a flight to Houston, I've done it and was denied the I-94. I changed my flight to fly out of Monterrey to Houston, and even with my fiance standing next to me the POE officer asked no question whatsoever and gave me an I-94 for six months. But this could of course had been just good luck, maybe this officer had a better day than the previous one

I'd take several documents with me anyway (paychecks, bank statements, letters from employer, etc.) just in case they need to see "ties" to mexico. And of course don't mention anything about your "religious" ceremony if possible, (Oh! and take your wedding rings off before you get out of the plane) since as far as the US are concerned you ARE NOT legally married, BUT it would be enough reason for the POE officer to deny you entry based on immigrant intent. Don't lie to them though, just don't volunteer more information than what they ask for.

Keep in mind that there is always the risk of not being allowed entry, so I would recommend you to have a plan B just in case things don't go as you plan.

I hope this helps, but maybe someone with more and better knowledge on this, like Ziggy, could give you better advice.

Good Luck!

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Also, we are taking our honeymoon to Buenos Aires on May 2, but we have to drive from Mexico to Tucson, Arizona to catch the flight.

Why are you making things hard by flying out of AZ, if much easier it would be to just fly out of Mexico?