WHERE TO MARRY, U.S. OR CANADA?

[getback 0]

HI EVERYONE,

I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET AROUND ON IT.

I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH COUNTRY TO GET MARRIED TO MY CANADIAN GIRLFRIEND

IN. CANADA? AND FILE A I130 AND FOR A K3 OR A 129F AND GET MARRIED IN THE STATES.

I HAVE PROPERTY IN BOTH COUNTRIES AND CAN LIVE IN EITHER ONE LEGALLY. WE WANT TO LIVE IN THE STATES IN 1 YEAR. WHICH IS FASTER ? I WOULD BE DEALING WITH VERMONT AND CONSUL IN

HALIFAX. ANY EXPERIENCES?

ANY THOUGHTS? THANKS VERY MUCH

[Libersolis 0]

1. Don't type in caps.

2. It doesn't matter where you marry so far as it is recognized as legitimate

3. If you are considered a resident of Canada you can probably file DCF

4. Don't type in caps.

[Buttons 0]

Caps mean your yelling.

do you have a visa for Canada ? Spousal ? as there is no visa for fiancee like the states do.

[bhajishah 4]

meet at Niagra falls , have one/ each side

[getback 0]

Hey,

Sorry for using all caps. Excuse me.

I am a PR in Canada. I have seen and heard that I130s can take up to 2 years to process.

Is that assumption to be made with I129f as well? What is DCF?

thanks

[desert_fox 32]

...but are you a US Citizen??

If so, go to the nearest US Consulate after marriage, and file directly with them with the I-130.

I think now that you can do it at all Consulates in Canada but not real sure.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Just a correction - you would not be dealing with the Consulate in Halifax but the one in Montreal. Also, if you go to the forum that is titled DCF you will find a very useful file at the top of the page that discusses DCFs in Canada. Goodluck.

Edited September 5, 2006 by Kathryn41

[Buttons 0]

Hey,

Sorry for using all caps. Excuse me.

I am a PR in Canada. I have seen and heard that I130s can take up to 2 years to process.

Is that assumption to be made with I129f as well? What is DCF?

thanks

My I129f or K3 took 200 and a few days from start to finish. Good Luck. I think you can do DCF as an PR of Canada.

[Jersey Girl 2]

getback, if you're a Yank who's also a landed immigrant in Canada, you can marry in either country and file DCF, as mentioned. But you need to look down the road and start planning a place to live and work in the States. Setting up a U.S. home, job, health insurance, bank accounts, etc. for a returning American can be more time consumming than submitting the visa forms.

You'll be financially responsible for sponsoring an immigrant, and at some point, will have to demonstrate U.S. income and/or assets. You may need a co-sponsor. You'll also have to produce U.S. tax returns, which you're required to file no matter where you live or how much you make. If you need to file back taxes, now's the time to put it on your list of To Do's.

If you want an idea of how long visas take, look at my signature and other Can-Am couples going through Montreal. Always imagine bumps in the road. (I had IMBRA, which may have cost a month, as well as someone at NVC copying the postal code wrong, which may have cost another month.)

Oh yeah, caps. They're hard to read. The human eye can't interpret them on a computer screen. It guarantees people can't read what you've written.

Edited September 6, 2006 by Jersey Girl

[bombay 0]

I feel u should get married in canada cause if she comes to the usa and gets married u may have problems with ur petition cause ur wife entered usa on a visit visa with the intent to get married.

im sure u will get a k3 or cr1 visa within a year

take the advice of VJ vetrens

best of luck in ur journey

[aussiewench 9]

I feel u should get married in canada cause if she comes to the usa and gets married u may have problems with ur petition cause ur wife entered usa on a visit visa with the intent to get married.

im sure u will get a k3 or cr1 visa within a year

take the advice of VJ vetrens

best of luck in ur journey

It is not illegal to enter the US to marry, nor does it cause problems with the petition. There is no intent issues with getting married.....only an issue if there is intent to immigrate.

[bombay 0]

I feel u should get married in canada cause if she comes to the usa and gets married u may have problems with ur petition cause ur wife entered usa on a visit visa with the intent to get married.

im sure u will get a k3 or cr1 visa within a year

take the advice of VJ vetrens

best of luck in ur journey

It is not illegal to enter the US to marry, nor does it cause problems with the petition. There is no intent issues with getting married.....only an issue if there is intent to immigrate.

Ok i sure ur right about that but i assumed that if she married in the usa and didnt go back to canada doesnt that mean intent to immigrate?? on a visit visa.

i may be wrong sorry i dont mean to mislead anyone.

[Buttons 0]

Just if you cross the border with the wedding dress have strong proof that you intend to return to Canada, I was almost not let across. After showing the specific proof they let me across.

[girl 37 7]

Ok i sure ur right about that but i assumed that if she married in the usa and didnt go back to canada doesnt that mean intent to immigrate?? on a visit visa.

i may be wrong sorry i dont mean to mislead anyone.

Canadians don't generally need a visa to visit the US.

[Jersey Girl 2]

My Canadian boyfriend was on a visit to the States (no visa required) and we married in New Jersey. He then went back to Canada while I filed for his K3. This is the probably the safest method.