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nickixx   0

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iam an American citizen and i am engaged to irish citizen and we currently live in ireland i was wondering is it possible for us to go to the U.S to get married and then return to ireland? Would he be able to do this on the visa waiver program and would that effect us appling for a cr1 visa in the future?

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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Yes, not a problem.

Tens of thousands of people get married on a VW in the U.S every year. Perfectly fine and no special visa needed.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

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nickixx   0

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Getting married in Ireland does not matter on your CR1 application.

Is there any specific reason to be married in US when both of you are there?

[/quote. Id love to get married in the u.s because my famly is there an id love for my father to give me away

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... would that effect us appling for a cr1 visa in the future?

It's not going to affect a future CR visa but you may have a bit of a bumpy road at the Port of Entry. Make sure you both bring lots of evidence of ties to your life in Ireland as proof that you are returning there, as well as your residency status documentation. This includes evidence of a return ticket, lease/mortgage agreements, employment information, future medical appointments, etc. Have a backup plan should he be denied entry. Answer only the questions asked by the officer. Don't go into flowery detail and don't stray beyond the questions asked. Be concise and truthful. And have a great wedding!

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Just answer the questions directly. Let the officer lead.... do not lead the officer. In other words, if he/she asks whether you are here on business or pleasure, don't jump in and announce that your entire family is waiting for you at your home church because you've been planning your wedding for AGES and your bridesmaids are wearing fuschia, etc, etc, etc. The correct response is "Pleasure".

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Just be honest. If he is asked you guys are getting married or something, he needs to be honest but he doesn't have to volunteer if he isn't asked. Being from Ireland, he probably won't have a very difficult time. As long as he returns afterwards to file for the CR1, you should not have any issues.

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There's no problem with that. Many people decides to get married in other country especially if there's a problem. If you aren't already married, it's probably easier to get married outside of Ireland because in Ireland you have to apply to get married, which means meet with the Registrar of Births/ Deaths/ Marriages, 3 months in advance of your planned wedding date. It can be a long process even obtaining a date to meet with the Registrar.

 
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