marriage after K1 approval

[obladi 0]

Hi everyone,

My fiance has all of her work together and is ready to schedule her interview. My question is this: After we get our anticipated K1 visa, can I marry my fiance in Mexico (not as a replacement for our marriage in the US of course). Her mother would really like to see us get married down there as well and I think that would be awesome. Would this be a risk as far as putting a stop to the process before she actually moves up here? I know if the process started from the begining that would be a whole different visa. It seems like it would take awhile after she moves up here to get approval for international travel until the Change of Status paperwork goes through. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also a slightly related question. They don't ask to interview me during the K1 process. I am wondering if I should be volunteering information in some way or ask for an interview just to remove any doubts about our relationship. Just curious since I haven't seen any info on interviewing the US fiance.

thanx,

Luke

[ADO<3MINKA 1]

I second both of these questions!!!

[Enigma11561 336]

A K1 means you enter the U.S. as a fiancee and get married here. Tell mama that you will be happy to have another wedding there AFTER after this one here. If the embassy where the interview takes place allows you to be there ( most do not), then go. DO NOT volunteer anything. Just answer any questions posed to you simply and concisely.Remember this is for her visa, her interview. She is the one they want to talk to.

[Dave&Roza 748]

It amazes me how many times this question is asked. What part of FIANCEE do people not understand?!? It means as stated above that you are free to married and your FIANCEE is free to marry when ENTERING the USA. You must get married in the US within 90 days. If you wish to get married in the home country of your SO then the IR-1/CR-1 visa is the way to go. Should you get married in Mexico the K-1 is null and void and you will have to pay the fees and wait all over again. Get married in the US, apply for AOS and when your now wife has AP or GC then travel back to Mexico and have another "wedding" for her mother. To do otherwise puts the whole K-1 in jeorpardy.

Good luck,

Dave

[Sirdaniel42 86]

:bonk:

[Moomin 292]

Yeah, consider the K1 as a contract. Your part of it is to remain legally free to marry until entering the US on a K1 and marrying within the 90 days to the original petitioner. You've signed quite a few documents so far stating that.

Marrying before POE. The thing is your immigration adventure isn't over until becoming a citizen. Even after that, any documents you did or did not provide can come back and haunt you. If you decide to have a legal wedding there's no time limit to when USCIS may revoke greencard or citizenship. So 20 years down the road.. You might have wished you'd wait the few months, marry in the US and then later on (after getting greencard) going back to have a ceremony in the home country for the relatives there to participate in. That, or try to get a tourist visa for the mother.

[Dan C. 18]

No, you cannot get (legally) married in Mexico if you're going for a K-1 visa, whether or not it's approved. If you get a K-1, you must marry in the US.

If you want to have a non-official ceremony in Mexico beforehand, that's up to you. My wife and I found that church weddings are considered non-official in Mexico, but the church generally requires that you do your civil ceremony ahead of the church ceremony -- and provide them with a copy of your civil marriage certificate. Because of the travel restrictions once you adjust status from a K-1, we couldn't even get married civilly in the US and then travel to Mexico for a church wedding.

So, we abandoned the K-1 idea and went for the CR-1 instead.

I'd say that at your point, you're pretty much committed to having your wedding in the US, unless you decide to throw everything out and start from scratch (I wouldn't).

[baron555 934]

Hi everyone,

My fiance has all of her work together and is ready to schedule her interview. My question is this: After we get our anticipated K1 visa, can I marry my fiance in Mexico (not as a replacement for our marriage in the US of course). Her mother would really like to see us get married down there as well and I think that would be awesome. Would this be a risk as far as putting a stop to the process before she actually moves up here? I know if the process started from the begining that would be a whole different visa. It seems like it would take awhile after she moves up here to get approval for international travel until the Change of Status paperwork goes through. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also a slightly related question. They don't ask to interview me during the K1 process. I am wondering if I should be volunteering information in some way or ask for an interview just to remove any doubts about our relationship. Just curious since I haven't seen any info on interviewing the US fiance.

thanx,

Luke

Yes, getting married there makes the K-1 visa null and void and she wouldn't be allowed into the US with it. If some how you did as you plan and snuck into the US on the K-1, when you go to AOS, your fraud would be vetted out and she may become deported and possibly given a lifetime ban.

Not a good idea.

And no, you can not have an interview, only the fiance does. Some Embassies allow the USC to be present and some do not.

[obladi 0]

Thank you all for your replies It looks like the answers are obvious and I am glad to have the clarifications

Luke

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Hi everyone,

My fiance has all of her work together and is ready to schedule her interview. My question is this: After we get our anticipated K1 visa, can I marry my fiance in Mexico (not as a replacement for our marriage in the US of course). Her mother would really like to see us get married down there as well and I think that would be awesome. Would this be a risk as far as putting a stop to the process before she actually moves up here? I know if the process started from the begining that would be a whole different visa. It seems like it would take awhile after she moves up here to get approval for international travel until the Change of Status paperwork goes through. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Also a slightly related question. They don't ask to interview me during the K1 process. I am wondering if I should be volunteering information in some way or ask for an interview just to remove any doubts about our relationship. Just curious since I haven't seen any info on interviewing the US fiance.

thanx,

Luke

You already got the answer, no can do.

How about just getting together with her family for an engagement party to celebrate before you leave Mexico? You can always return later and have another ceremony there in front of her family. My husband and I plan on doing that in the future. Have a vowel renewal ceremony there with his family and friends, maybe for an anniversary. You could plan a romantic get away in Mexico to reaffirm your love and marriage there in front of her family this time. :]