What Visa should we choose?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

#4 is actually impossible, not illegal. It's not a thing.

[NikLR 13,227]

# 4 is actually illegal, He enters the US. with the intentions of getting married under a tourist visa, that is illegal, yes it does happen but I have seen/know and heard of others getting caught doing this. When caught they are deported, and possibley banned. Chances of getting caught are very small, but why risk it.

You said you will marry in the US in May 2014 that is alot of time possibly enough time to procce a K-1 or better for his work status would get married now and then spousal visa.

no wait to work once arriving in U.S.

It is not illegal to go to the USA and get married. What is illegal is to go to the USA with the intent to stay after marriage.

We chose the CR1 because its less expensive and you're granted a green card upon entry. The whole thing, from mailing the petition to the POE, will take us 8 months. I can travel and work ASAP. It would cost a great deal more for a K1 and take a lot longer to get the actual green card. Granted you can get work authorization and advance parole but you have to wait for both of those and then wait again after the AOS is approved for the green card. Both ways means a removal of conditions in 2 years. (Only if you have been married for 2 years or more at POE does the foreign spouse receive a 10 year green card.)

[mai95 4]

It is not illegal to go to the USA and get married. What is illegal is to go to the USA with the intent to stay after marriage.

We chose the CR1 because its less expensive and you're granted a green card upon entry. The whole thing, from mailing the petition to the POE, will take us 8 months. I can travel and work ASAP. It would cost a great deal more for a K1 and take a lot longer to get the actual green card. Granted you can get work authorization and advance parole but you have to wait for both of those and then wait again after the AOS is approved for the green card. Both ways means a removal of conditions in 2 years. (Only if you have been married for 2 years or more at POE does the foreign spouse receive a 10 year green card.)

I will stand by my statement that it is illegal to go to the U.S. on a tourist visa with the intent to marry and immigrate to the U.S.

http://www.thesolomonlawfirm.com/cm/practiceareadescriptions/immigration-articles/intent-when-applying-for-a-visa.asp

"Unless you come here with a fiancée visa, it is illegal to travel to the United States with the intention to marry a U.S. Citizen and not return to one’s home country. If these facts are established, an application to adjust status to become a permanent resident of the United States (i.e. to obtain a green card) will almost certainly be denied. Not only that, but you could be facing criminal charges that could result in a fine of up to $250,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. A lesser sanction under a different statute could result in a fine of up to $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. As bad as those penalties are, there is another one that could be even worse. What if your new spouse is deported and banned from living in the United States?"

Those are a quick search of the internet. The question is what was the intent at the time they did come to the U.S.

[NikLR 13,227]

I will stand by my statement that it is illegal to go to the U.S. on a tourist visa with the intent to marry and immigrate to the U.S.

http://www.thesolomo...-for-a-visa.asp

"Unless you come here with a fiancée visa, it is illegal to travel to the United States with the intention to marry a U.S. Citizen and not return to one's home country. If these facts are established, an application to adjust status to become a permanent resident of the United States (i.e. to obtain a green card) will almost certainly be denied. Not only that, but you could be facing criminal charges that could result in a fine of up to $250,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. A lesser sanction under a different statute could result in a fine of up to $10,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. As bad as those penalties are, there is another one that could be even worse. What if your new spouse is deported and banned from living in the United States?"

Those are a quick search of the internet. The question is what was the intent at the time they did come to the U.S.

you didn't SAY this the first time! you said THIS: # 4 is actually illegal, He enters the US. with the intentions of getting married under a tourist visa, that is illegal

The bolded statement is correct. The statement you said originally is not. They are two different things.

[mai95 4]

you didn't SAY this the first time! you said THIS: # 4 is actually illegal, He enters the US. with the intentions of getting married under a tourist visa, that is illegal

The bolded statement is correct. The statement you said originally is not. They are two different things.

Ok the 1st time I did say that "#4 is actually illegal, He enters the US. with the intentions of getting married under a tourist visa, that is illegal"

he key to that statement is with the intentions

BYE

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Maybe mai95 doesn't understand English very well. Let's let it rest.

Edited April 16, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[NikLR 13,227]

Maybe mai95 doesn't understand English very well. Let's let it rest.

Probably best.