getting married to a girl who lives in ecuador with a passport visa...

[jmusica 0]

hi, my situation is ive known my girlfriend/fiance for 3 years now and decided we want to get married. the plan was to have her come to US and get married but i want to know everything i would need and the problems to it if there are any. she has passport permission to stay for 90 days and she will officially live in the US with me till death do us apart. any suggestions or hints or any kind of help for me? never dealt with this before and i need all the help and advice i can get. thanks please help me

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K-1 Process to What Visa Do I Need Forum~

[h13rma 35]

If she has just a regular non-fiance visa then entering the USA with intent to get married is illegal. You can apply for a K1 Fiance visa.

[jmusica 0]

so what should the steps be? we are in love and not doing it for papers. 3 years together and want to make sure everything is done right

[h13rma 35]

so what should the steps be? we are in love and not doing it for papers. 3 years together and want to make sure everything is done right

The correct way to do it is to follow the K1 visa, she would then enter the country with 90 days to get married, you would then file to Adjust status, AOS.

K1 Process http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

AOS http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

[Harsh_77 718]

K1 is one option - other option would be you go there get married there and file for CR1.

There is a guide for CR1 in the guide section, with CR1 you do not have to go thru the AOS process and the day she lands in US she is legal perm resident which makes things lot easier with everything from getting DL to opening bank account etc.

[Nana098 18]

K1 is one option - other option would be you go there get married there and file for CR1.

There is a guide for CR1 in the guide section, with CR1 you do not have to go thru the AOS process and the day she lands in US she is legal perm resident which makes things lot easier with everything from getting DL to opening bank account etc.

I think the best way is CR1, its a little long compared with the K1 process, but is less expensive. Your girlfriend (wife) will obtain in a few weeks SS# and conditional green card for 2 years;(to which you'll have remove conditions 90 days before the expiration date.) and everything suggested by Harsh_77.

[JohnR! 5,495]

hi, my situation is ive known my girlfriend/fiance for 3 years now and decided we want to get married. the plan was to have her come to US and get married but i want to know everything i would need and the problems to it if there are any. she has passport permission to stay for 90 days and she will officially live in the US with me till death do us apart. any suggestions or hints or any kind of help for me? never dealt with this before and i need all the help and advice i can get. thanks please help me

The best option for you is to apply for a K-1 visa, with which she can enter the US with the intent to marry you and stay in the country, all done within the law. It is true that it will cost you a little more, but the K-1 is faster than the CR/IR process. While her K-1 is being processes she can come and visit, and stay as long as her I-94 permits.

Congrats and good luck!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

The correct way to do it is to follow the K1 visa, she would then enter the country with 90 days to get married, you would then file to Adjust status, AOS.

K1 Process http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

AOS http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

The correct guide for a K1 AOS is

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1k3aos

not what you linked.

The first link is correct.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Harpa Timsah