Apply for B2, Marrying in the US, Then applying for CR-1 after arrival of marriage certicate while still in the US

[Ryan H 3,812]

Cease and desist with the bickering posts; any additional post disregarding this one will result in a thread ban.

[alicia98981 128]

I have a question for the OP. If he is stating as a tie to Morocco that he is reluctant to leave his Mother alone for too long, will he be willing or able to leave her behind permanently, once you successful get the Visa you decide on?

He has asked before if I were willing to move to Morocco instead because we knew up front immigration would be difficult. However with my military commitments and the fact that I have several more years on mu contract makes that difficult. We wanted to do the B-2 so that he could make periodically return trips back and forth since I have flight benefits and he could stay in Morocco to assist his mother as she relies on him for paying the bills, assisting with business transactions etc. His father left the homes he owns to his mother and his eldest brother has taken the home his father left to him. Therefore his mother has agreed to place the homes in his name on hopes that we can use this prove to the CO his commitment to return to Morocco, even though the guidelines above state he doesn't need to own a residence to establish residence in his country which if brought up he will in turn explain to the CO the reasoning behind this. When he gets to the US, the quickest way to guarenteed work is joint the military. We have already contacted a recruiter who has stared as long as we marry and he can legally work in the US, he can join plus Imad has the added benefit of speaking 5 languages, one of which is critical to the needs of US Military. The hope and desire is we can make periodical trips back and forth to Morocco to ensure his mother his taken care of as well as send money home. When his younger brother becomes legal, he will assume guardianship of the minor sister - his other reason for not wanting to be away too long.

[cdneh 3,112]

All the best then. Seems like you have tried to think of every eventuality

[SennaBrigante 92]

From what I gather with the state I live in, it will take roughly 6-8 weeks to recieve the marriage certificate, but this is unconfirmed. We picked a Central American honeymoon based on the location of where I live so having the B-2 would be in our favor. However, the K-1 seems to be for right now a more likely way of marrying in the US. Since documents have to be original anyway. We figured he just bring them with him. The hope was with the B-2 was that we could complete the 8 week marriage counseling, simultaneously plan a wedding, honeymoon, while I file the documents for the CR-1, he returns home to complete the interview process, and showing his brothers how to take over the household, and wait for me to return from my deployment, IF the orders go through. If I ended up having to deploy, we were hoping all of this could be taken care of while I was deployed essentially knocking out two birds with one stone as far as the periods of seperation. He he has to return home anyway whether I deploy or not and we'd hate for him to be barred from coming permanently when the time comes because he over stayed. As said before, B-2 will definitely be risky which is why we are also thinking we may have to go back to the K1 route to prevent being denied on the assumption that he will overstay his visit. It's not ideal, but it may be the only option we have.

Ask your county officials on how long the actual process takes because after the judge signs your certificate, they just have to record and finalize it and mail it out. Depends on how big your county is and how many people get married there.

I130 documents don't have to be original. We didn't send anything original, all photocopies or certified true copies. The originals you save for the interview. If you're planning to multitask and if you're the one prepping the paperwork anyways, you might not even need the entire maxmum 6 months (assuming that's what he's given at POE) plus an extension. He just needs his signature for the G325a, proof of relationship, birth certificate... pretty much all he needs.

[belinda63 3,038]

Best thing to do is plan for a K-1 or a CR-1 since chances of a tourist visa are very small. I direct you to the Tourist Visa subforum for stories of people who were denied. Travel to Morocco, spend some quality time with him, gets lots of evidence, either marry and file the CR-1 or file the K-1. Morocco is a very difficult consulate and you will need LOTS of evidence of a relationship and time spent together to obtain an immigrant visa from there.

[alicia98981 128]

Ask your county officials on how long the actual process takes because after the judge signs your certificate, they just have to record and finalize it and mail it out. Depends on how big your county is and how many people get married there.

I130 documents don't have to be original. We didn't send anything original, all photocopies or certified true copies. The originals you save for the interview. If you're planning to multitask and if you're the one prepping the paperwork anyways, you might not even need the entire maxmum 6 months (assuming that's what he's given at POE) plus an extension. He just needs his signature for the G325a, proof of relationship, birth certificate... pretty much all he needs.

Thanks! That's good information and great advice! I honestly assume that wehad to use original documents!

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

2 posts removed for stereotyping and name calling. this was prior to the previous moderator warning. again - refrain from making it personal with another member or mod action will follow.

[alicia98981 128]

If that's the case you should take down the other two as well as they were personal attacks that contributed nothing to the conversation or discussion.