K1 Visa general question

[Vin&Rachel 7]

Ive come to realize that the K1 visa is designed for an American with their partner still in their home country and they are getting the K1 to get them in, all the stories I've read so far are talking about showing plane tickets from visits, having the plane ticket from when they first met, cell phone bills to show calls etc. However, Me and my fiancé both live in Japan together and have done together for the past two years, we met here, Im from the UK and she is a US citizen;

my question is will our case be an issue? Our reasons for not getting married here in Japan is simply because we want her family and my friends (whom are closer to the states than Japan) to attend the wedding. It feels very much like the K-1 is designed for US citizens who want to get married but both reside in their home countries.

Im guessing this isn't an issue?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

The vast majority of K1's are with the US petitioner in the USA, but your case is not super unusual.

The only issue is that you will need a co-sponsor for the financial requirements.

[Mike&Lin 39]

Your question seems to indicate that you only want to be married in the US but not actually move to the US to live. If that is the case then the K1 visa is not appropriate. You would just come to the US on a tourist visa for the wedding then you and your wife would return to Japan.

[Vin&Rachel 7]

We`re actually planning to stay in the states,
Spending money on Flying to the states and back then back again isnt possible while we work. The spousel route doesnt appeal to us either with marriage in a registry office with no family or friends and having to wait 14 months to redo our vows was our main issue of the CR1.

Regardless, ive looked into this topic and found out that the USC doesn`t need to reside in the states to apply so its all good