Marriage question

[NYjones 13]

Hello everyone, I have been wanting to ask this question for a while now so here goes.

Will marrying a US citizen affect an immigration visa case(f4 visa)? Before the completion of the case? For instance, the non us citizen travels to the US for the purpose of getting married to a us citizen THEN returns home while waiting for the case to wrap up.

Any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance.

[apple21 953]

It depends. Are you the principal applicant of the F4 or are you a derivative child?

FYI, using a tourist visa for marriage purposes is fraud.

[NYjones 13]

Thanks for your response. I am the principal applicant.

Wouldn't it be fraud if I intended to stay and adjust my status? Would getting married then leaving be fraud?

[aaron2020 11,651]

It depends. Are you the principal applicant of the F4 or are you a derivative child?

FYI, using a tourist visa for marriage purposes is fraud.

There is no fraud in using a tourist visa to come to marry in the US and then leave.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello everyone, I have been wanting to ask this question for a while now so here goes.

Will marrying a US citizen affect an immigration visa case(f4 visa)? Before the completion of the case? For instance, the non us citizen travels to the US for the purpose of getting married to a us citizen THEN returns home while waiting for the case to wrap up.

Any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance.

Since you have already applied for your immigrant visa in July 2014, why not just wait for it and come to the US as and immigrant and then marry and stay?

Why complicate things? Do you already have a tourist visa?

[apple21 953]

What is your F4 priority date?

[NYjones 13]

Since you have already applied for your immigrant visa in July 2014, why not just wait for it and come to the US as and immigrant and then marry and stay?

Why complicate things? Do you already have a tourist visa?

Yes, I have a visa. We are just looking at all options at this point. My fiance and I are looking at August to get married but I was just curious about how marriage would affect a case in this category.

I have done research and I know that marriage would void a k1 visa petition.

What is your F4 priority date?

My PD is NOV 2001 So it is current. My case was completed a month ago so I am waiting on an interview date. Like I mentioned above I was curious about the scenario.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Keep it simple. Wait for your interview for an immigration visa. Then immigrate to the US and get marry.

Why would you want to complicate things? What is the urgency that makes complicating things a good idea?

Edited February 25, 2015 by aaron2020