K1 with Undocumented student in france

[Abdouk 1]

Hi. I am a student in france and my papers is bout to be finish next mounth and i need to do the k1 visa with my girfriend i just would like to know if its possible to do it if i am undocummented 

[f f 725]

you must have legal residence in the country you are interviewing in.

 

as for being undocumented in France and then applying for a k1 vIsa they suspect you are doing this just to get residence some where. so you will need to b load up on relationship stuff.

[Abdouk 1]

16 minutes ago, f f said:

you must have legal residence in the country you are interviewing in.

 

as for being undocumented in France and then applying for a k1 vIsa they suspect you are doing this just to get residence some where. so you will need to b load up on relationship stuff.

 We been together for 7 years now and we even get married religiously 3 years agor and next mounth she coming in france to see me so dont you think i will work because i heard uscis is not interested if u legual or not since its a k1 visa

[Ash.1101 1,756]

5 minutes ago, Abdouk said:

 We been together for 7 years now and we even get married religiously 3 years agor and next mounth she coming in france to see me so dont you think i will work because i heard uscis is not interested if u legual or not since its a k1 visa

If you have gotten married religiously and USCIS finds out about it, they most likely will find you to be "too married" for a K-1. Just because you aren't LEGALLY married on paper, doesn't mean USCIS doesn't recognize religious marriages as being married. In this case if they deny your K-1 because of that, you'll have to go marry in another country or get a visitor visa to the US get married here and go back to your home country and then apply for a CR-1 visa.


And yes, they do care if you are legal or not. If you're willing to break other countries immigration laws, you'll be seen as willing to break US immigration laws.

Edited January 21, 2017 by Ash.1101

[Unlockable 7,314]

Sounds like K1 is not an option.

[Abdouk 1]

4 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

If you have gotten married religiously and USCIS finds out about it, they most likely will find you to be "too married" for a K-1. Just because you aren't LEGALLY married on paper, doesn't mean USCIS doesn't recognize religious marriages as being married. In this case if they deny your K-1 because of that, you'll have to go marry in another country or get a visitor visa to the US get married here and go back to your home country and then apply for a CR-1 visa.


And yes, they do care if you are legal or not. If you're willing to break other countries immigration laws, you'll be seen as willing to break US immigration laws.

Thank you for your answers now i understand so i should never tell them that we religiously get married right ok. So what is the best thing to do according to you ?? 

[Abdouk 1]

2 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

Sounds like K1 is not an option.

Why?

[NikLR 13,227]

2 minutes ago, Abdouk said:

Thank you for your answers now i understand so i should never tell them that we religiously get married right ok. So what is the best thing to do according to you ?? 

No.  Never lie.  If you are married religiously you may as well finish the job and apply for the CR1.  There is such a thing as too married for the K1 and not married enough for the CR1.  Right now you are in that area.  

Also you cannot interview anywhere that you do not have legal presence.  So you will have to interview in your home country. 

[Transborderwife 4,666]

2 minutes ago, Abdouk said:

Why?

You need to be in the country legally

[Unlockable 7,314]

6 minutes ago, Abdouk said:

Why?

Refer to Ash.1101 comment.

 

A religious marriage IS a marriage in many places. If it can be legitimately recognized in the place you got married it will be recognized by immigration.

 

Also, refer to the legal status advice previously mentioned.

Edited January 21, 2017 by NuestraUnion

[Lemonslice 4,852]

I have seen case of people interviewing in France without having a current "carte de séjour". Might or might not work.  However, if you are married, religiously or otherwise, then you need to apply for a spouse visa - please look into what would be required at your local townhall (mairie) to get legally married during her next visit (publication des bans, etc.) - no matter where you end up interviewing, this will save you the troubles of being too married for a K1, not enough for a CR1. 

[Abdouk 1]

5 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

I have seen case of people interviewing in France without having a current "carte de séjour". Might or might not work.  However, if you are married, religiously or otherwise, then you need to apply for a spouse visa - please look into what would be required at your local townhall (mairie) to get legally married during her next visit (publication des bans, etc.) - no matter where you end up interviewing, this will save you the troubles of being too married for a K1, not enough for a CR1. 

Ok i will take that into account i just would like to say that for our marriage i wasnt even in place they got me through the phone and that it and no papers no nothing its was just an excuse for her parents to let him com here in france to see me so i dont knoe if i can consider it as a real wedding cause we plan to do a real one once we back to senegal in 2 years 

[Abdouk 1]

33 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

Refer to Ash.1101 comment.

 

A religious marriage IS a marriage in many places. If it can be legitimately recognized in the place you got married it will be recognized by immigration.

 

Also, refer to the legal status advice previously mentioned.

 for our marriage i wasnt even in place they got me through the phone and thats it and no papers no nothing its was just an excuse for her parents to let him com here in france to see me so i dont knoe if i can consider it as a real wedding

[Lemonslice 4,852]

If they call her parents and ask if you guys are married - what would their answer be?

[Abdouk 1]

37 minutes ago, NikLR said:

No.  Never lie.  If you are married religiously you may as well finish the job and apply for the CR1.  There is such a thing as too married for the K1 and not married enough for the CR1.  Right now you are in that area.  

Also you cannot interview anywhere that you do not have legal presence.  So you will have to interview in your home country. 

Thank u for your answer thats very kind