What is best way to go about getting married and filling

[guggs19 2]

Hi,

 

I am a canadian citizen and my gf and I have been dating for over a year now. I work in Canada but on a border town and she works/lives about 30 minutes from where I work. Does anyone have advice on the best way to go about marry my gf? Is it best to just cross over and get married on a random day and then file? Also we were informed I could do a two step process, get married, come back and continue to visit her until visa is approved. I know this may run me the risk of not being able to re enter once a visa is pending. Secondly, would it best to get married, file and just stay in the US until all the documents are received?

 

Any one have any info or advice?

Also what forms are best to fill out i was going to fill out the spousal application plus the advance parole to try and allow me to keep my job

[Seth And Quynh 77]

she can't come to the usa and marry that would be fraud

[guggs19 2]

she lives in the us.. i live in canada

[Roel 7,192]

Just look up the guides on the website and see what will fit you best.

1. US citizen file K1 fiance visa. You have to get married in the US after you get your visa. Can't leave the country until you receive either travel permit or green card. Takes about 6 - 8 months to get K1 visa. After wedding, about 3 - 4 months to receive travel permit and work permit after you send out AoS paperwork. It's about a year to get a green card.

2. You marry in Canada. US citizen file CR1 spouse visa. Takes about a year. You can visit each other during the process. You can travel and work right away after arriving in the US.

3. You marry in US. You go back to Canada. US citizen files CR1 spouse visa. Takes about a year.

 

There has been countless topics like that. Especially regarding US/Canada.

 

edit: You cannot move to the US with the intention to get married AND apply for the green card through the adjustment of status. That's visa fraud.

Edited August 1, 2017 by Roel

[guggs19 2]

thanks for the answer. im just trying to find the easiest way to do, we live super close just with the border it is a bit of an issue

[SabRob 154]

I mean... you could try to get married in the US and adjust status from there but this is considered immigrant intent. If the cbp officer suspects this you could have your visa cancelled or worse yet..get married, file for AOS and be accused of misrepresenting yourself in order to obtain immigrant benefits. Ofc it is possible to do all this, but it would be risky. The best/safest way to do it would probably be to get married in Canada and apply for a CR1 visa. 

 

Or...apply for a fiance visa. This takes about 6-7 months whereas a spouse visa takes about 1 year from start to finish.

[guggs19 2]

with option number 3 i would not be able to enter the us until that is approved right? Seems like option 2 is best.. what about getting married and just staying in the US.. until everything is approved

[Roel 7,192]

1 minute ago, SabRob said:

I mean... you could try to get married in the US and adjust status from there but this is considered immigrant intent. If the cbp officer suspects this you could have your visa cancelled or worse yet..get married, file for AOS and be accused of misrepresenting yourself in order to obtain immigrant benefits. Ofc it is possible to do all this, but it would be risky.

 It's a immigration fraud. Don't suggest people to do that.

 

OP, there is no FAST or EASY process.

You have it better than 99% people waiting for their visas because you live close to each other. Don't abuse that.

[Roel 7,192]

1 minute ago, guggs19 said:

with option number 3 i would not be able to enter the us until that is approved right? Seems like option 2 is best.. what about getting married and just staying in the US.. until everything is approved

I assume you're only allowed to stay 90 days in the US, max. So no, it won't happen. The process will take about a year. You can visit, but don't abuse your visitation privilege.

 

Besides you have to attend medical and interview in Canada.

 

[guggs19 2]

As a canadian citizen I can stay up to 6 months in the us without coming back to canada

[spottymax 45]

If you file for the K1, she can come visit you with no problems.  My wife lived outside Toronto while we went through the K1 process and I was able to visit her almost every other weekend.

[kat.cap13 233]

54 minutes ago, guggs19 said:

Hi,

 

I am a canadian citizen and my gf and I have been dating for over a year now. I work in Canada but on a border town and she works/lives about 30 minutes from where I work. Does anyone have advice on the best way to go about marry my gf? Is it best to just cross over and get married on a random day and then file? Also we were informed I could do a two step process, get married, come back and continue to visit her until visa is approved. I know this may run me the risk of not being able to re enter once a visa is pending. Secondly, would it best to get married, file and just stay in the US until all the documents are received?

 

Any one have any info or advice?

Also what forms are best to fill out i was going to fill out the spousal application plus the advance parole to try and allow me to keep my job

If you cross over the border as a tourist (B-2) and marry your girlfriend in the US, but your intention before entering the US was to get married - that would be fraudulent. However, if you entered the US without the intention of getting married and it just happens you'd file an Adjustment of Status (Form I-130). USCIS will look at how quickly you and your girlfriend got married - if you got married within the 30 days (30/60 rules) of the Port of Entry date than USCIS will think your intention wasn't to enter as a tourist. Its extremely risky to go down this path for citizenship. I wouldn't recommend it as the implications are severe if fraud is detected….

 

Are you planning on keeping your job in Canada? If you get married in Canada and wait for the green card you won't have issues crossing the border as long as you're within the 6 months of the B-2 and show strong ties to Canada. This will be easy to do if you are employed in Canada. 

 

I've filed for the K1 visa (Form I-129F), which will get me into the US quicker (also more expensive) than the CR1 visa. It all depends how quickly you want to with your girlfriend in the US. With K1 visa you must marry within 90 days after visa approved in the US. All depends on your timeline and preferences.

 

Goodluck!!

Edited August 1, 2017 by kat.cap13

[SabRob 154]

1 minute ago, Roel said:

 It's a immigration fraud. Don't suggest people to do that.

 

OP, there is no FAST or EASY process.

You have it better than 99% people waiting for their visas because you live close to each other. Don't abuse that.

I wasn't suggesting that OP should do it, lol. I said it's possible because it is possible to adjust status from a tourist visa and people do it all the time and it's risky even if you didn't have immigrant intent at the border.

[SabRob 154]

9 minutes ago, guggs19 said:

As a canadian citizen I can stay up to 6 months in the us without coming back to canada

You can visit during the process. My husband and I visited and I was there for 5 months during the process. 

 

Your best bet is probably a spouse visa since you get a green card and can get a job/us driver's license etc right away.

[guggs19 2]

8 minutes ago, kat.cap13 said:

If you cross over the border as a tourist (B-2) and marry your girlfriend in the US, but your intention before entering the US was to get married - that would be fraudulent. However, if you entered the US without the intention of getting married and it just happens you'd file an Adjustment of Status (Form I-130). USCIS will look at how quickly you and your girlfriend got married - if you got married within the 30 days (30/60 rules) of the Port of Entry date than USCIS will think your intention wasn't to enter as a tourist. Its extremely risky to go down this path for citizenship. I wouldn't recommend it as the implications are severe if fraud is detected….

 

Are you planning on keeping your job in Canada? If you get married in Canada and wait for the green card you won't have issues crossing the border as long as you're within the 6 months of the B-2 and show strong ties to Canada. This will be easy to do if you are employed in Canada. 

I would like to keep my job as long as possible, however, i do not mind to lose it. I am working in the niagara area and she is lives in buffalo so it does not seem that far. so best thing is to get married in canada she goes home and files, what do i tell border guards after she has filed. i am visiting my wife or gf?