Get married on a B2 tourist visa then AOS

[AshMarty 360]

We planned a wedding while applying for the K1 ( I know it is not recommended but it can be done if you have your heart set on it and my husband really wanted it to be done). We even had my husbands family and friends attend with no issues at all.

 

I have been reading a lot of issues on here recently with family members being denied visitors visa when someone in their family is adjusting status from a visitor visa. I don't know much about that process since my husband adjusted from a K1 but its something I would be personally nervous about.

[caliliving 606]

2 hours ago, LArissa123 said:

Hi ya!

 

So then he has to show proof of earnings next year of $20.300 to be able to be my sponsor? Most people don;t make that in 3-4 months of working...that is a bit of a stretch..

also the K1 says you have 60 days to get married not 90..this is why I am considering the B2.

 

What if we only get engaged next year when I visit in January? Would that change things?

 

We really don;t want to reside in the US, we want to travel and do mission work but I know I have to wait around 1 year until I get my green card etc. which is fine but still..I don';t have time to plan the wedding by Christmas, that;s like 1 month and a half away..

 

For a K1- what is the process? I know he would have to pay that £500 something fee, but what is the waiting time to get it after he applies?Does he need to show proof of income to sponsor me for that?

A greencard is for LIVING in the usa. if you have no plans to live there, you will loose your greencard and it is gone! 

what is the point of applying for a greencard if you are going to travel? 

also, you can not enter the stats with the intent to live! as you have a B2 visa, and you dont plan on living in the usa, then you should just plan a wedding in the USA and then you can leave after and you guys can do your missionary work? just have proof of ties of not living in the usa after and you will be fine.  seems as though you dont wan tto work anytime soon.  

also, most people actually come on a k1 and do a courthouse wedding and then do a bigger wedding later. just an FYI! 

[I&A2017 10]

3 hours ago, LArissa123 said:

Hello

 

My boyfriend and I are thinking about getting married and I've got a B2 tourist visa for 5 years and we're not sure if we should go with a K1 fiance visa since we don;t have time for that since Christmas is coming and he is heading here for 3 weeks and then we want to head to the States in January.

I was wondering if we can get married on my B2 visa and then apply for adjustment of status? 

You can;t possibly plan a wedding in 60 days as per the fiance visa- well you can, but it's really hard but coordinating that is nearly impossible since I would like my parents to attend and they need US tourist visas to come..and that takes time..

 

Also, another question I've got that no one really asked in this forum is about the I864P form. Does the spouse have to show proof of $20.300 earned up until that point of filing the documents even if it;s the first few months of the year? My boyfriend just started his own business so can't make that amount in the first 3-4 months of the year. Do we need proof of the IRS docs of previous year to proof his financial stability? 

 

If you can please give me some advice I would be so grateful!

 

Thank you!

you can review the attach and link  in the second page , first question, it is about  what can happen if you get married with a visa different to K-1 . 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A2en.pdf

 

Regards 

[LArissa123 0]

9 minutes ago, I&A2017 said:

you can review the attach and link  in the second page , first question, it is about  what can happen if you get married with a visa different to K-1 . 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/A2en.pdf

 

Regards 

 

 

Thank you all so much.

I had no idea this is so crazy. I honestly didn't know about all of this.

So I guess best thing is to get legally married then return home and apply for the CR-1 and then visit with my B2 visa 6 months at a time, until the CR-1 comes through with the green card. And one of the times when I visit with my B2- we can do the wedding and reception and everything and have the family come over as well.

So just to make sure, since he is building his own business now, he will have to show proof of $20.300 for the previous 12 months and the previous 2016 and 2015 tax return?

 

How long does the Cr1 take to process?

 

I have a 5 years B2 visa so I assume I can visit 6 months at a time no?

 

 

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All the people you see adjusting having entered as a Tourist have decided to do so after entry, a very different situation to yours.

[LArissa123 0]

Just now, Boiler said:

All the people you see adjusting having entered as a Tourist have decided to do so after entry, a very different situation to yours.

ya, I am just learning about all of this.

 

Best is get the CR1 going and get married legally in the Us then head back and visit for 6 months at a time til that comes through.

I will just have to live off my savings until we get the CR1.

[Boiler 45,570]

7 minutes ago, LArissa123 said:

 

 

Thank you all so much.

I had no idea this is so crazy. I honestly didn't know about all of this.

So I guess best thing is to get legally married then return home and apply for the CR-1 and then visit with my B2 visa 6 months at a time, until the CR-1 comes through with the green card. And one of the times when I visit with my B2- we can do the wedding and reception and everything and have the family come over as well.

So just to make sure, since he is building his own business now, he will have to show proof of $20.300 for the previous 12 months and the previous 2016 and 2015 tax return?

 

How long does the Cr1 take to process?

 

I have a 5 years B2 visa so I assume I can visit 6 months at a time no?

 

 

Current income is what counts.

 

CR1 takes a year or so presumably he will have evidence of income by then.

 

Usually entries are for max 6 months, but up to the PoE, what do you do that gives you so much vacation?

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1 minute ago, LArissa123 said:

ya, I am just learning about all of this.

 

Best is get the CR1 going and get married legally in the Us then head back and visit for 6 months at a time til that comes through.

I will just have to live off my savings until we get the CR1.

Do you not work?

[LArissa123 0]

44 minutes ago, caliliving said:

A greencard is for LIVING in the usa. if you have no plans to live there, you will loose your greencard and it is gone! 

what is the point of applying for a greencard if you are going to travel? 

also, you can not enter the stats with the intent to live! as you have a B2 visa, and you dont plan on living in the usa, then you should just plan a wedding in the USA and then you can leave after and you guys can do your missionary work? just have proof of ties of not living in the usa after and you will be fine.  seems as though you dont wan tto work anytime soon.  

also, most people actually come on a k1 and do a courthouse wedding and then do a bigger wedding later. just an FYI! 

Thanks for this,

I actually can live on my savings for around a year without having to worry about anything. So CR1 is best..if I can visit him 6 months at a time, then we'll make it until that comes through.

I honestly had no idea of this whole thing. but everything will work out. I'm sure of it.

[LArissa123 0]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Current income is what counts.

 

CR1 takes a year or so presumably he will have evidence of income by then.

 

Usually entries are for max 6 months, but up to the PoE, what do you do that gives you so much vacation?

I can afford to live off my savings. I work in tech

[AnaidAaron 42]

37 minutes ago, LArissa123 said:

 

 

So I guess best thing is to get legally married then return home and apply for the CR-1 and then visit with my B2 visa 6 months at a time, until the CR-1 comes through with the green card.

 

 

Someone please confirm this, but as far as I'm concerned, you are not allowed to visit when you're waiting for a spousal visa. I have a visitors visa myself, and visiting was a concern we had, that's why we went for the K-1 instead of the CR-1, because you're able to visit while the process is going on. But by no means can you stay 6 months at a time, that's practically living in the US, and visitors visas are not for that. 

Edited October 31, 2017 by AnaidAaron

[Boiler 45,570]

Of course you can visit.

[Gorkhali 214]

when u are undergoing CR1 or IR1 visa, you can visit US on Visitor Visa. Just make sure you carry enough proof to prove your ties back home and be prepared to be sent to the secondary room by CBP for further questioning. 

 

 

No matter what don't lie 'coz that will come back to bite u later

[Boiler 45,570]

10 minutes ago, Gorkhali said:

when u are undergoing CR1 or IR1 visa, you can visit US on Visitor Visa. Just make sure you carry enough proof to prove your ties back home and be prepared to be sent to the secondary room by CBP for further questioning. 

 

 

No matter what don't lie 'coz that will come back to bite u later

That goes for any entrant.

[Gorkhali 214]

Just now, Boiler said:

That goes for any entrant.

indeed .. thanks for correcting me. 

 

I was replying in the context of the OP.