Entering on visitor visa and getting married

[Starla 0]

Hello everyone!

I live in Europe, and my American military boyfriend of 2 years might be getting sent back home to the states immediately. I know I should have looked for what would happen but the overwhelming stress won't allow me to be concise while searching for information, so I thought I'd come to the forum that got through my first K1 application (that ended in divorce!).

What would happen if I entered the US on a visitor's visa and married my boyfriend, say, in Las Vegas or something like that?

Would I still have to come back to Portugal and file a K3, or is there any way to adjust the status once I am married?

Another hypothetical situation: what if I enter on a J1 for au pair, could I then get married and adjust my status without having to leave?

Thank you soo much!

Edited May 5, 2007 by Starla

[Dan J 277]

Hello everyone!

I live in Europe, and my American military boyfriend of 2 years might be getting sent back home to the states immediately. I know I should have looked for what would happen but the overwhelming stress won't allow me to be concise while searching for information, so I thought I'd come to the forum that got through my first K1 application (that ended in divorce!).

What would happen if I entered the US on a visitor's visa and married my boyfriend, say, in Las Vegas or something like that?

Would I still have to come back to Portugal and file a K3, or is there any way to adjust the status once I am married?

Another hypothetical situation: what if I enter on a J1 for au pair, could I then get married and adjust my status without having to leave?

Thank you soo much!

You can enter and get married just fine, but you cant stay. You have to return, file for K-3 or CR-1/IR-1. Entering the country with the intent to get married and stay (File for AOS) on anything other than a dual intent visa(H1B), K-1 visa or another immigrant visa is considered fraud. If you were already in the country on a diffrent kind of visa and then decided to get married you could file AOS and stay, but you cant enter the country with that intent.

[Starla 0]

Hello everyone!

I live in Europe, and my American military boyfriend of 2 years might be getting sent back home to the states immediately. I know I should have looked for what would happen but the overwhelming stress won't allow me to be concise while searching for information, so I thought I'd come to the forum that got through my first K1 application (that ended in divorce!).

What would happen if I entered the US on a visitor's visa and married my boyfriend, say, in Las Vegas or something like that?

Would I still have to come back to Portugal and file a K3, or is there any way to adjust the status once I am married?

Another hypothetical situation: what if I enter on a J1 for au pair, could I then get married and adjust my status without having to leave?

Thank you soo much!

You can enter and get married just fine, but you cant stay. You have to return, file for K-3 or CR-1/IR-1. Entering the country with the intent to get married and stay (File for AOS) on anything other than a dual intent visa(H1B), K-1 visa or another immigrant visa is considered fraud. If you were already in the country on a diffrent kind of visa and then decided to get married you could file AOS and stay, but you cant enter the country with that intent.

thanks, that's what I thought! I would love to do that but I guess I better not risk it.....especially since i have already been married to an american before...god. so much hassle.

[de7wcc 0]

Hello everyone!

I live in Europe, and my American military boyfriend of 2 years might be getting sent back home to the states immediately. I know I should have looked for what would happen but the overwhelming stress won't allow me to be concise while searching for information, so I thought I'd come to the forum that got through my first K1 application (that ended in divorce!).

What would happen if I entered the US on a visitor's visa and married my boyfriend, say, in Las Vegas or something like that?

Would I still have to come back to Portugal and file a K3, or is there any way to adjust the status once I am married?

Another hypothetical situation: what if I enter on a J1 for au pair, could I then get married and adjust my status without having to leave?

Thank you soo much!

my sister did the same thing with here now husband who is from england and the us goverment mad it a real hassle for him to get his visa then green card almost deported him but eventually everything worked out had to pay a lawyer 5000.00 dollars to straighten everything out

[TimsDaisy 0]

you should do some reading on this site on the probably 100s of threads addressing the topic. . . . . even if you are stressed. the most important step in anyone's immigration process is READING READING READING and figuring out what questions should be asked and how, if at all.

Best of luck.