Please Help with Answers Re: Marriage

[genem 0]

I have met a Russian woman with a USA business visa good until 12/07. If she comes to USA for marriage to me in 08/07, can she stay in USA after we are married or can there be problems where she would have to return to Russia until a K-3 visa can be issued to her? I am hoping i can obtain all the necessary papers (AOS, SS#, green card, etc.) while she is here so she will not have to return. Please help with answers or links!!!!!

[YuAndDan 153]

If you met her her in the USA and the intent of the business visa was not for immigration then read:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2

[Dan J 277]

Only if she entered on a K-1 visa or another immigrant visa. If she enters on any other visa with the intent to get married to you and adjust status, it will be considered fraud and she could face deportation.

But if she is already in the US and you get married before her visa expires you can file for AOS and she can stay in the country.

Edited May 17, 2007 by Dan + Gemvita

[pushbrk 12,888]

I have met a Russian woman with a USA business visa good until 12/07. If she comes to USA for marriage to me in 08/07, can she stay in USA after we are married or can there be problems where she would have to return to Russia until a K-3 visa can be issued to her? I am hoping i can obtain all the necessary papers (AOS, SS#, green card, etc.) while she is here so she will not have to return. Please help with answers or links!!!!!

If I take what you wrote at face value, the woman is not currently in the USA. The plan is to come to the USA in August and marry you. She can do that but she must return to Russia instead of staying here to adjust status. Coming to the USA with the intention of marriage and status adjustment is only allowed with a K1 visa. To do so on another visa type (and attempt to adjust status) is visa fraud.

If she is coming here in August, you can marry but sometime before her visa expires or for a K3 or CR1 interview she must return to Russia. The visa interview will be in Russia.

If I've misunderstood, and she was already here before you decided to marry, is still here and will remain, then yes, she can stay and adjust status.

[genem 0]

I have met a Russian woman with a USA business visa good until 12/07. If she comes to USA for marriage to me in 08/07, can she stay in USA after we are married or can there be problems where she would have to return to Russia until a K-3 visa can be issued to her? I am hoping i can obtain all the necessary papers (AOS, SS#, green card, etc.) while she is here so she will not have to return. Please help with answers or links!!!!!

If I take what you wrote at face value, the woman is not currently in the USA. The plan is to come to the USA in August and marry you. She can do that but she must return to Russia instead of staying here to adjust status. Coming to the USA with the intention of marriage and status adjustment is only allowed with a K1 visa. To do so on another visa type (and attempt to adjust status) is visa fraud.

If she is coming here in August, you can marry but sometime before her visa expires or for a K3 or CR1 interview she must return to Russia. The visa interview will be in Russia.

If I've misunderstood, and she was already here before you decided to marry, is still here and will remain, then yes, she can stay and adjust status.

Yes, she is in Russia.

[truffles 2]

Genem....i seems to remember you posted recently about a girl and her demand for a prenuptial agreement to ensure she not financially disadvantaged? i recall there were some concerns about her true motives....the relationship you refer to this time is a different person?

[genem 0]

Genem....i seems to remember you posted recently about a girl and her demand for a prenuptial agreement to ensure she not financially disadvantaged? i recall there were some concerns about her true motives....the relationship you refer to this time is a different person?

Yes, i ended the relationship with the other woman and i have met a new one who already has a USA visa.

[turbo2253 0]

hello, don't send her any money! If she has a business visa to come to the USA, she must have more than enough money of her own. This type of situation has been repeated many ways, but it is only a ploy to get money. Please be careful, I am not being disrespectful, but it sounds like some of the docummented scams. Mike

I am sorry, I don't want to offend you in any way, but there are many scams going on everyday, and I just want you to be careful. Have you read up on these scams, before you considered a relationship outside the USA? It is very helpful in finding a sincere partner. By the way, I have not been burned by a scam, and I have found a true relationship abroad, but I was approached by 2 women who were following a scam similar to one I had just read about. I played along until the end when the emergency need for cash appeared, it was kind of fun but I realized it could easily be a nightmare for someone who will have his dream shattered. Mike