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Can my fiancee/Wife still travel to US on a tourist visa?

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I plan to marry my fiancée in Italy late March. We plan to have her come to the US for a month, reside at my place after we're married and her concerned is traveling to the US when we haven't started the CR1 yet. How do we go about what type visa for her able to travel to the US? We will be married, but will start the CR1 soon right after. Does she provide publication and marriage certificates? we don't know how long this takes to acquire. To the point: Can my fiancée/wife travel to the US on a tourist visa? or what type of visa would be best appropriate for our scenario? 

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She can not live/reside in the US until she receives a valid CR-1 visa. She can not enter the US as a tourist with the intent to stay in the US.  She is allowed to make short visits during the CR-1 process assuming she has a valid visitor visa or requests entry with approved ESTA/VWP and she convinces CBP officers that she will return to her country after her short visit.  Currently, the CR-1 process is taking 12-18 months from filing to visa in hand.  When coming to the US for a visit, she should be prepared to present documentation which will show her intent to return to her country and her strong ties to her country.

 

See this guide for the CR-1 process:  

 

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