Dates to get married

[Claudiamaria33 0]

Hey everyone! 
 

My fiancée entered the country on June 3 with a tourist visa, and we are planning to get married on July 12.

I am a US citizen living in Florida, and my fiancée recently moved in with me. She arrived in the country a month ago from Guatemala on a tourist visa. Can we get married soon after her arrival, or do we need to wait 30-60-90 days before having the marriage ceremony? She intends to apply for a change of status here in the US. We just obtained a marriage license, but some friends have told us it might be too soon, and we might have problems for the timeline between her entrance to the country and the marriage date.  would consider it would be better to would let this license expire and apply for a new one at least 90 days out?

[Ontarkie 14,115]

~~Moved to AOS from Work, Student and Tourist Visas, from IR1/CR1 P&P- the OP is planning to do AOS.~~

[OldUser 5,855]

2 hours ago, Claudiamaria33 said:

She intends to apply for a change of status here in the US. 

Change of status is for changing from one non-immigrant visa to other. What you mean is "adjustment of status" which leads to permanent residency.

 

2 hours ago, Claudiamaria33 said:

 

Can we get married soon after her arrival, or do we need to wait 30-60-90 days before having the marriage ceremony? 

Yes, you can get married any time if you are both free to marry. However, marrying shortly after can raise suspicion she had immigrant intent when entering on non-immigrant visa.

 

Are you aware of all costs and restrictions associated with adjustment of status? Have you explored an option of marrying shortly and her leaving to council process for CR-1 spousal visa? That process is definitely cheaper and clears any issues with immigrant intent. Of course, it means living separately for some time, though you can visit each other while immigrant petition is pending.

 

If you're absolutely sure about adjusting status, you can do it any moment, though I'd do it 60+ days into her stay, though some may disagree.

Edited June 30 by OldUser

[smilingstone 86]

Does she still have a job and home in her country still? Proving that she didn't have immigrant intent will be tough if she cut all ties to her home country before travelling to see you. 

[SalishSea 17,383]

As long as she did not lie to CBP about her intention to visit (vs adjust status), shouldn’t be an issue.