jack peter

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

Do you have a valid visa that allows you to work in the US?

Yes

5 hours ago, Stein said:

You can't.  It's fraud.  How can you make it look bona fide when it isn't?

What if we ARE in a relationship?

39 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

Yeah, spousal visas are for spouses, not for friends and housemates. 

True, and once we commit to marriage, it is indeed for a spouse ...?

39 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Doesn't sound like a marriage for love.  And that won't be your only problem is you are re-entering the US with plans to adjust.  Your housemate should also visit you in your home country if this is "love"

Love between friends? Marriage has to be for love? I suppose in many cases it's not ...

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

"Marry in haste, repent in leisure."

 

Marrying now for "visa purposes and other reasons" will be obvious to any consular officer interviewing you for the visa, and thinking of marriage/staying to adjust status is wrong.  This isn't what the I-130 is meant for.

 

Go back, make your 2 to 3 visits and her one visit, then consider marriage if you're compatible, genuinely committed, etc.

Thank for your suggestion. I'm thinking about this too.

I'm planning to get marriage with a close friend/housemate I've lived with for three months. Not solely for the visa purpose, but it is a big reason.

The problem is: I'm going back to my country in late November, and would stay there for more than one year for work while applying for the CR-1/IR-1 visa.

Is this considered a red flag? What should we do to prove that our marriage is bona fide? I'm from East Asia and my country probably does not have many marriage frauds.

She will probably visit me 1 time during the year, while I may come back 2-3 times for work.

We could prepare the following documents:

• Joint bank account statements  
• Joint car
• Wedding photos
• Dating/visit photos
• Photos with family
• Contact records (messenger, phone call, etc)

If applying for CR-1/IR-1 seems too risky, would coming back after two years and apply for change of status in the US be a better choice?

I'm not that worried about when I could come back, but whether I could come back.