Captkanga

I’m a US citizen and my spouse (beneficiary) is from Argentina but is eligible for an Italian passport, which in theory would allow her to visit the US with only an ESTA (VWP country). My question is, would this present issues with the processing of the application? Would she need to prove intent to return to her country beyond having a return ticket even though it’s not a travel visa? The other concern is that she’d be traveling with our newborn baby who has my last name (different from hers), so she’ll need a letter of consent to travel with the baby which would presumably indicate that she’s traveling to the US to visit her US citizen spouse. The last thing we want is for them to be turned away at the airport in the US.

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My fiancé (Argentina citizen) and I (US citizen) are planning to marry in Mendoza, Argentina on Dec 1, 2023. We’re trying to understand all the requirements for the marriage to be official and legal to get the marriage certificate in Argentina. I saw on another website that I need to obtain a certificate of legal capacity to marry from the US embassy in Argentina. And that we need to file “banns of marriage”.. does this apply for Argentina? Are there any US citizens here who have gone through this process and can point me in the right direction as far as the local Argentina legal requirements? We have a date with the casa gobierno 30 days before the wedding. We’re also planning to hire a licensed translator for the ceremony. We just want to make sure we don’t miss anything or screw anything up. Our ultimate goal is to apply for a CR-1 visa once we have the marriage certificate.