John130

Thank you for clarifying! I'm just concerned about the re-entry in July. After the entry I will make it official in the US or similar. And yes, I can be honest about my entry intention (which is not immigration) or my marriage. Thanks!

Thanks all for the reply! That's what I thought you meant! Thanks for clarifying. I think that can seem more suspicious for my F-1, as our actual wedding will happen in Korea in June. As I'm not planning to immigrate in the long term, I don't think it will be beneficial to leave any record of our marriage before our wedding and registration in Korea. Please let me know if I missing anything! I don't think we can be on the same line at all, as she will go to the citizen/permanent resident line (she has the US passport) and I will go to the foreigner line (I only have the Korean passport). Is there any chance that arriving on the same flight will be problematic for my entry?

Thanks! Just to clarify, do you mean I should go out of my way to tell them about my marriage?

Thanks for the reply! I'm in Newark so we are quite close by My F-1 visa stamp expires July 2027, and my current I-20 expires on May 2025. I believe I should be able to return if I have my EAD card for my OPT when I return in July. At this point, I'm wondering whether the immigration officer has any possible way to know that I'm married to a US citizen unless I tell them, since I'm not legally filing anything related to my marriage in the US.

Hi everyone, thank you for the help. I would very appreciate if you can share your thoughts/ideas for my situation. Situation My gf (US & Korean dual citizenship) and I (Korean citizenship) are planning to get married. I'm currently F-1 undergraduate student, graduating in late May 2024. Will apply for OPT in March, and extend with STEM later on. We are planning for a wedding in Korea in late June 2024, and return to the US for my gf's work and my OPT. In short, the timeline is graduate (US, May) → wedding (Korea, June) → start OPT (US, July) → leave US (when OPT expires). Problem It seems returning to the US in July using my F-1 visa could be a problem. I learned it's illegal to enter with F-1 visa with the intention to immigrate, and it could seem I am trying to immigrate via marriage -- which I am not! We are planning to go back home to Korea after my OPT is over, as both of our families/friends are there. Questions Would there be a possibility that my re-entry getting denied because of my wedding? If so, would it be better to not get the marriage certificate in Korea (i.e. not leave any legal record of our marriage until entering US)? I know it's a very nuanced situation, but I would love to hear your thoughts or similar situations you've seen. Thank you all!