marriage

[eachubb 0]

My fiance might be getting a scholarship to a college in my state this summer for 2 months. He will find out in about a week. Im curious..would I be able to marry him in court even though he is not a citizen? Would he have to travel back to Egypt while i work on a visa for him to travel here permanently?

[sabi 148]

yes to both questions...you will have to apply for a CR1 visa when he is back to his country

[Inky 1,110]

Yes you could marry him while he was here, Yes he would need to go home at the end of his stay and wait out the spousal visa.

[eachubb 0]

does this visa usually get accepted? Do you have an idea of how long it usually takes? a year or months? thanks for the reply

Yes you could marry him while he was here, Yes he would need to go home at the end of his stay and wait out the spousal visa.

[Inky 1,110]

does this visa usually get accepted? Do you have an idea of how long it usually takes? a year or months? thanks for the reply

As long as you guys do all the forms and paper work and he passed the interview he would be approved. It can take 8-9 months sometimes a little longer depending on if they get put into AP which is extra processing.

[eachubb 0]

great thanks

As long as you guys do all the forms and paper work and he passed the interview he would be approved. It can take 8-9 months sometimes a little longer depending on if they get put into AP which is extra processing.

[sulhaq 60]

Whether the visa is accepted or denied depends entirely upon how you proceed with it. If you have a valid on-going relationship with strong ties to your fiance/husband, and can prove it through documentary evidence, then there is a very high chance that he will be granted the visa (provided to fill out all the forms/applications and provide all documentation correctly and accurately).

The CR-1 visa process, on average, takes anywhere between 8 to 10 months to complete. However, since your fiance is from Egypt, there is a high chance that after your case has been completed, he will be put through mandatory administrative processing for background/name checks. This can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years, and cannot be expedited in any way.

Good luck.

[Ryan H 3,812]

you will have to apply for a CR1 visa when he is back to his country

The US Citizen spouse does not apply for a CR-1 visa, the foreign spouse does, the USC spouse files the I-130 petition.

[NY_BX 397]

My fiance might be getting a scholarship to a college in my state this summer for 2 months. He will find out in about a week. Im curious..would I be able to marry him in court even though he is not a citizen? Would he have to travel back to Egypt while i work on a visa for him to travel here permanently?

Did you already apply for a K-1 visa?

If not, then yes, you can marry him here. He must return to Egypt and you (USC) file a spouse visa. Egypt takes an average of 9 months to a year without a thorough AP. That said, AP may take months and it is almost a given for males in MENA countries.

Good luck!

[And_Sam 44]

Congratulations on your fiance possibly getting a scholarship to a school close to you. I do have to ask, has your fiance all ready applied for a student visa? Does he know if has received the scholarship yet? Only reason why I ask, is because if you have all ready petitioned him/her to come over on a K1 visa, this will flag him/her if they were to file for a student visa. Also if they were to come over on a student visa, the uscis ask them to file at least 120 days before the actual time required for the schooling. Just like the fiance and spousal visas, the student visa applicants has to go through background checks and make sure they qualify to receive the visa.

[sabi 148]

The US Citizen spouse does not apply for a CR-1 visa, the foreign spouse does, the USC spouse files the I-130 petition.

what I meant was, "they" not just her. when she reads the guide she will know what are the procedures... what does she petition for etc