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Hi,

I'm preparing the materials to start the K-1 visa process, but I'm not sure what to do about my living situation... I work freelance for a U.S. based NGO, so I've been living in Mexico City with my Mexican fiance on a tourist visa for the last year (and I was living here on a tourist visa as a volunteer in a local organization for the year before that, when we met). Because I'm not a legal resident in Mexico, should I list my U.S. address as my primary address for the last 2 years instead of my Mexico City addresses? Should I avoid including emails or messages with my SO discussing apartment hunting and related topics as proof of an ongoing relationship? I don't have copies of boarding passes, but can I use the stamps in my passport as proof that I've been in Mexico with my SO in the last two years?

Thanks so much for your help!

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Hi,

I'm preparing the materials to start the K-1 visa process, but I'm not sure what to do about my living situation... I work freelance for a U.S. based NGO, so I've been living in Mexico City with my Mexican fiance on a tourist visa for the last year (and I was living here on a tourist visa as a volunteer in a local organization for the year before that, when we met). Because I'm not a legal resident in Mexico, should I list my U.S. address as my primary address for the last 2 years instead of my Mexico City addresses? Should I avoid including emails or messages with my SO discussing apartment hunting and related topics as proof of an ongoing relationship? I don't have copies of boarding passes, but can I use the stamps in my passport as proof that I've been in Mexico with my SO in the last two years?

Thanks so much for your help!

Why not look into getting married in Mexico and filing DCF? You can file DCF in Mexico City. It is faster and cheaper and your fiance would get their green card right after entry to the US. http://www.visajourney.com/content/dcf

As for question about the K-1 forms, you should not lie about where you live. You need to list your addresses for the last 5 years on the G-325A. I see no reason to lie. USCIS is not concerned with you living on a tourist visa in Mexico. Mexico would be the one to take up issue with that, if they wanted to. You need to list the US address where your fiance will live when entering the US. You should list a US address on the I-129F that you can easily receive your mail from because that is where all the USCIS notices will be sent. If possible, I still think your best option is to marry and file for a spousal visa using DCF.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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It's going to be hard to file DCF in Mexico without an FM2/FM3 visa. I wouldn't waste too much time trying to do that.

And I agree that you need to be honest about where you've been living. The US does not ask about or care about immigration status in Mexico.

Long story short, we have a complicated case. We've been at this for nearly 5 years. You can read our story here. I highly recommend our attorney Laurel Scott, as well as attorneys Laura Fernandez and Lizz Cannon .

Filed I-130 via CSC in Feb 2008. Petition approved June 2008. Consular interview in Mexico, Oct 2008, visa denied, INA 212a6cii. We allege improper application of the law in this case.

2012, started over in Seoul: I-130 filed DCF on 7/2, I-130 approved 8/8, Medical at Yonsei Severance 11/20, IR1 appointment in November 2012.

CRBA filed 1-3-13 at Seoul for our daughter

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It's going to be hard to file DCF in Mexico without an FM2/FM3 visa. I wouldn't waste too much time trying to do that.

And I agree that you need to be honest about where you've been living. The US does not ask about or care about immigration status in Mexico.

Ahh okay, good to know. I was not sure what you needed to get married in Mexico. I had only read that you did not need residency to get a marriage license there, like for destination weddings.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Yeah, actually I wasn't even referring to the getting married part, I forgot about that. That's a fiasco in itself, although it certainly can be done from a tourist visa, but there's a lot of paperwork and red tape and half a dozen trips to the registro civil in a lot of cases.

The DCF part is the challenge because the US consulates in Mexico do want to see an FM2 or FM3 visa to qualify for filing DCF, although they aren't strict on the 6-month residency part. In general, if you're living in Mexico on a tourist visa, it's best to file the petition stateside.

In this case, the K1 visa probably is the most straightforward path with the least amount of hair-pulling.

Long story short, we have a complicated case. We've been at this for nearly 5 years. You can read our story here. I highly recommend our attorney Laurel Scott, as well as attorneys Laura Fernandez and Lizz Cannon .

Filed I-130 via CSC in Feb 2008. Petition approved June 2008. Consular interview in Mexico, Oct 2008, visa denied, INA 212a6cii. We allege improper application of the law in this case.

2012, started over in Seoul: I-130 filed DCF on 7/2, I-130 approved 8/8, Medical at Yonsei Severance 11/20, IR1 appointment in November 2012.

CRBA filed 1-3-13 at Seoul for our daughter

4MLHm5.pngCzLqp9.png

You can find me at

Immigrate2us.net as Los G :)

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Yeah, actually I wasn't even referring to the getting married part, I forgot about that. That's a fiasco in itself, although it certainly can be done from a tourist visa, but there's a lot of paperwork and red tape and half a dozen trips to the registro civil in a lot of cases.

The DCF part is the challenge because the US consulates in Mexico do want to see an FM2 or FM3 visa to qualify for filing DCF, although they aren't strict on the 6-month residency part. In general, if you're living in Mexico on a tourist visa, it's best to file the petition stateside.

In this case, the K1 visa probably is the most straightforward path with the least amount of hair-pulling.

Thanks for the info. Red tape is just so much fun :wacko:

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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Thanks for clearing all that up! My next question: as you probably know, the mail system in Mexico can be incredibly unreliable. I'm not confident that mail would actually arrive to my current apt (they just dump it in the doorway of the building). If I put down my current address in the forms, in my cover letter could I request that mail is sent to me at a more stable address (of the established organization where I previously volunteered) or would that complicate matters more?

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