Getting married during K1 process

[kristenxo 2]

My fiancé and I have been waiting on the K1 Visa since the beginning of June and are getting impatient. We are thinking if we haven't heard anything by January which would be the 7th month mark he's going to come over here and we're just going to get married. Is that something we can do even if we are technically in the middle of the K1 process? And what would that entail? I believe he won't be able to work for 90 days until he gets the employment form submitted, is this correct?

[Ontarkie 13,913]

Well getting married sets you back to square one.

Him coming over here to get married is legal but if the plan is to get married and adjust then that is fraud as it clear he has intent to immigrate when entering.

[YamenWaad 45]

we were planing the same but we couldn't accomplish our plan first I'm Syrian and it will be impossible to get the tourist visa to visit my fiancee, second it will considered a fraud

so we are waiting patiently to get the K1 visa

172 days .. nothing moves

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Are you saying that if your I-129F petition has not been approved by Jan., then you are just planning to enter the US on the VWP, marry and file AOS to stay in the US? You cannot plan to marry and stay in the US on a tourist visa or VWP. You can marry in the US when visiting, but you would need to then return before your visitation stay expires and file for a spousal visa. Spousal visas are taking awhile right now. I think people are waiting longer for a spousal visa than they are for a K-1. You should just wait for the K-1 visa to be approved.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

My fiancé and I have been waiting on the K1 Visa since the beginning of June and are getting impatient. We are thinking if we haven't heard anything by January which would be the 7th month mark he's going to come over here and we're just going to get married. Is that something we can do even if we are technically in the middle of the K1 process? And what would that entail? I believe he won't be able to work for 90 days until he gets the employment form submitted, is this correct?

If he comes to the U.S. and you guys get married and then he goes back to the UK and you file for CR-1 (spousal visa), that's okay, but getting married in the U.S., staying there and adjust status is FRAUD.

Edited November 28, 2014 by YouAndMeForever

[dwheels76 5,459]

My fiancé and I have been waiting on the K1 Visa since the beginning of June and are getting impatient. We are thinking if we haven't heard anything by January which would be the 7th month mark he's going to come over here and we're just going to get married. Is that something we can do even if we are technically in the middle of the K1 process? And what would that entail? I believe he won't be able to work for 90 days until he gets the employment form submitted, is this correct?

The minute you marry you have called your K1. You are impatient now you really will lose you mind filing a I-130 petition. Just hold on sooner rather than later it will come.

[Ning 619]

My fiancé and I have been waiting on the K1 Visa since the beginning of June and are getting impatient. We are thinking if we haven't heard anything by January which would be the 7th month mark he's going to come over here and we're just going to get married. Is that something we can do even if we are technically in the middle of the K1 process? And what would that entail? I believe he won't be able to work for 90 days until he gets the employment form submitted, is this correct?

You can certainly marry at any time you want . You will just have to understand that doing so ends the K1 process. This means you will begin again while filing for a C R 1. That's expensive, time consuming & a bad idea at this point because he will remain where he is now anyway.

[yuna628 9,528]

You are nearly there. I know it's hard but hang in there. When you are past 'normal processing time' you have the right to call and cattle prod them. But when everything is said and done, it'll all be over and you won't ever have to be apart again.

[Lorvin 45]

I totally understand how you feel. Unless you can move to the UK and be with your partner until the I-130 is processed you are better off staying the course with the I-129f.

[Canadian Tired 6]

Spousal visas are taking awhile right now. I think people are waiting longer for a spousal visa than they are for a K-1. You should just wait for the K-1 visa to be approved.

Absolutely agree. It's almost a year now since filing my I-130 - breaks my heart to see K1 visas processed at what seems to be lightening speed, and all the while, time is going by for me, my partner, and our (nearly) one year old baby at a snail's pace. Not fun.

Counterintuitive to think that couples who aren't legally married are processed faster than those who are, but that appears to be the case right now.

Hang in there. Before veering from your current path, have a look at recent timelines for spousal visas with your consulate. That might help with your decision-making.

All the best,

Edited November 29, 2014 by Canadian Tired

[raven52 233]

I have seen this situation so many times on this site.

Please use your brain, not your heart and feeling to think with!

YOU, are so close to being finished .,., DO NOT retreat, as if you abandon your K-1, you are looking at 12-16 months, for a CR-1, and who know what obama's new edict, will do to the immigration situation.

Just hang in there, you are so close to your NOA 2, do not throw it away, and start a 12-16 month endurance test, you think K-1 was hard, try 12-16 months, not knowing how the immigration laws will effect new petitions!

Good luck and hang in there!

[Andie 147]

My fiancé and I have been waiting on the K1 Visa since the beginning of June and are getting impatient. We are thinking if we haven't heard anything by January which would be the 7th month mark he's going to come over here and we're just going to get married. Is that something we can do even if we are technically in the middle of the K1 process? And what would that entail? I believe he won't be able to work for 90 days until he gets the employment form submitted, is this correct?

Early June filer.... don't back off now... you're almost there as others have said.

Really you do not want to start all over again on a process that will take longer.

Simple as that.

[YamenWaad 45]

Early June filer.... don't back off now... you're almost there as others have said.

Really you do not want to start all over again on a process that will take longer.

Simple as that.

we are still far my friend

I'm June 10th and all the people around me have been approved or received RFE

waiting kills our souls

[clairegie 265]

If you are just getting impatient, why not have him visit you while waiting for the petition to move? Maybe being able to physically console each other will help you re-ignite your patience. And then just have the beneficiary come home... Well that's if you have the means to do so. Just a suggestion

Either way, your petition is bound to be processed soon since you've been waiting long enough. I know it's really hard, we've all been there. Find a way to distract yourself for the mean time. That's about the only thing that helped me maintain my sanity. The approval came when I least expected it.

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

we are still far my friend

I'm June 10th and all the people around me have been approved or received RFE

waiting kills our souls

If waiting kills your souls you really don't want to consider going near a CR1, especially as Obamas new plans could well make things even worse. Hang in there!