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Hello everyone

First off I apologize for the question. this question may have been ask. thank you for helping.

I am a US citizen by naturalization. I live in the US. I have a fiance living in asia. she has a tourist visa to come to the USA. we plan to get married in the USA. What should i do?Which visa should I apply?

just like others, we plan to get married, in hopes she can get her green card, and able to work.

Thank you in advance

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Serbia
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Tourist visa is just that - tourist visa.

If she was to come to US on a tourist visa with intentions to get married, she might be banned for life.

If her intentions are to get married but she entered under the tourist visa on purpose, she would be committing a visa fraud. And that's enough to get banned for life.

There are A LOT of topics here that cover the same subject. There is at least one a week.

K1 is fastest option, but not the cheapest.

IC1/IR1 takes about a year.

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Options for marrying in the US:

1) Start paperwork for K-1 (fiancee) visa, she moves to the US when it's approved, and then you marry. After marriage you submit more paperwork before she is allowed to work. See the guide.

2) Fiancee enters the US on her tourist visa, you marry, then she leaves the US within the confines of the tourist visa. (She will likely want to bring evidence of her ties home in case her intent to leave is questioned. See the threads at the top of the K-1 and IR-1/CR-1 boards.) After marriage you start the IR-1/CR-1 (spouse) visa paperwork, and she moves to the US when it's approved. She can start working when she arrives. See the guide.

Both options have positives and negatives. Which visa path would work better for the two of you depends on your circumstances, priorities, and the like. Here's a comparison of these options to help.

P.S. Your second post, where you ask if your fiancee can enter on her (nonimmigrant) tourist visa with the intent to marry and adjust to immigrant status, is not an option. Stick with the two above.

2012: Married
2014 2016 2017: I-130 packet direct to Frankfurt

Frankfurt's "steps" to DCF:

Step 1: I-130 Petition Checklist (PDF, from their USCIS page)

Step 2: Immigrant/Fiance(e) & K-Visa Applicant Checklist (PDF, from their Appointment & Interview page)

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