My names TJ, I'm 24 and am a US Citizen. My girlfriend Ana, soon to be fiance, is from Mexico. She was brought over here at age 14 on a tourist visa with her mom. Well her mom decided not to go back to Mexico and both are here on an expired Visas now. Ana is now 19 and our plan is to get married in a year or so, depending on how strict the government becomes on seeking out illegal immigrants, and then proceed the K3 route (because we love each other, not so she can get her green card obviously).

I've browsed this site before reading all the helpful information, and then was also recommended it by a co-worker who is currently bringing his wife over from the Phillipines. I'll look forward to reading all the helpful information along with hopefully inputting some of my own.

If anyone has any input or believes theres a better route than the K3 feel free to chime in and look forward to meeting some new friends on here

TJ

Welcome TJ. I hope you have a nice smooth, successful journey.

Nice to meet you TJ, good luck on your journey

Hello and Welcome to VJ.

Welcome to VJ and good luck on your journey

Since your fiancee is already here you may not need to file for a visa, you may be able to just adjust status while she is here. I'm not well versed in this but you may want to talk to a qualified immigration attorney. You may also want to post this as a separate thread in the AOS forum to get some ideas.

Thank you all for the welcome and also for the advice Zeenusah I will be doing that shortly. Theres sooooo much info on this site I can tell its going to be an awesome learning experience!

Thanks again,

TJ

Hi TJ and welcome.
I agree with Zee. If your fiance is here and isn't planning on going back to Mexico, then you may only need to get married and file for AOS. But if she's out of status now, you may run into problems with that. I am sure there are more qualified people here to help you than I! But welcome anyway

So do tell........how are you going to propose, do you have a theme ? My son is a baskeball assist coach at a university, he proposed to his wife in a very romantic way, he needed other people to assist him in pulling it off, his now wife says that it was soooooooooooo romantic and her eyes sparkle as she decribes how he proposed to her. Are u considering your presentation ? wanna share, I promise I won't tell her, wait a minute I don't know her to tell her, so your secret would be safe with me.....lol

welcome!

Welcome to VJ!

Welcome to VJ my friend. Indeed, your case is complex; so going to an immigration attorney is perhaps a good idea.
Greets from Seattle, L.

I agree with the other VJers... I also believe that if you persue a K-3 visa, it will likely require Ana to be in Mexico for the interview.
I wish you the best in this journey....and Hola, I'm in Washington State also... My wife is in Bolivia waiting on our K-3...patiently..ugg.

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Welcome to VJ and good luck!