Marriage after arriving on tourist visa

[jbanya 19]

The purpose of a K1 is not a "get to know you and decide to be married or not visa." It's purpose is for a foreign citizen to come to the US to marry their US citizen fiancé(e).

Yes, but is my suggestion that she can find out during the 90 days... just like me and my fiance, we are in long distance for the past 4+ years and we only met in person twice, is really different when dating through internet, words and msg VS in person. I am pretty sure many K1 holder (long distance or met through online) will understand my meaning

[Michelle13 39]

Yes, but is my suggestion that she can find out during the 90 days... just like me and my fiance, we are in long distance for the past 4+ years and we only met in person twice, is really different when dating through internet, words and msg VS in person. I am pretty sure many K1 holder (long distance or met through online) will understand my meaning

Wouldn't a tourist visa work better for that? They're a lot faster and cheaper to get.

[jbanya 19]

Wouldn't a tourist visa work better for that? They're a lot faster and cheaper to get.

lol... I applied tourist visa too but denied

the officer won't allowed us (yes, is "us", many of us had the same experience, just check on the post B2 denied... lol...)

even the feeling and relationship is different, but is for better in my case; now he is all I have in the US, our relationship is better and I didn't regret for my K1 though.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 192]

Adjustment of status from a non-immigrant visa is a provided for under the immigration and nationality act. It is perfectly legal if you are eligible to do so. It has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else having difficulties obtaining visa's or processing times or anything else you might imagine it effects.

Suspicion of marrying a US Citizen is the #1 reason for B-2 visa denial. You may wish to rethink your answer.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Suspicion of marrying a US Citizen is the #1 reason for B-2 visa denial. You may wish to rethink your answer.

What I said was that adjusting status from B2, if legally eligible, does not significantly affect the processing time of anyone else. If someone is denied a B2 because of suspected immigrant intent, they obviously won't be in a position to adjust status.

What you posted is incorrect. Suspicion of marrying a US citizen is not a reason for B2 denial. You are confusing immigrant intent with marriage. Also B2 denials take relatively little time in the overall scheme of USCIS activity.

[Teddy B 17,251]

Suspicion of marrying a US Citizen is the #1 reason for B-2 visa denial. You may wish to rethink your answer.

Marrying a US citizen while in the US on a visa is perfectly legal and not a reason for a visa denial. Foreign nationals come to the US to marry US citizens every day with little to no problems. It's the proof of leaving part that gets some people denied.

I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I'd be willing to bet that failure to overcome immigrant intent or section 214b is the main reason for visa denials.

What does a visa denial under INA section 214(b) mean?

This law applies only to nonimmigrant visa categories. If you are refused a visa under section 214(b), it means that you:

• Did not sufficiently demonstrate to the consular officer that you qualify for the nonimmigrant visa category you applied for; and/or
• Did not overcome the presumption of immigrant intent, required by law, by sufficiently demonstrating that you have strong ties to your home country that will compel you to leave the United States at the end of your temporary stay. (H-1B and L visa applicants, along with their spouse and any minor children, are excluded from this requirement.)

Edited October 14, 2014 by Teddy B