Border crossing

[ltlvt 0]

My fiancee has been denied a visitor visa because she is divorced. Can she cross the border and get married in a texas town without a visa. She has a mexican passport. If so is it better to get married first and then file for a K-3 visa or just file the K-1 visa and wait.. Thanks for the help.. Terry

[malego77 2]

I don't think that it would be possible! The other choice is that the US citizen will go to Mexico to get marry with the foreign person. And next, you can apply for K3 visa.

Good luck

[shadtov 0]

My fiancee has been denied a visitor visa because she is divorced. Can she cross the border and get married in a texas town without a visa. She has a mexican passport. If so is it better to get married first and then file for a K-3 visa or just file the K-1 visa and wait.. Thanks for the help.. Terry

She wouldn't be able to cross without a visa. K-1 and K-3 both take time, but I don't know if one is quicker. You could search previous posts where people posed the same question: K-1 vs. K-3.

[BexandAlan 0]

Historically K1 is a tiny bit faster than K3. If your in a VSC state the K3s have really slowed down recently.

If you want to marry in the US then K1 is definitely your route (as she is unable to get the visitors visa.) You may want to post in the Regional thread to find out what the current processing times are for filers from Mexico.

Considering the massive penalties your SO will incur if she is caught in the US illegally, waiting 6 - 8 months for the appropriate visa really doesn't seem too bad.

Good luck with your journey

Bex xxx