Marriage may be later than 90 days

[VictoriaUSA 0]

Hello. My fiance arrived here on May 31st, 2008 and we are required to marry within 90 days; however, I had some medical issues and family issues I needed to take care of so we are now down to the wire with about 10 days before the end of the month. We will apply for the marriage license tomorrow but we would prefer not to do the ceremony until Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

My question: Can we take an extra few days past the 90 day time limit? It is for a VERY important reason.

[raymaga 25]

You cannot wait until September 2nd to get married. The stipulation of the K-1 Visa is that you marry within 90 days of entry into the U.S. If you marry after the 90 days, then you will have to start the whole process over and apply for a spousal visa.

And remember to count 90 days (it's not 3 months, it's actually 90 days from the date of arrival in the U.S.) so that doesn't necessarily mean that if entry date was May 31st, that the final date to be married is August 31st. It could be sooner than that because there are 31 days in a few of the months.

[sweetpiano 0]

Hello. My fiance arrived here on May 31st, 2008 and we are required to marry within 90 days; however, I had some medical issues and family issues I needed to take care of so we are now down to the wire with about 10 days before the end of the month. We will apply for the marriage license tomorrow but we would prefer not to do the ceremony until Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

My question: Can we take an extra few days past the 90 day time limit? It is for a VERY important reason.

Your official marriage date absolutely must be within the 90 days limit allowed by a K-1 visa, otherwise you will have to file a I-130 along with the AOS application. You can get married at the court house in front of a judge and without a proper ceremony just to make sure your marriage date (the one appearing on your marriage certificate) is within the 90 days of arrival. (But check with your court house, they might not be able to accommodate you at such short notice, I don't know how long it takes to schedule that with a judge). Then if you want to postpone the ceremony, you can do that, but in that case it will be a ceremony without signing the license, that would have already been done at the court house.

Edited August 20, 2008 by sweetpiano

[payxibka 10,044]

as others have stated, the marriage MUST occur on or before the expire date on the I-94... no exceptions...

[YuAndDan 153]

You will then be filing an I-130 + $355 FEE along with the I-485 and $1010 to adjust status.

FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-aos.html#6.13

6.13)...What happens if we do not get married within the 90 day validity of the K1 visa?

Edited August 20, 2008 by YuAndDan

[Otto 83]

Hello. My fiance arrived here on May 31st, 2008 and we are required to marry within 90 days; however, I had some medical issues and family issues I needed to take care of so we are now down to the wire with about 10 days before the end of the month. We will apply for the marriage license tomorrow but we would prefer not to do the ceremony until Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

My question: Can we take an extra few days past the 90 day time limit? It is for a VERY important reason.

Best advice - don't wait - it looks like you're in LA so Las Vegas is close - get there, get it done, have your ceremony (if you plan one) later.

[YuAndDan 153]

One note: Many who adjust status from the K-Visa get approved without interview, this tends not to be the case for those who adjust status using (I-130+I-485)

[Jeraly 4]

Arizona also has no restrictions on applying for license etc - we got our license on the morning of our legal wedding and it took about half an hour The ceremony (if you could call it that) was only ten minutes You can have a big ceremony later - renew your vows or have a blessing or something

[pushbrk 12,154]

You will then be filing an I-130 + $355 FEE along with the I-485 and $1010 to adjust status.

FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-aos.html#6.13

6.13)...What happens if we do not get married within the 90 day validity of the K1 visa?

This is the right answer. You certainly may wait but not without consequence. You'll be filing the I-130 and paying the associated fee in addition to the normal AOS fee. Up to you.

[LaL 418]

You will then be filing an I-130 + $355 FEE along with the I-485 and $1010 to adjust status.

FAQ: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1k2visa-aos.html#6.13

6.13)...What happens if we do not get married within the 90 day validity of the K1 visa?

This is the right answer. You certainly may wait but not without consequence. You'll be filing the I-130 and paying the associated fee in addition to the normal AOS fee. Up to you.

Agreed - THIS is the correct answer.

[vanee 13]

According to this calculation tool, today is 81 days from May 31, the day your fiance entered the country. You're getting close to the line, but you have a few days.

[pinkfloyd1 0]

Hello. My fiance arrived here on May 31st, 2008 and we are required to marry within 90 days; however, I had some medical issues and family issues I needed to take care of so we are now down to the wire with about 10 days before the end of the month. We will apply for the marriage license tomorrow but we would prefer not to do the ceremony until Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

My question: Can we take an extra few days past the 90 day time limit? It is for a VERY important reason.

you guys need to get married soon and apply for AOS cause time is so important i got here and we waited 2 months to get married and now after 6 months i am still without a job cause i am waiting for my work permit it's so hard and boring doing nothing for 6 months so after you get married and send papers to immigration you will have to wait for 3 or 4 months to get him a work card (EAD) and you imagine...... good luck for you