Marriage and I-130

[Kyrgyzfriend 0]

I've been engaged for a year now to a wonderful lady from Kyrgyzstan and we would love to get married this summer, sometime in August or September. My fiancée is currently working on finding a visa to come over here to do an internship with InterVarsity in Maddison, Wisconsin which she's working towards starting in February (though that's flexible). Now recently we've heard about the possibility of just getting married and then applying for an I-130, so she can stay in The States and then start the internship after she gets her green card. This is just something we've heard about as being a possibility, so we're looking for further information on this, particularly from those who have gone through this though any information from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

[payxibka 10,044]

I've been engaged for a year now to a wonderful lady from Kyrgyzstan and we would love to get married this summer, sometime in August or September. My fiancée is currently working on finding a visa to come over here to do an internship with InterVarsity in Maddison, Wisconsin which she's working towards starting in February (though that's flexible). Now recently we've heard about the possibility of just getting married and then applying for an I-130, so she can stay in The States and then start the internship after she gets her green card. This is just something we've heard about as being a possibility, so we're looking for further information on this, particularly from those who have gone through this though any information from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

Entering on a non-immigrant visa (unless it has dual intent) with the intention of circumventing immigration laws is a real no no....

[Mononoke28 134]

I've been engaged for a year now to a wonderful lady from Kyrgyzstan and we would love to get married this summer, sometime in August or September. My fiancée is currently working on finding a visa to come over here to do an internship with InterVarsity in Maddison, Wisconsin which she's working towards starting in February (though that's flexible). Now recently we've heard about the possibility of just getting married and then applying for an I-130, so she can stay in The States and then start the internship after she gets her green card. This is just something we've heard about as being a possibility, so we're looking for further information on this, particularly from those who have gone through this though any information from anyone would be greatly appreciated.

If she uses any other visa to stay in the US and adjust status to get her residency, she would be committing fraud. If she uses that other visa to get married and then fly back home until her CR1 or K3 interview is scheduled then that's fine.

To get more info regarding either visa, you can start reading the guides found here in VJ.

Diana

[Kyrgyzfriend 0]

Entering on a non-immigrant visa (unless it has dual intent) with the intention of circumventing immigration laws is a real no no....

That is all well and good but what sort of dual intent visas are there available?

[Kyrgyzfriend 0]

If she uses any other visa to stay in the US and adjust status to get her residency, she would be committing fraud. If she uses that other visa to get married and then fly back home until her CR1 or K3 interview is scheduled then that's fine.

To get more info regarding either visa, you can start reading the guides found here in VJ.

Diana

I don't seem to understand, what visas you are talking about? Are you talking about dual intent visas or what???

[Alli and Léo 0]

I think the K-3 visa is being referred to.

[pargi1 0]

Entering on a non-immigrant visa (unless it has dual intent) with the intention of circumventing immigration laws is a real no no....

But what about entering on non-immigrant visa, getting married and then leaving i.e. not circumventing immigration laws?

[payxibka 10,044]

But what about entering on non-immigrant visa, getting married and then leaving i.e. not circumventing immigration laws?

marriage is not a problem... it is the intent to immigrating