Get married in US, can my fiance file for K3?

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Small question, did you travel to the US on your visitors visa to get married?

Yes, we had been talking about getting married here in US when I was still in my original country.

I have another questions.. When NVC send the DS-3032 to me, do I need to send it back to NVC in the US or can I just send it to US embassy in my country? Same question about DS-230 payment, do I have to send a check to NVC or just pay the fee before I have the interview? Thanks.

It goes to NVC but that's months from now and there are efficient procedures for that, you'll want to check out in the CR1 forum closer to when you need them.

Thanks alot pushbrk for your information, that really helps

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Small question, did you travel to the US on your visitors visa to get married?

Yes, we had been talking about getting married here in US when I was still in my original country.

I have another questions.. When NVC send the DS-3032 to me, do I need to send it back to NVC in the US or can I just send it to US embassy in my country? Same question about DS-230 payment, do I have to send a check to NVC or just pay the fee before I have the interview? Thanks.

Ouch!

then be very careful - using the visitors visa to "get around" the system for marriage is considered visa fraud.

So I would not use that visitors visa to get married in the US and attempt to change status.

(that is, you use the visitors visa to come here, get married, and stay here to change status)

You can come here to get married, then go back home and do the other visa path as discussed!

Edited January 12, 2009 by Bobby_Umit

[pushbrk 12,212]

Small question, did you travel to the US on your visitors visa to get married?

Yes, we had been talking about getting married here in US when I was still in my original country.

I have another questions.. When NVC send the DS-3032 to me, do I need to send it back to NVC in the US or can I just send it to US embassy in my country? Same question about DS-230 payment, do I have to send a check to NVC or just pay the fee before I have the interview? Thanks.

Ouch!

then be very careful - using the visitors visa to "get around" the system for marriage is considered visa fraud.

So I would not use that visitors visa to get married in the US and attempt to change status.

(that is, you use the visitors visa to come here, get married, and stay here to change status)

You can come here to get married, then go back home and do the other visa path as discussed!

Which is why they are posting in the K3 forum about filing for a spouse visa. Staying to adjust status would be visa fraud but they have declared no such intention. Intentionally using a visitor visa to get married is perfectly acceptable as long as they don't stay and attempt to immigrate.

[Anna and Jeff 3]

Be sure to read this as what you are doing will raise some red flags. This concerns the AOS but from what you said you came here on a visitor visa but your actual intention was marriage. If that is true, it would be visa fraud I believe. Best wishes.

This if from the AOS page here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=otheraos

"General notes about adjusting from H1B, F-1, J-1, or another type of visa: Entering the US on another

type of visa, such as student (F-1) or H1B, followed quickly by marriage to a US citizen, and then followed

quickly by an application for adjustment of status might be construed by the USCIS to be visa fraud. The

reason for this is that you applied for the original visa, and then after entry into the US quickly applied for

adjustment of status, which makes the real purpose for your original visa request suspect."