Here's our situation... Any Suggestions???

[miked97 0]

Ok, before I begin, just wanted to say hello to everyone, I just registered on the site.

Here goes.. I am a US Naturalized Citizen. My fiancee is from Poland. She is currently here on a tourist visa until July. We've been juggling around a couple of possibilities of getting her here. We've discussed a fiancee visa, but we both agree that going the spouse visa way will be better for us. We will be getting married in Poland in September. But that will be the church wedding. The thing is, I have a job here that I can only get away for about a month, which will be during that time of the wedding. What we don't want is to be apart too long after the wedding. So we came up with possibly getting a civil marriage here in the US now, and sending out the application for the spouse visa while she is still here on her tourist visa. Of course, she will leave before the expiration of her I-94 and she will be in Poland for the interview. Doing it this way, we're hoping to kill some of the waiting time in the beginning of the process while being together. She has to be out by July 25th, so let's say we get married in Feb/March and mail in the application soon after so the first 3 months of waiting, we're together. Is this a legitamite possibility? Also, she will be wanting to work ASAP when she gets here, so I assume the CR1/IR1 is our best bet?

Thanks to all in advance,

Mike D

[pushbrk 13,627]

Ok, before I begin, just wanted to say hello to everyone, I just registered on the site.

Here goes.. I am a US Naturalized Citizen. My fiancee is from Poland. She is currently here on a tourist visa until July. We've been juggling around a couple of possibilities of getting her here. We've discussed a fiancee visa, but we both agree that going the spouse visa way will be better for us. We will be getting married in Poland in September. But that will be the church wedding. The thing is, I have a job here that I can only get away for about a month, which will be during that time of the wedding. What we don't want is to be apart too long after the wedding. So we came up with possibly getting a civil marriage here in the US now, and sending out the application for the spouse visa while she is still here on her tourist visa. Of course, she will leave before the expiration of her I-94 and she will be in Poland for the interview. Doing it this way, we're hoping to kill some of the waiting time in the beginning of the process while being together. She has to be out by July 25th, so let's say we get married in Feb/March and mail in the application soon after so the first 3 months of waiting, we're together. Is this a legitamite possibility? Also, she will be wanting to work ASAP when she gets here, so I assume the CR1/IR1 is our best bet?

Thanks to all in advance,

Mike D

Yes that's a possibility but perhaps a better one is to get married civily very soon and simply file to adjust her status. The tricky part will be making sure she has advance parole in time to get to Poland for the family ceremony. Check the Guide for married couples both in the USA.

here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=i130guide2

Edited January 30, 2009 by pushbrk

[Lovebirdsssss 0]

Ok, before I begin, just wanted to say hello to everyone, I just registered on the site.

Here goes.. I am a US Naturalized Citizen. My fiancee is from Poland. She is currently here on a tourist visa until July. We've been juggling around a couple of possibilities of getting her here. We've discussed a fiancee visa, but we both agree that going the spouse visa way will be better for us. We will be getting married in Poland in September. But that will be the church wedding. The thing is, I have a job here that I can only get away for about a month, which will be during that time of the wedding. What we don't want is to be apart too long after the wedding. So we came up with possibly getting a civil marriage here in the US now, and sending out the application for the spouse visa while she is still here on her tourist visa. Of course, she will leave before the expiration of her I-94 and she will be in Poland for the interview. Doing it this way, we're hoping to kill some of the waiting time in the beginning of the process while being together. She has to be out by July 25th, so let's say we get married in Feb/March and mail in the application soon after so the first 3 months of waiting, we're together. Is this a legitamite possibility? Also, she will be wanting to work ASAP when she gets here, so I assume the CR1/IR1 is our best bet?

Thanks to all in advance,

Mike D

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First thing are you speaking polish? If not that is ok I am from Poland to and my fiancé is UC . We have had the same question as you when I was in US on my Tourist Visa. After long talk and few phone calls to USCIS, we decided to apply for fiancé visa. The only one reason was that I have to com back to Poland. So We were not able to take married because then I thought we have to wait long way until my I 130 will be approved. Now I see that we should do it and at this time I will be in US with my love looking into her amazing eyes instate of seating here and checking e-mail every few minutes…. So If you have time just go forward and take married because K-1 is not good solution it is good only for those who has no other way… Good luck

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