Alien fiance wants to work abroad K-1

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Here's the guide I suggest you read. Read the K-1, CR-1 and DCF parts.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

I assume that was not a reply to my question!

[marie132 0]

Exactly what I was trying to say!

Hmm thanks for your replies!!

I'll try to figure out what I want to do, cuz the plan was essentially to work in the US, and even if I don't make as much money, as long as we both work and are happy that's what matters...

I mean we've been in a long distance relationship for 6 years and a half, it's time we lived on the same side of the pond!! The rest doesn't really matter at this point does it lol

I'll keep you posted on whether NATO really wants me, they'll email back in a month!!! XD In the mean time I might come harrass you guys again just for kicks ^^o!

Good luck to all!! And thanks again!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi all-

My alien fiance and I have been planning on doing the K-1 visa so she can come to the US and we can get married. I sent in my I-129F in January and got NOA1 on January 22nd.

Now, here's the complicated part. She has been working as a freelance French/English interpreter in France (her home country), and was begged to take the NATO exam in Brussels. She took the test just to see if she could pass (she is really likes to take tests to see examine her level of English and international knowledge).

After speaking with the officials there, she found out that if she does well on the test, she can make 6000 euros/month (about $10,000 US) working for NATO in Brussels. [Note: I currently make $55,000/year in the US]

We don't know what to do now. Should we cancel the K-1 and I go there, get married in France/Belgium, and then work abroad? If I want to bring her to the US, will I have to file a K-3 visa? Could I do it from Brussels so that we don't have to be apart during the process? If we get married in the US using the K-1 visa (as originally planned), would we be able to move to Brussels as US citizens?

I would prefer if we got married in the US under the K-1 so that we know we are on track for her to become a US citizen, but she is really excited right now about the possibility of working for NATO.

Someone from NATO said that we could get married in the US, and that she could bring me to Brussels by filling out some paperwork with NATO. Is this true? Would it complicate the K-1 process?

I don't want to prevent her from following her career, but I don't want to end up with lost US citizenship or with her being banned from US or causing her visa to be denied.

Anyone have any advice in this kind of situation?

Thanks in advance and good luck to everyone else!

Just getting married here does not put her on track to be a citizen. She has to become a permanent resident and LIVE continuously in the USA for 3 years in order to qualify for that. Sounds like, if she gets this job, you need to move over there, get married and someday when you want to come back do a CR-1 or better yet a DCF if you qualify for that (depends on your residency there)

You can get MARRIED in the USA tomorrow. She cannot file for AOS unless you go the K-1 route. But she can fly here on the VWP and get married, then you can fly back with her and apply for whatever you need to there. I do not know their immigration laws. I understand they are pretty lenient for spouses.

[Lia792 5]

I assume that was not a reply to my question!

LOL, sorry I was talking to the OP

I didn't see your question until now. For example, I am living abroad but my SO can't get a tourist visa here in Mexico. I had also heard of others having difficulty with the same issues. However, my guess is with the VWP that things are easier. Lucky VWPers

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

LOL, sorry I was talking to the OP

I didn't see your question until now. For example, I am living abroad but my SO can't get a tourist visa here in Mexico. I had also heard of others having difficulty with the same issues. However, my guess is with the VWP that things are easier. Lucky VWPers

I see -- much clearer now!

[TracyTN 237]

Marie, if your heart is truly set on this job and you and your fiance intend to settle for a few years in Brussels, do not waste your time and money on a K1. I know he's already filed the I-129F, but if you wish to have your wedding in the US, you may do so on the VWP so long as you return to your home country before your I-94W (the green form you fill out to use the VWP) expires. This is usually 90 days. As others above have said, bring plenty of proof you intend to return. My husband and I were living together in the UK before we were married but came to the US for our wedding -- no problem with this as we made it clear we were returning to London.

If you two want to move to the US when your contract is up (or sooner), as long as your husband has been a legal resident of Belgium for six months, you will be able to file for a CR1 visa via Direct Consular Filing (known on here as DCF). This is usually a very quick process -- not sure how long it takes for Belgium, but it can be significantly faster than if you filed it via the US. Filing for a CR1 would also make you work-authorised upon entry to the US, and you would be a permanent resident. And you and Joel can stay together through the process.

Isn't this what I said like in post 2 of this thread? LOL But thanks for re-iterating - I think it got lost in the shuffle.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Isn't this what I said like in post 2 of this thread? LOL But thanks for re-iterating - I think it got lost in the shuffle.

D'oh! Sorry Tracy -- my brain is on auto-pilot today.

So yeah, what Tracy said (probably more eloquently and certainly more succinctly than I did ).