marry in the us or over seas

[t-roy 0]

here is my situation. i am new to visa journey. I am american and I am engaged to my fiance who is in Colombia. We have been together for about a year.

I just recently asked her to be my wife. She does have a tourist visa right now. So my question is should I marry her in Colombia or marry her when she comes

here to see me in the US. I just want make sure we do it the correct and most efficient way. and that it will be legal. Please help. Troy

[Ryan H 3,790]

If she marries you in the US, she will need to return to Columbia when her authorized stay expires. If she were to enter the US with intent to marry you and then file to adjust status, that's fraud.

Regardless if you marry in the US or in Colubmia, you will still file the I-130 for CR-1 visa.

You have another option. You can file a I-129F for a K1 (fiancee visa). Once she is issued a fiancee visa, she comes here and you must get married within 90 days of her arrival. You would then file for adjustment of status (AOS). When the AOS process is complete, she will be given the green card.

Check out the guides for both K1 and CR-1.

[t-roy 0]

Thank you very much.

[Wayne and Claudia 40]

Ryan H is dead on with his comments. When choosing between K-1 and CR-1 keep in mind that the process for CR-1 isn't much longer and will save you money, time and aggravation later on. In the end the decision will have to be your's and her's. Congrats on the engagement.

[jkelly07 120]

are you saying you have been togather for about a year, you can file DCF.from the colombian consulate.-if she come to visit you on a b-2 visa you can not marry her it's fruad. she must return home first,you apply the 1-129f k-1 applacation she come to the us must get married within 90 days, the you apply for AOS, fee's 1,070.00.if you marry her in colombia apply for 1-130-cr-1. you will be apart for about 8 months but you will get your social security card, you will get your permanent resident card to traval international,and work, and driver license,the other part is going to get married in colombia getting all your papers translated, having them apostel,sending them to botoga to get stampedof your marrage. the other thing is the family would like to be there and friends for a wedding and much cheaper then the us, so you choose and good luck to both of you.

[mayebh 0]

yeah what waitne and claudia said thats rigth ... ryan is wrong

[Bsze 50]

are you saying you have been togather for about a year, you can file DCF.from the colombian consulate.-if she come to visit you on a b-2 visa you can not marry her it's fruad. she must return home first,you apply the 1-129f k-1 applacation she come to the us must get married within 90 days, the you apply for AOS, fee's 1,070.00.if you marry her in colombia apply for 1-130-cr-1. you will be apart for about 8 months but you will get your social security card, you will get your permanent resident card to traval international,and work, and driver license,the other part is going to get married in colombia getting all your papers translated, having them apostel,sending them to botoga to get stampedof your marrage. the other thing is the family would like to be there and friends for a wedding and much cheaper then the us, so you choose and good luck to both of you.

Uh... They can choose to marry while she's here on a B2. That's not fraud. Having the intent to adjust status or stay after marriage on a B2 is fraud.

Additionally, he can only file for DCF if the USC has been living together with his partner in Colombia for a certain period of time. OP only mentioned that they have been together for a year, not that they have been together for a year IN Colombia. In fact, it seems that he's currently in the US.

So no, Ryan H is not wrong.