Question regarding the getting married to my fiance who is on a tourist visa in the US

[dracula 0]

My fiance has a tourist visa for 5 years. She visits me in the states and I visit her overseas. We will eventually get married one day when she is in the United states. I read the following on the USCIS web site:

What if my fiancé(e) uses a different kind of visa, or enters

as a visitor without visa, to come here so we can marry?

There could be serious problems for your fiancé(e) if he or she enters the United States on another visa with the intention of marrying and residing here. Attempting to obtain a visa or entering the United States by saying one thing when you intend another may be considered immigration fraud, for which there are serious penalties. Those penalties include restricting a person’s ability to obtain immigration benefits, including permanent residence, as well as a possible fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of up to 5 years.

My question is how can I prove to the USCIS office that we did not intentionally get married? How can I prove to them that she came to the US to visit me then we decided to get married?

Thank you for your help.

[NY_BX 397]

My fiance has a tourist visa for 5 years. She visits me in the states and I visit her overseas. We will eventually get married one day when she is in the United states. I read the following on the USCIS web site:

What if my fiancé(e) uses a different kind of visa, or enters

as a visitor without visa, to come here so we can marry?

There could be serious problems for your fiancé(e) if he or she enters the United States on another visa with the intention of marrying and residing here. Attempting to obtain a visa or entering the United States by saying one thing when you intend another may be considered immigration fraud, for which there are serious penalties. Those penalties include restricting a person’s ability to obtain immigration benefits, including permanent residence, as well as a possible fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of up to 5 years.

My question is how can I prove to the USCIS office that we did not intentionally get married? How can I prove to them that she came to the US to visit me then we decided to get married?

Thank you for your help.

Some folks have attempted this to no success. If I were you, I'd call a lawyer and ask what the SAFEST thing to do is. Afterall, you want to be married and have your spouse with you, right?

[Robert&Karen 264]

If your fiance travels back and forth that's fine, but for the ONE trip where you plan to marry, you need the K1 visa. I suppose you can still make tourist trips until K1 processes, I'd ask USCIS about that. You want to be as up front as possible.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

My question is how can I prove to the USCIS office that we did not intentionally get married? How can I prove to them that she came to the US to visit me then we decided to get married?

Your question is worded in a way that kind of makes it sound like you plan to have the alien SO enter on a tourist visa and then "on a whim" decide to get married and Adjust Status. That is exactly the kind of planning that is illegal.

If you already know you're going to get married then don't hesitate to start the K-1 process.