Legal to marry a foreigner on tourist visa?

[JRTLFlores 2]

Hey guys, I have a Mexican friend who is here on a tourist visa and wants to get married to a US citizen. Is this allowable? What will happen if she does? Does she risk deportation? She wants to get married next month so we need an answer ASAP!!

[JRTLFlores 2]

Hey guys, I have a Mexican friend who is here on a tourist visa and wants to get married to a US citizen. Is this allowable? What will happen if she does? Does she risk deportation? She wants to get married next month so we need an answer ASAP!!

Should she return to Mexico and seek a Fiance visa?

[TeapotGirl 66]

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[UK_Fan 192]

it is "allowable".. but good luck to her fisrt, finding a husband, second, proving that she married him for all the right reasons..

[JRTLFlores 2]

Well she's been dating a guy, and they're engaged with a wedding date of next month. I just found out about it and got worried about her being deported.

[M n J 7]

I got married in the US on a tourist visa, it is allowed. I returned to my home country though, then that's when we started the petition process.

[MalaysianGirl 26]

Well she's been dating a guy, and they're engaged with a wedding date of next month. I just found out about it and got worried about her being deported.

So, wait, she had been dating the US citizen boyfriend before she entered? Also, did she get the tourist visa BEFORE she started dating him, or after? Crucial questions.

I got married in the US on a tourist visa, it is allowed. I returned to my home country though, then that's when we started the petition process.

WONDERFUL. That's the best way to go about it, IMO!

[JRTLFlores 2]

So, wait, she had been dating the US citizen boyfriend before she entered? Also, did she get the tourist visa BEFORE she started dating him, or after? Crucial questions.

No, she didn't know him before she came, and had no intention of marrying anyone. She's been here almost a year and has known him as a friend since April 2010. They became romantically interested in September, and just got engaged a few days ago. He doesn't believe in "dating" however, so they can't technically say they "began" a dating relationship. Not sure how they're going to prove the beginnings of their relationship if it's asked for.

[MalaysianGirl 26]

No, she didn't know him before she came, and had no intention of marrying anyone. She's been here almost a year and has known him as a friend since April 2010. They became romantically interested in September, and just got engaged a few days ago. He doesn't believe in "dating" however, so they can't technically say they "began" a dating relationship. Not sure how they're going to prove the beginnings of their relationship if it's asked for.

How long to stay in the US did the CBP officer give her, when he stamped her passport? I hope she didn't overstay (or isn't overstaying), without knowing about it.

If she's not overstaying, she can marry him, that's not an issue. Marrying on a B1/B2 visa is not a problem at all. It is the AOS-ing part that's tricky.

[JRTLFlores 2]

She says her visa is good for ten years. That really surprised me! Didn't know they made them for that long amount of time!

[JRTLFlores 2]

Oh shoot you know what? I bet that just because she has a visa good for 10 years, doesn't mean that she can stay here for 10 years at a time. The passport's different and she's probably already passed her allowed time. What do you think? The Skype call with her just dropped so I didn't get a chance to ask her what they passport stamp says, but I will once we get the call back.

[AMP 54]

No it's illegal

[MalaysianGirl 26]

You've already asked this on the Tourist Visa forum, haven't you?

[Little_My 464]

Even if she has overstayed, she can adjust her status through a marriage to a US citizen. Obviously that should not be the reason for the marriage, but assuming the situation is as you described it, and they fell in love, got engaged and want to get married for the right reason, they can do that and pursue AOS. She should not leave the US until the AOS process is finished and she has her greencard. Because of the overstay, she is subject to 3 or 10 year ban which will trigger if she leaves the country.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

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