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Should we be applying for the K-1 visa?

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licentious   0

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This is probably a silly question but with all the information out there I am confused. My boyfriend of 8 years and I have finally decided to get married. We have two children together and currently live in Mexico butI work in the US. Should we be applying for the K-1? He cannot cross at the moment, we really want to get married and maybe see if he can find some work in the US but we have no intentions of ever actually living in the US because we love our home in Mexico too much.

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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A K-1 visa is for the purpose of the intending immigrant to enter the US and get married in the US, adjust status and then live in the US as a legal permanent resident. If you have no plans to live in the US, then no, do not get a K-1 visa. To be a permanent resident and have a green card means you will reside in the US. If you do not, you will lose your resident status. For him to work in the US, he would need to be a legal permanent resident so he would he would be legally able to work in the US. OR, he would need a work visa, and finding an employer to sponsor him would be difficult.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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skiptex   225

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This is probably a silly question but with all the information out there I am confused. My boyfriend of 8 years and I have finally decided to get married. We have two children together and currently live in Mexico butI work in the US. Should we be applying for the K-1? He cannot cross at the moment, we really want to get married and maybe see if he can find some work in the US but we have no intentions of ever actually living in the US because we love our home in Mexico too much.

no..

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aaron2020 Grand Master

aaron2020   11,651

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Well, would you have any advice on we should do if we really just want to get married and for him to be able to at least cross the border so we can visit family or go on outings, etc.?

Visitor visa or border crossing pass.

K-1 is a single use visa. He can't use it to enter the US a second time.

Green card will not work since he will reside in Mexico.

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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Well, would you have any advice on we should do if we really just want to get married and for him to be able to at least cross the border so we can visit family or go on outings, etc.?

You 2 can get married anytime you like in Mexico. If he can get a tourist visa, you could even get married in the US and then return to Mexico. If you get married in Mexico and want him to be able to travel with you to the US, then he would need to get a tourist visa(B2). I am sure you already know this is no easy task, and being married to a USC might make it harder. He will need to show strong ties to Mexico, like owning a home, family ties, money in the bank, a good steady job he has held for a few years, etc. Being in a supervisory position helps too.

If you are married in Mexico and then someday change your mind and want to live in the US, then you could apply for a spousal visa. Since you reside in Mexico, you could apply using Direct Consular Filing(DCF).

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

skiptex Proficient

skiptex   225

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looks like this topic has changed from K1 visa..

K101/17/2012.....I-129F ..... sent to Dallas, Texas

01/25/2012.....NOA1 (text & email) ..... sent to Vermont Service Center

01/28/2012.....NOA1 Hard Copy in Mail

07/31/2012.....NOA2.. 188 days update@USCIS

08/03/2012.....NOA2.. Hard Copy

09/04/2012.....Sent Email to Caracas Embassy for Interview date.. they had not contacted her

09/05/2012.....Embassy response.. with interview date!!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy... APPROVED!!

12/31/2012.....POE.. Miami, arrived to AUSTIN next day smile.png

02/16/2013.....Married!!

AOS - K1

05/06/2013.....I-465 & I-765 sent USPS priority mail

05/14/2013......Email, Text of Receiving package on 5/11

05/16/2013......Hard Copy of NOA1 received: I-465 and _I-765 Application for employment

05/20/2013...... Bio-metric hard-copy.
05/29/2013...... Biometric scheduled. . Austin office

07/15/2013...... EAD card arrived in mail today smile.png

10/20/2013...... Green Card approved! NOA hardcopy received!

10/31/2013...... Green Card Delivered!!

ROC-I-751
07/21/15 90 day Window Opens

07/24/15 I-751 Mailed to Cali. Service Center
09/03/15 Biometeric scheduled and completed

01/26/16 ROC Letter arrived
01/30/16 10 yr Green Card arrived

Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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I suggest EB-5 visa for him.

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Hank_   9,174

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This is probably a silly question but with all the information out there I am confused. My boyfriend of 8 years and I have finally decided to get married. We have two children together and currently live in Mexico butI work in the US. Should we be applying for the K-1? He cannot cross at the moment, we really want to get married and maybe see if he can find some work in the US but we have no intentions of ever actually living in the US because we love our home in Mexico too much.

I am thinking get married in Mexico, apply for a CR-1 visa as the spouse is given a green card much quicker. I would suggest taking this question to the CR-1 forum lots more good knowledge there.

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aaron2020   11,651

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I am thinking get married in Mexico, apply for a CR-1 visa as the spouse is given a green card much quicker. I would suggest taking this question to the CR-1 forum lots more good knowledge there.

This doesn't solve their problem. They will be residing in Mexico. They do not have the intention to make the US their home. The green card is for legal permanent residents of the US. He can't be a legal permanent resident of the US if he is making Mexico his permanent resident.

KayDeeCee Grand Master

KayDeeCee   4,893

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I am thinking get married in Mexico, apply for a CR-1 visa as the spouse is given a green card much quicker. I would suggest taking this question to the CR-1 forum lots more good knowledge there.

This doesn't solve their problem. They will be residing in Mexico. They do not have the intention to make the US their home. The green card is for legal permanent residents of the US. He can't be a legal permanent resident of the US if he is making Mexico his permanent resident.

Exactly. They were wanting to live in Mexico and get him a green card. It doesn't work that way. You must reside in the US to be a legal permanent resident green card holder.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

 
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