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Hi all!!

Boy am I ever glad to find you!! :yes:

After all, the idea of getting MARRIED is overwhelming enough, let alone all the legal wrangling it looks like we'll be doing.

I'm a Canadian - female- who is wanting to marry an American.

I'm in Manitoba, he's in Minneapolis.. so close and yet so far... :P

There will be one boy, 14 now, who will be moving with me.

As I understand (correct me, please,if I'm wrong) I have one of two options:

1. Apply for a K1 and get married

2. Get married first and apply for a K3

What I'm understanding is that if I apply and wait for the K1 I have approximately 3 months to get married.

Without an exact date (not knowing when the paper work would be final) it makes it difficult to plan a wedding; short notice for guests, book a photographer, church, holidays (for him) so on and so forth.

(this sounds like a real big stress-out to me....)

But if we get married (K3) route, can I just throw my bouquet, pack my bags, move to Minneap. and do the paperwork from there? Or do I still have to live on the otherside of the border from hubby until its all done? (not liking that idea either!)

My other concern/ question is this~

When I jump the border and become Mrs B. I will leave behind 2 daughters, 18 & 21, and an elderly mum.

I am very concerned about getting back across that border in a flash, if need be. (doesn't matter how old they are, you are on mommy duty 24-7)

From what I read and understood, is that if I marry first (K-1) I will have to wait on a AOS (for an undefinate amount of time) but if I go the K-3 route and marry first, I don't have to wait to cross back to Canada (?)

*** at least thats how I interpreted it**

I guess I'm feeling out options, and wondering if anyone who has gone thru a similar situation has an opinion.

Honestly, I don't like the idea of not getting back to my family asap if necessary.

thanks everyone for your thoughts,

Joanne (F)

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It would be better to get married first if you don't want to wait to have permission to travel.. Either way you will have to wait in Canada until your visa is approved. You are allowed to visit during the process, but no, you can't pack your bags and wait it out in the US.

Read the comparison posted above.

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It would be better to get married first if you don't want to wait to have permission to travel.. Either way you will have to wait in Canada until your visa is approved. You are allowed to visit during the process, but no, you can't pack your bags and wait it out in the US.

Read the comparison posted above.

hmmm..... ok.. so (in theory..) where do I dig to find out how long/how many times (etc) I can "visit" hubby in the US while waiting for the K3?

Really weighing my options, here... :wacko:

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