USC marrying Canadian June '07 - what to do?

[Reba 2]

not once has anyone around here ever been told that a return ticket is sufficient evidence that you'll return to home country. In fact just the opposite.

[badspellor 0]

not once has anyone around here ever been told that a return ticket is sufficient evidence that you'll return to home country. In fact just the opposite.

My fiancee has been asked to produce a return ticket before as part of evidence that she'd return. I could see where they'd need more than just that, but to have a return ticket work against you, I don't see why that'd be.

[riblet 0]

I don't think that's what she meanit - It couldn't work against you - the point is that it probably isn't sufficient on its own to demonstrate intent to return.

not once has anyone around here ever been told that a return ticket is sufficient evidence that you'll return to home country. In fact just the opposite.

My fiancee has been asked to produce a return ticket before as part of evidence that she'd return. I could see where they'd need more than just that, but to have a return ticket work against you, I don't see why that'd be.

[Reba 2]

zackly.

Just having a return ticket is *not* evidence that a traveller will actually return to home country. Plenty of times a return ticket is cheaper than one way, and they know that.

You also have to have evidence of abode in home country, like a mortgage, or rental agreement, bills to pay, a job, etc etc etc...without any of that, with *only* a return ticket, chances are very slim that she'd be allowed to stay. Especially if she's travelling with you, a USC husband. As soon as we have a boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife in a foreign country, we have stronger ties to that country than we do our home country. Thats how immigration officials look at it anyway.

[meauxna 15]

This is what we're leaning towards right now. It is a shame that Canada does not have DCF! It seems that it would have been the perfect fit since we're getting married there and I was a resident there for 5 years. So let me get a few things straight:

As you found, Canada *does* have DCF now. Recommend that you read the Guide and contact your Consulate as you planned and lay out a good case. There is a new thread in the DCF Forum that might be of interest to you.

Alternately, get MsFiancee to change her mind about the 'legal' wedding vs ceremony for family OR the idea of marriage, visit, return for interview (which may be more of a wait than you plan for).

I would not pin your hopes/expectations on a K-3 taking 6 months; they're not going that fast now, and there's nothing to indicate that they will in the future.