CR-1 Visa process question

[joeber 1]

Hello fellow VJ friends!

I want to post my situation and see if I can get some helpful tips/feedback as to whether I am on the right path.

I proposed to my fiancee last september, she is a Canadian citizen an I am an american. We have our wedding planned for july 20th in canada. our plan as it stands right now is to get legally married soon on her next visit and then she leaves back to canada after a short time. we then start on the CR-1 application and process while we are both in separate countries. during the time that it is pending I would travel to canada, where we would have our religious ceremony and then come back to the USA with my wife and wait until we get our interview date. We are planning on informing the customs officials that we are in fact married but we will have 2 way tickets for her and proof of ties back to canada (i.e. bank accounts, letters from employers, home adress, etc.) to show that she is not intending on staying here permanently without proper documents. once we get approved for an interview or once the 6 month maximum visitor time expires, I would fly her back to canada for her interview/waiting period for approval.

Is this plan feasible? Is it too risky to presume that the customs officials will let my wife come to live with me in the US with intention to return to canada for her interview?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much

J

[Boiler 45,659]

Hello fellow VJ friends!

I want to post my situation and see if I can get some helpful tips/feedback as to whether I am on the right path.

I proposed to my fiancee last september, she is a Canadian citizen an I am an american. We have our wedding planned for july 20th in canada. our plan as it stands right now is to get legally married soon on her next visit and then she leaves back to canada after a short time. we then start on the CR-1 application and process while we are both in separate countries. during the time that it is pending I would travel to canada, where we would have our religious ceremony and then come back to the USA with my wife and wait until we get our interview date. We are planning on informing the customs officials that we are in fact married but we will have 2 way tickets for her and proof of ties back to canada (i.e. bank accounts, letters from employers, home adress, etc.) to show that she is not intending on staying here permanently without proper documents. once we get approved for an interview or once the 6 month maximum visitor time expires, I would fly her back to canada for her interview/waiting period for approval.

Is this plan feasible? Is it too risky to presume that the customs officials will let my wife come to live with me in the US with intention to return to canada for her interview?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much

J

She can not work in the US without authorisation.

[joeber 1]

She wont be working, basically we just want to be able to be in the same place after we are married

[Boiler 45,659]

So where do the letters from employers you mentioned come in?

[joeber 1]

I meant letters from her canadian employer stating that she is on extended leave. sorry for the mixup

[Boiler 45,659]

So she is going back to work, or will work for the same company in the US when authorised to do so?

[NikLR 13,227]

It can work, but she can also be denied for such a lengthy stay. Remember that if she comes over she doesn't need to blurt out any and all intentions. Just answer the questions truthfully when asked. Provide proof if and when you're asked for it. If she's taking a sabbatical from work then she definitely will need a letter from her employer stating a date she's expected back.

6 months will most likely not be enough time from start until interview but if you guys are married ASAP, file ASAP and she doesn't travel down until July, it's possible that the timeline might work out for you two.

Edited February 5, 2013 by NikiR