K1 or get marry in the US

[pen21 0]

has a tourist visa valid until 2011. engaged with a US citizen. What is the best way for us to be together. My fiancee filing for the fiancee visa or me just going there in the US and get marry and apply for a K3 VISA.

Please advice..Thanks

[midicat 0]

I'm kind of confused how you have a visitor visa thats valid until 2011, because normally they're only valid for 90 days after entering the US? But, if you come on a visitor visa you are not supposed to come with the intent of getting married. It can cause you a lot of problems on down the line because it's hard to prove if you get married on one that you had no intentions on getting married when the non US citizen came over. I know normally it will take longer to process if you do go that route. Maybe someone can explain a little better.

[CarolineM 0]

I'm kind of confused how you have a visitor visa thats valid until 2011, because normally they're only valid for 90 days after entering the US?

I am also confused.

[payxibka 10,048]

I'm kind of confused how you have a visitor visa thats valid until 2011, because normally they're only valid for 90 days after entering the US? But, if you come on a visitor visa you are not supposed to come with the intent of getting married. It can cause you a lot of problems on down the line because it's hard to prove if you get married on one that you had no intentions on getting married when the non US citizen came over. I know normally it will take longer to process if you do go that route. Maybe someone can explain a little better.

Important qualifier... Coming on a tourist visa with the intention of getting married and REMAIN could be problematic. Getting married is not the determinate issue, the issue would be when arriving on a non-immigrant visa (tourist), do they have an "intent to immigrate". If the visa holder comes to the US and gets married and then returns to there home country to process a K-3.... No problem.

[featherB 1]

I think the tourist/visitor visa can be valid for pretty much any amount of time... well, I have a friend who has a 10-year one, anyway. She's still only allowed to visit the US for 90 days in a single visit, same as someone entering on the VWP - it doesn't mean she can spend 10 years in the US.

I'm kind of confused how you have a visitor visa thats valid until 2011, because normally they're only valid for 90 days after entering the US? But, if you come on a visitor visa you are not supposed to come with the intent of getting married. It can cause you a lot of problems on down the line because it's hard to prove if you get married on one that you had no intentions on getting married when the non US citizen came over. I know normally it will take longer to process if you do go that route. Maybe someone can explain a little better.