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buddylewis   3

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Here's my dilema. I want to marry a girl who is in the Philippines. I can't get a passport because the Texas Attorney General put me on the "no passport" list because I am behind in my child support. I am making $1,200.00 a month payments and have been paying child support for 23 years. One of the requirements for a K-1 visa is that I meet my fiancee within 2 years of filing for the visa. Since I cannot go to the Philippines to meet my fiancee, or marry her there, is it possible that she could get a K-1 visa to come to the U.S. to meet me, or marry me here?

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Pay up the amount you are behind and you can get a passport and visit.

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To be fair, the OP asked if his fiancé can come here on a visa and marry him on that, so I would think it is relevant. As far as the question, yes, you can marry with a tourist visa, as long as you h

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One of the requirements of the I-129F Fiance visa is that you MUST meet in person within the 2 year period prior to filing. There are not many valid reason accepted to forego this requirement. You c

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One of the requirements of the I-129F Fiance visa is that you MUST meet in person within the 2 year period prior to filing. There are not many valid reason accepted to forego this requirement. You can find the requirements of filing on the I-129F instructions here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

Look on page 4 "Who May File Form I-129F" for the valid reasons of not meeting.

I am not very familiar with the way things work in the Philippines, but I have heard that her getting a tourist visa to come to the US to meet you could potentially be very difficult. I'm sure others from the Philippines will provide you with more information on this.

I would assume that in your situation the best way to meet the qualifications for filing the I-129F would be to catch up on your child support payments, get a passport, and travel to meet your fiance.

You may also want to research the financial implications of filing an I-129F. This is not an inexpensive process.

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Pay up the amount you are behind and you can get a passport and visit.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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It says explicitly on the instructions that one requirement for applying for a K-1 visa is to have met in person within 2 years of the application date.

So either you will have to pay up to get the passport or get her to come to the US on a visitor's visa.

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vazpayne19   24

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During her intrview with the USEM for tourist visa just make her sure she's not going to tell the consul about the plans of marrying you once she got there. Automatically she will be denied.

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First of all Im sorry to hear about this.

The best option is to pay what you have to pay so you can get passport and visit her here, getting US tourist visa is difficult. And as far as I know marrying using tourist visa in US is a red flag. idea9dv.gif

By the way, how can you able to visit her here if you cant even pay your child support? Know your priorities.good.gif

Good Luck!

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It's actually visa fraud and can result in a lifetime ban

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It has been covered many many times.

And is irrelevant to this thread.

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Correct me on this please.... I thought giving child support is only if your child is 18 and below. But this man is supporting more than 23 years? So your child/children are more than the age for support? How long can a man give child support then?

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Correct me on this please.... I thought giving child support is only if your child is 18 and below. But this man is supporting more than 23 years? So your child/children are more than the age for support? How long can a man give child support then?

There could be multiple children?

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It has been covered many many times.

And is irrelevant to this thread.

To be fair, the OP asked if his fiancé can come here on a visa and marry him on that, so I would think it is relevant.

As far as the question, yes, you can marry with a tourist visa, as long as you honor the visa and return or, if you don't return, file the necessary AOS paperwork with reasonable proof that you didn't commit fraud in misrepresenting your true intentions.

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