Tourist Visa vs. K-1 Fiance Visa

[Smfr212 0]

Hi,

My fiancée (US Citizen) and I (Non US Citizen) are planning to get married this year and I figured I have two options to enter the States. I know that I will come back to my home country with her after the ceremony. I am NOT applying for an AOS as I have work in my home country. Yet we want to apply for a Greencard through a DCF in my home country a few years later. So the two options to enter the States, get married and then return home are as follows:

1. I apply for a K-1 Visa

2. I enter the States with a Tourist Visa

Either one has its advantages and disadvantages that I am already well aware of thanks to books, lawyers and also this fantastic website. My Questions are as follows:

Have you or friends that you know of entered the US on a tourist visa to get married AND returned home after and how difficult was it to pass the boarder? What evidence did they/you show the boarder officials as proof that they/you weren't applying for an AOS?

Any advice or help is much appreciated.

Edited January 5, 2014 by Smfr212

[canadian_wife 1,823]

As a German citizen (judging by the flag on your profile), do you need a tourist visa?

It sounds like you should enter as a tourist, get married, then leave. This is perfectly legal and a whole lot cheaper. You should bring ties such as a job with an expected return date, a lease/mortgage, utility bills, car note, etc to show that you MUST return

good luck

As a German citizen (judging by the flag on your profile), do you need a tourist visa?

It sounds like you should enter as a tourist, get married, then leave. This is perfectly legal and a whole lot cheaper. You should bring ties such as a job with an expected return date, a lease/mortgage, utility bills, car note, etc to show that you MUST return

good luck

[Boiler 45,670]

All depends on why you are not eligible for the VWP.