Help me please.

[Richhh 0]

hi everyone. i need some help cos i'm getting confused. i've been with my fiancee for over a year now, although we've never met, we talk all the time on the phone and webcam and stuff, all we wanna do now is live together and spend the rest of our lives together, she was gonna come to the uk, but we decided we would have a better life in the US so chose for that instead, we plan to meet up next month, get our marrige certificate and marry a few days later there in the US, we called the marrige license place up and they said we could have one aslong as one of us was a resident of some county, which she is.

we plan to marry and send off a I-130 form before i come back to the UK which we filled in already, her mother read somewhere i can go live there not long after we're married if the I-130 is filled in correct. is this true? or is there more that needs to be done too, cos we wanna live together so bad. also i can't work there for 6 months? which is fine cos my fiancee can support me quite easily.

we planned on living together there sometime in may. is this realistic? what else do we need to do cos i'm stuck.

any help/info/tips/suggestions and ideas will be greaty appreciated, thanks in advance.

ps: happy new year

[Canuck Carrie 1]

Welcome to Visa Journey!

There is a wealth of information up top in the tabs, look under Guides as well as the FAQs. You will also want to read through other threads in this section to get an idea of the process and the questions others have.

Good luck with your journey.

[Jersey Girl 2]

You've never met? And plan to marry in the U.S.? If you're applying for a K-3 visa, you'd return to the U.K. and wait. Look at other U.S.-U.K. couples to see how long you'd be apart ... 6 months to a year?

If you're planning to visit, marry, and stay, I believe that's called Ajustment of Status and there's a chance of denial. The best advice is to get as much background information here as possible so you have a realistic view and can plan.

[Richhh 0]

never met no, i planned to go back to uk after we married yeah, and then live in the US as soon as possible. 6months to a year is kinda long time

how can i find out more about 'Ajustment of Status'?

thanks

[KarenCee 3]

The Guides (at the top of this site) are a very useful tool. There is information on AOS under Guides. You might want to read the Visa FAQ's too.

[rebeccajo 14]

Slow down son.

Meet the girl first. Go home, throw it all back on the wall, and see if it sticks.

If it does, then have her file the K1 from here and you'll be back together quicker than marrying in the states and going home. Not to mention being stuck with a partner you barely know......

[Richhh 0]

we can marry legally in the US while i'm on holiday there right?

we can't apply for a k-1 cos we have to prove we've been together 2 years? which we haven't

[featherB 1]

we can marry legally in the US while i'm on holiday there right?

we can't apply for a k-1 cos we have to prove we've been together 2 years? which we haven't

You don't have to have been together for two years, you just have to have met, in person, at some point during the last two years ('met' as in 'seen each other in person', not 'met for the first time' - doesn't matter how long you've known each other), which you haven't, yet.

[Richhh 0]

wouldn't it be quicker and easier to get married there, apply for a k-3, come home and wait? rather than apply for a fiancee visa?

thanks

[riblet 0]

not necessarily - K1's are often, although not always, faster. But you can't apply for K1 if you have never met.

wouldn't it be quicker and easier to get married there, apply for a k-3, come home and wait? rather than apply for a fiancee visa?

thanks

[Richhh 0]

would meeting once be enough for a K1? cos i know you have to show photos and lots of other evidence?

thanks

[rebeccajo 14]

Yes meeting once is enough to meet the legal requirements.

Is it enough to determine if you want to be married to each other for life? Only you can answer that.