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Hello,

I am a US citizen (born in Los Angeles) engaged to a Taiwanese national student here in Los Angeles. Our wedding date is October 17th of this year, but I thought I would start the marriage / visa filing processes now. She is currently here on a F1 Student Visa. It seems that there are several ways to go about the whole process but which is the best way to go about this?

1) Get married and file for the green card afterwards?

2) File for a Fiance Visa first and then follow the green card process afterwards?

I want to go about it the most efficient way possible without hiring an attorney to do the work for me.

Thank you,

David

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Does she intend to travel before the wedding?

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If you have plans to reside in the US, get married and apply for her greencard afterwards. She won't be able to leave the country for approximately 4-5 months afterwards, until she receives her EAD/AP.

Congrats and good luck!

Hello,

I am a US citizen (born in Los Angeles) engaged to a Taiwanese national student here in Los Angeles. Our wedding date is October 17th of this year, but I thought I would start the marriage / visa filing processes now. She is currently here on a F1 Student Visa. It seems that there are several ways to go about the whole process but which is the best way to go about this?

1) Get married and file for the green card afterwards?

2) File for a Fiance Visa first and then follow the green card process afterwards?

I want to go about it the most efficient way possible without hiring an attorney to do the work for me.

Thank you,

David

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1) Get married and file for the green card afterwards

She's already here, no point on doing the K-1 visa.

If we file the K-1 visa now, will it automatically transfer into the green card after we become married?

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If we file the K-1 visa now, will it automatically transfer into the green card after we become married?

No. She will have to adjust her status, will then be given a two year green card, and after that will get a ten year one.

Seeing as she is already there it makes much more sense to get married and adjust her status from there.

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If you have plans to reside in the US, get married and apply for her greencard afterwards. She won't be able to leave the country for approximately 4-5 months afterwards, until she receives her EAD/AP.

Congrats and good luck!

Yes we do plan to reside here in the US. I am working here and she will start working after she graduates.

Thanks for the advice!

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No. She will have to adjust her status, will then be given a two year green card, and after that will get a ten year one.

Seeing as she is already there it makes much more sense to get married and adjust her status from there.

Sounds like a pretty logical way to go about it.

Thanks,

David

In that case, get married and AOS. It's a no brainer.

Sorry, but what is AOS?

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Sorry, but what is AOS?

Adjustment Of Status

Here is a link to the guide for the process you will need to follow.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

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Adjustment of Status....

Check out this link: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Thanks!

Adjustment Of Status

Here is a link to the guide for the process you will need to follow.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

Thank you!

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Hello,

I am a US citizen (born in Los Angeles) engaged to a Taiwanese national student here in Los Angeles. Our wedding date is October 17th of this year, but I thought I would start the marriage / visa filing processes now. She is currently here on a F1 Student Visa. It seems that there are several ways to go about the whole process but which is the best way to go about this?

1) Get married and file for the green card afterwards?

2) File for a Fiance Visa first and then follow the green card process afterwards?

I want to go about it the most efficient way possible without hiring an attorney to do the work for me.

Thank you,

David

If she is already here then option 2 doesn't make sense. You can do option 1. If you want to accelerate the process, do a quick court marriage now and then the wedding ceremony in October? Then you can start the visa process much earlier.

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If she is already here then option 2 doesn't make sense. You can do option 1. If you want to accelerate the process, do a quick court marriage now and then the wedding ceremony in October? Then you can start the visa process much earlier.

This is exactly what we plan on doing. Thanks!

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