Marriage in Australia to move to US

[zforce 0]

I was wondering if the following scenario is possible and if anyone has any recommendations. I am looking what would be necessary to marry and aussie and have her immigrate to the US.

What we would like to do:

* Her come to USA (I'm a US Citizen) -- get engaged, plan wedding

* Go to Australia and get married (she wants her family there..)

* Come back to the USA

* Live happily ever after.

It might be worth mentioning she already has a SS card from working temporarily in the US. I'm not sure if this helps/hurts. The part I'm most concerned about is the "Come back to the USA." Does anyone know what I need to do so she can come back immediately and then get spousal status?

[Kath 0]

hi there zforce

there are quite a few aussies doing the K3 or Cr1 journey in the aussie thread

you could come in there an read alot of their questions also relating to yours...

there use to be DCF in oz but thats up in the air at the moment...you wont able to move her immediately after the wedding to the states...

the only advice i can offer is come into the aussie thread and introduce yourself...

click on forum

scroll down to regional discussions

click on asia pacific except china

then click on land downunder

there are many aussie in there willing to help and know your frustrations of the journey your about to take...

good luck and see you there

kath

[Guinavere 0]

I was wondering if the following scenario is possible and if anyone has any recommendations. I am looking what would be necessary to marry and aussie and have her immigrate to the US.

What we would like to do:

* Her come to USA (I'm a US Citizen) -- get engaged, plan wedding

* Go to Australia and get married (she wants her family there..)

* Come back to the USA

* Live happily ever after.

It might be worth mentioning she already has a SS card from working temporarily in the US. I'm not sure if this helps/hurts. The part I'm most concerned about is the "Come back to the USA." Does anyone know what I need to do so she can come back immediately and then get spousal status?

I am in similar situation except that I have been married for three years to my aussie hubby and I have permanent resident status here in OZ. I am originally from Denver. The steps I am looking into is filing the I-130 petition along with the k-3 visa and hope that it doesn't take forever. In the meantime it looks as if I will have to go to the US and find a job considering I will have to show affadavit of support. That means we will be separated during the processing of that k visa which will allow my husband to come to the US while the rest of the application is being processed. I haven't seen any other way to do it legally. And I am not about to take a risk any other way. As $hitty as that will be to be apart from my hubby...well...I want him to be able to stay with me in the US without the stress of doing something dodgy.