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Got married on a tourist visa, later filed for I-130

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cesay   1

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Hello! 

 

Anyone here who was in the same position as I am today? I got married in Vegas while on my Birthday celebration last 2018, I never overstayed and I always just usually visit around 1-2 weeks. Took a while before we filed the CR1 because I was being sent to different countries and never had the chance to stay in the Philippines to gather my requirements.

 

Is that something that would be taken against me during the interview? After my wedding I went to the US like 5x but I always exit and have no plans of bypassing the CR1 system.

 

thoughts?

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geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,335

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* Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to Process & Procedures *

 

No issue at all - the extra time visiting is a plus IMO (except unusual cases like being married for a few years but not seeing each other often due to a reason other than traveling...it may look like a marriage of convenience more so than anything else).

 

Good luck.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Dashinka Grand Master

Dashinka   23,242

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13 minutes ago, cesay said:

Thank you! This sounds comforting, I hope I won’t be tagged as Fraudulent since I married while on a tourist visa

Getting married while in the US on a visitor visa and leaving is perfectly fine, couples do it all the time.  I agree with @geowrian, you should have no issues.

 

Good Luck!

Visa Received : 2014-04-04 (K1 - see timeline for details)

US Entry : 2014-09-12

POE: Detroit

Marriage : 2014-09-27

I-765 Approved: 2015-01-09

I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

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Hank_   9,173

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1 hour ago, cesay said:

Hello! 

 

Anyone here who was in the same position as I am today? I got married in Vegas while on my Birthday celebration last 2018, I never overstayed and I always just usually visit around 1-2 weeks. Took a while before we filed the CR1 because I was being sent to different countries and never had the chance to stay in the Philippines to gather my requirements.

 

Is that something that would be taken against me during the interview? After my wedding I went to the US like 5x but I always exit and have no plans of bypassing the CR1 system.

 

thoughts?

No over-stays.  All is good .. you have no issues.   

 

There is no requirement to file the I-130 petition immediately upon marriage.   

 

 Did you file ROM  (Report of Marriage) through the Philippine consulate representing the state where you were married?   Did you renew your passport in your married name?  < if you did not do those you will want to get that accomplished.  Then make sure to file the I-130 in your married name ;)     (you will want to follow traditional Philippines naming format )

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