How soon can I get married once I enter the US?

[Dowoon 2]

Hello, I am planning on getting married in the US with a tourist visa.

We are planning to apply for a CR1 visa instead of an adjustment of status.

How soon can we do the wedding once I enter the US?

 

If nationality matters, I am Indonesian, and my partner is a US citizen.

Thank you in advance!

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

43 minutes ago, Dowoon said:

How soon can we do the wedding once I enter the US?

There are no time restrictions or nationality considerations.   

Edited February 16 by Crazy Cat

[Mrs. J 1]

32 minutes ago, Dowoon said:

Hello, I am planning on getting married in the US with a tourist visa.

We are planning to apply for a CR1 visa instead of an adjustment of status.

How soon can we do the wedding once I enter the US?

 

If nationality matters, I am Indonesian, and my partner is a US citizen.

Thank you in advance!

Please research your decision and the statistics of getting married on a B1/B2 visa.  
You may experience a denial on an I-130 petition because you married on a B1/B2 visa. Intent to migrate on a visitor visa. Causing a denial on I-130. 
 

The correct procedure would be a k1 visa to marry in the USA. And file I485 concurrent with the I-130.  I485 is AOS and foreign spouse can remain in USA pending process. 
 

Or Marry in foreign spouse home country and U.S. spouse file I-130 Petition and spouse visa would be consular processing. Foreign spouse cannot be in USA while in this process. 

The K3 can be filed concurrently with I-130 for a spouse visitor visa while in process of LPR marriage GC in process. 
The K3 is tricky. If I130 and K3 are submitted to the NVC at the same time the K3 will be canceled. 

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

1 hour ago, Mrs. J said:

You may experience a denial on an I-130 petition because you married on a B1/B2 visa.

This is not true.  There are no restrictions regarding marriage after entry as a visitor as stated by the OP. 

Edited February 16 by Crazy Cat

[powerpuff 5,905]

4 minutes ago, Mrs. J said:

Please research your decision and the statistics of getting married on a B1/B2 visa.  
You may experience a denial on an I-130 petition because you married on a B1/B2 visa. Intent to migrate on a visitor visa. Causing a denial on I-130. 

This is incorrect. Thousands of people marry on tourist visas, including destination weddings such as Las Vegas. OP indicated no intent to immigrate - they clearly said they will be returning and pursuing a spousal visa.

Edited February 16 by powerpuff

[Mrs. J 1]

Just now, Crazy Cat said:

This is not true.  There are no restrictions regarding marriage after entry as a visitor. 

Correct there aren’t “RESTRICTIONS”.

 

When filing for the petition is when one may experience a denial. 
again please research the statistics to marry on a B1/B2. 
B1/B2 is a “Visitor Visa” 

not a permit to marry while on a visit to USA. 

 

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

The only restriction is entering the US as a visitor with the intent to STAY and adjust status.  The OP clearly stated the intent to start the spousal visa process, instead.  That is 100% legal.  

To my knowledge, there has never been a single spousal visa case denied because the marriage took place inside the US during a visit. Many, many foreign visitors marry in the US every year.

 

Additionally, the K-3 is obsolete.  They are very rarely ever issued.

Edited February 16 by Crazy Cat

[Bob in Boston 622]

41 minutes ago, Mrs. J said:

B1/B2 is a “Visitor Visa” 

not a permit to marry while on a visit to USA. 

And when you visit You are allowed to get married. OP never refered her Visit Visa as a permit to get married. 

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

50 minutes ago, Mrs. J said:

The correct procedure would be a k1 visa to marry in the USA. And file I485 concurrent with the I-130.

This is incorrect.  A K-1 entrant does not file an I-130 if the marriage takes places within 90 days of entry.

[powerpuff 5,905]

44 minutes ago, Mrs. J said:

When filing for the petition is when one may experience a denial. 

This is misinformation for any readers coming across this post. Show me one denial of I-130 for marrying in the US, especially when the person has left the US after.
 

@Daphne . is one of many who has married in the US as a tourist and then applied for CR1 abroad

 

 

50 minutes ago, Mrs. J said:

not a permit to marry while on a visit to USA. 

And you do not need a permit to marry in the US. This is not the UK where you need a special visa to get married in the UK. Please stop spreading misinformation.

 

1 hour ago, Dowoon said:

Hello, I am planning on getting married in the US with a tourist visa.

We are planning to apply for a CR1 visa instead of an adjustment of status.

How soon can we do the wedding once I enter the US?

 

If nationality matters, I am Indonesian, and my partner is a US citizen.

Thank you in advance!

OP, your plan is perfectly fine. You can marry as soon as you enter as long as you depart back to your home country and pursue the CR1 visa.

[Redro 4,600]

2 hours ago, Dowoon said:

Hello, I am planning on getting married in the US with a tourist visa.

We are planning to apply for a CR1 visa instead of an adjustment of status.

How soon can we do the wedding once I enter the US?

 

If nationality matters, I am Indonesian, and my partner is a US citizen.

Thank you in advance!

We got married 3 days after I entered the U.S. We applied for and I received my immigrant visa a few years later with no issue. 

[Marieke H 2,314]

2 hours ago, Mrs. J said:

Correct there aren’t “RESTRICTIONS”.

 

When filing for the petition is when one may experience a denial. 
again please research the statistics to marry on a B1/B2. 
B1/B2 is a “Visitor Visa” 

not a permit to marry while on a visit to USA. 

 

Please stop spreading misinformation. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. If you believe that there are statistics to back your claims, please share links to that information. 

[Lemonslice 4,555]

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

There are no time restrictions or nationality considerations.   

Exactly. 

 

Some states/counties might have a waiting period between the marriage licence and the marriage itself, but it's usually only a few days.

 

Someone with good organization skills, and faith/luck in escaping delayed flights, could plan something on the day of arrival. 

[EmilyW 1,222]

4 hours ago, Mrs. J said:

Correct there aren’t “RESTRICTIONS”.

 

When filing for the petition is when one may experience a denial. 
again please research the statistics to marry on a B1/B2. 
B1/B2 is a “Visitor Visa” 

not a permit to marry while on a visit to USA. 

 

 

Las Vegas will be surprised to learn this.

[Loren Y 2,732]

I marry people on Tourist visas all the time. I do at least 10 a year with no issues. Matter of fact, I am doing one tomorrow morning. As for waiting, no waiting if you come to Las Vegas,NV. I believe the fastest I married someone after an international entry into Las Vegas was about 1 hour, maybe 1.5 hours after they cleared customs( The ink wasn't even dry in their passport from the entry stamp when we got to the Marriage License Bureau... LOL!)