getting married right before DCF, red flag?

[dommyy13 0]

As the title says, I was wondering if getting married shortly before DCF is a red flag and would result in a rejected application?  For context, I am american and my girlfriend is from an asian country, but we met and live in sweden.  In Sweden there is a concept called “sambo” which in the eyes of the law we are legal partners, we have been together 3 years and we bought an apartment together here.  

 

Now I am anticipating a job offer back in the US and want to explore the DCF route for my girlfriend, but wondering if we get married here in sweden and then file for a green card will that be cause for rejection of her visa application?  

 

Thanks in advance for your help! 

[smilingstone 619]

Don't see why this would be an issue. If you've been legal partners under sambo and living together for 3 years, you should have plenty of supporting evidence to show a bonafide marriage - only difference here is that you don't currently have a marriage cert, but presumably something else that confirms your sambo partnership?

 

So get married, obtain marriage cert, and file. Probably a good idea to also include any legal docs confirming sambo for the past 3 years. You should be good to go.

Edited 10 hours ago by smilingstone

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35 minutes ago, dommyy13 said:

As the title says, I was wondering if getting married shortly before DCF is a red flag and would result in a rejected application?  For context, I am american and my girlfriend is from an asian country, but we met and live in sweden.  In Sweden there is a concept called “sambo” which in the eyes of the law we are legal partners, we have been together 3 years and we bought an apartment together here.  

 

Now I am anticipating a job offer back in the US and want to explore the DCF route for my girlfriend, but wondering if we get married here in sweden and then file for a green card will that be cause for rejection of her visa application?  

 

Thanks in advance for your help! 

No, that would not, in itself, be an issue.  Make sure you do NOT file an I-130 with USCIS before exploring the DCF option.  Good luck.

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I do not see an issue

[dommyy13 0]

2 hours ago, smilingstone said:

Don't see why this would be an issue. If you've been legal partners under sambo and living together for 3 years, you should have plenty of supporting evidence to show a bonafide marriage - only difference here is that you don't currently have a marriage cert, but presumably something else that confirms your sambo partnership?

 

So get married, obtain marriage cert, and file. Probably a good idea to also include any legal docs confirming sambo for the past 3 years. You should be good to go.

 

yeah we can provide tax documents and population registry stuff.

 

thanks everyone for your answers!  I will be sure to add some additional data points and contribute with our experience when the time comes