Need advice. Non-US citizen (Japan resident) engaged to active duty member (stateside)

[Ana Hussa 0]

We’ve been dating for more than 3 years and have spent half of our relationship physically together and half doing long distance.

 

1. To make the whole process as easy as possible, we’re planning to have him come to Japan and get married online via the Utah thing and use it for our CR1 visa application. Is this a viable route? We’ll be physically together during this time. We’ve thought about getting married at the local Japanese city hall, but it involves way more processes and documents since we’re both not Japanese nationals. Also, we’re aiming to have all of our marriage documents easily obtainable in the US in case we need them in the future.
2. He’ll only be in Japan for a couple of days. What do we need to knock out in terms of legal processes while he’s here?
3. After getting married, will I be able to get on base on my own even if he’s not stationed in Japan?

 

Thanks!

[OldUser 11,077]

Marrying online when you are together at same physical location can look odd for USCIS.

Why not put some effort and get married normally, like most couples would? If process is too difficult, why can't you go to your home country or other country nearby with easier rules?

Nothing stops you from marrying online, it just seems unusual when you are in same location. The less unusual things, the better for immigration.

Edited 11 hours ago by OldUser

[TBoneTX 48,664]

Thread is moved from the CR-1 Case Progress subforum to the CR-1 Process forum.