Hi there.
My girlfriend of two years in coming to study in the US. Our intent is not to change her immigration status while here of course but we plan to get married.
When she finishes this semester she will return to her country for a few months.
She has her own money and I am financially secure.
The question is I would like to show commitment to her by getting married before she leaves her country. I will be there.
Even though we haven t decided whether we want to live in the US nor whether she will apply for a green card, will marriage in her country BEFORE she leaves cause us grief if she ever decides to want to live in the US?
To that is end, if we do get married in her country and she comes here to the US to study (again we are not sure we want to live here), would it make sense to also get married here (I want to do it for my family) or not?
I know these actions are delicate. Again we are not sure what we want long term except to be together and we are both going back to her country and to travel in the winter.
Will marriage mess stuff up in the long run if we don t try and change her status?
My fear is that it will somehow mess things up. But if I m reading it right marriage means nothing to the folks at immigration unless there is a status change. Right?
Thanks.