Liz&Nate

I'm a Canadian who doesn't (didn't) even need a visa to get into the US and I came here on a K-1.

I'm going to move your thread from the K-1 Process forum to the General Immigration Forum until you determine which visa you are going to apply for. Check out the guides in the tabs at the top of the page. They'll help you determine which visa is right for you. Welcome to VJ!

Thanks for the welcome! We are definitely going for the K-1. I was very eager to find out if I was doing the right thing. I found your reply very interesting because it was that one statement (only people who can't procure tourist visas need a K-1) that sounded ludicrous enough to get me researching. It sounds so fake now. Shame on the "professionals" who would take money to give potentially damaging advice.

Hello VJ'ers!

I recently got engaged to a USC I have been dating for almost a year and a half. We are thrilled. The first question that came up, since I am a Mexican national, was about the fastest legal way to get married. We have been through 3 lawyers so far. The first two didn't even mention the K1 visa. We were advised to use my B1/B2, wait at least 30 days, get married and then wait two months before AOS'ing. The third one mentioned the K1 but only in passing, saying that it was strictly for people who were unable to procure a B1/B2 and therefore had no way to get into the country.

We had already made wedding plans, but something didn't quite add up for me. Since the last thing I wanted to do was get my fiance into trouble I started researching on my own. I came across VJ a couple of days ago. That was when I realized that the K1 appears to be the one option to legally enter the country with intent to get married.

Now, I am being criticized by friends and relatives because I talked my fiance into this process. I am being told I am daft, because AOS'ing from B1/B2 is supposed to be so easy. All I know is that I don't want to jeopardize our chances at being together just to get ahead a few months.

My question is, why does there seem to be so much advice against going through the legal process of getting a K1? Is it really that easy to AOS from b1/b2? Am I making too much of a big deal out of it? I don't think so, but I would appreciate your opinions very much.