Luke14789

Gosh, it was never my intention to create this argument guys...

Not for a second did I consider doing anything illegally.. I will do either the K-1 or CR-1 without a doubt, just have to figure out which will be the best according to our situation.

I did have other questions in regards to this in my first post, but I guess this topic is now way off....

Well, now I am confused even more

She is currently here on F-1, we are NOT married. Therefore she cannot adjust her status to my knowledge

Hi Aaron2020,

This is unknown to me. Is this different from the CR-1 Spousal route? If so, what is this process called? And is there anywhere I could get more information on this?

Thank you

Hello guys,

I’ve been around this website and checked out most of the Visa Guides, which have all been immensely helpful. Thank you so much for this great resource, however as you may know, lot of these things are on case-by-case basis, so naturally I have few questions which are puzzling me, and I’m hoping to get some insight here.

I’ve known my Brazilian girlfriend for over a year, I live in the US (currently on Green Card) and next month I will become US Citizen. She is Brazilian, living in Brazil, however she has been visiting me roughly every 3 months.

My girlfriend is currently on F-1 Visa doing a 2-month full time English course here in US, after that she needs to go back. She also has her US travel Visa, which has about 4 months remaining.

Our time is running out, it’s very hard for her to find an employer that will sponsor her. So I started thinking about K-1/CR-1 visas.

This stuff is super confusing, so I had few questions.

1. If we wanted to do the CR-1 route, can we get married here in the US on her travel visa? There seems to be some conflicting information about this on the internet.

2. Does she have to stay in Brazil for the period until she gets the K-1/CR-1 gets granted? Or can she be in US on her travel visa in meanwhile?

3. Is she able to be in the US on either travel visa/F-1 student visa, while K1/CR-1 is being processed?

- Cost aside, we would like to do this as quickly as possible, so she can start her life with me here in the US. I understand the EAD takes about 3 months after the visa has been granted, but the K-1 overall takes less than the CR-1, so which do you guys think would be faster?

Since I’m so new to all this, which visa would you most recommend for our situation ?

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to read my post and answering,

Much appreciated

Lukas