AndranikB

Hi all, my fiancee submitted her DS-160 over 30 days ago, & we have scheduled her interview for late January. We realized today that we put the address that she will be moving to in the US is my mailing address (my parents house, I have it different from my actual address because I'm in grad school & frequently move). We cannot edit the submitted one due to it being over 30 days, but we are debating on (a) submitting a new one & bringing both copies to her interview, or (b) if we should get a letter signed by the both of us that can be notarized explaining the situation. I would also give her copies of my utility bills to confirm the physical address, as well as some things I've got in the mail to confirm my parents address as my mailing one. For reference, this mailing address is on the original i-129f petition. Which option do you think is better to do? Thank you for any advice.

1 hour ago, Trinab80 said:

But you are missing the point of appearing to be "married". Having someone standing in front of you two saying whatever reflects a private marriage ceremony. More importantly, the other requirement is that you have to be married ON US SOIL as part of the K1 process. So why run the risk of doing something you know can come back to bite you later? You've been waiting all this time and paid all this money just to do something that is against the K1 requirement????

 

Keep in mind that you still have to go through AOS which requires an interview as well. So even if you are able to get approved at the embassy, doesn't mean the IO during the AOS will approve the GC and could then think you two lied and use the K1 as just a way to get here faster.

 

Ultimately you do what you feel as best but this doesn't have the sound of a happily ever after doing it the way you want to do it.

Understood. Thank you I do appreciate the feedback - we will revisit what we aim to do! Apologies if I sounded standoffish, it can all be very stressful as I'm sure you know haha

1 hour ago, NuestraUnion said:

Understood.

 

But the visa is not the end of your immigration journey. She can get denied at the point of entry. Also you still have AOS and ROC. All of these things makes an immigrant vulnerable of USCIS digging into their past.

Gotcha. Thank you I do appreciate the feedback - we will revisit what we aim to do!

3 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

The fact that you're asking this question would lead me to believe you understand the ramifications of this looking like a wedding or being "too married" when applying for a K1. There are countless posts of other people who have done the same thing, thinking that it isn't legal and therefore you are not married. What these couples seem to forget is that the embassy is fully knowledgeable about all custom traditions and celebratory rituals which are and can be deemed as married whether it is legal (i.e., upheld in a court of law) or not. Personally, if you have a "goodbye, farewell" thing, just have a farewell party/gathering AFTER you get approved with visa in hand. Someone standing in front of you "saying things" would appear to the CO (or anybody for that matter) as a wedding or two people being joined in a civil union and the CO is not gonna waste time trying to decide if what is being performed is legal or not.

 

You applied for the K1 visa - follow the K1 visa rules or deal with the consequences of a denial which others have also received just because you wanted to have a "celebration with similar semblances" of a wedding.

Yes we are probably going to have it geared toward the "farewell" thing - I'm only curious because all of this will be AFTER getting issued the visa. We won't do anything before getting it.

So my K1 was approved, got my RDJ number & my fiancee is currently looking at dates to schedule her interview, which will likely be in February. This is in line with our timeline, as we expected her to come to the US in about mid-late March. One thing we were planning on doing is having a celebration in her home city in Brazil in mid March - which would NOT BE A LEGAL WEDDING. It would have the semblances - nice attire, food, dancing, things said with the 2 of us in front of people. But there will be no religious or legal document aspect of it. It is mainly so she can say goodbye to her family as it is difficult for them to travel, and so my family can meet hers - considering it will probably be a while until she can visit home again. Is this ok to do? Basically the plan looks like she would physically get the visa - then we would have the marriage celebration / goodbye party in her city, come to the US, then legally get married.

Hello,

I'm a student and there is relative uncertainty that I will retain the same address within the next year or 2. Should I apply with my current address and then change it? Or could I use my fathers address (roughly 2 hours away from me in another city) as I've occasionally used that as an address for financial stuff and the like.

2 minutes ago, TNJ17 said:

Omg what an exaggeration. Your life isn’t a lie.

Guess sarcasm doesn't really work well with just text.

I'm an American who just got engaged to a Brazilian woman (yaaay). We are in the process of filling out the i-129f form, we see that we can either send in a copy of my passport or birth certificate. We plan on submitting the form after a few weeks because she's going back to Brazil and will renew her passport.

Now here's the issue. I'm visiting my dad currently, and just asked if I could see a copy of my birth certificate just in case. I look at it and is says I was born in Amherst, NY. You see, my entire life I have been told my birth city was Buffalo, NY. This isn't an exaggeration. On EVERY document that's ever required that info, I've put Buffalo. This includes my current passport, which I got about 8 years ago and I've used to travel 5 times total out of the US. My mom and dad have literally always said I was born in Buffalo. So, should I just submit my current passport info anyways? Because evidently that's never been an issue, and they had my birth certificate as proof of citizenship when I applied (even though it has Amherst as birth city?). So should I just leave everything as it is? Because basically my life is a lie and I am very confused as to what I should do.

Thank you for you opinions.

KierenHby, would we be able to apply for spousal visa while she is still here on her trip, and she goes back to Brazil at a different time? Her visa allows her to stay for 90 days. So lets say we went with option 2, and lets say we got married after like her being here for 20 days. Would we be able to apply for the spousal, she stays here for some time, and then she goes back before the 90 days are up? 

So my girlfriend is from Brazil & I intend to propose to her around this coming August when I visit her. I figure we could get married here in the US when she comes to visit me (she does have a tourist visa) the following December. I want to know what you all think would be the best path in terms of logistics and legalities for us.

Option 1

If and when I propose, should we hold off on the marriage bit and only apply for a fiance (K-1) visa?

Because this takes normally like 6 months to a year, would she be allowed to visit me on her tourist visa while we wait for processing? I assume we'd apply right after I propose in August, but I'm not sure if that would jeopardize our plans for her to visit me the following December. 

Option 2

Should we get married here when she visits me in December, then apply for a spouse visa after she returns to Brazil (since she has a tourist visa, and evidently the government doesn't like it when people get married on tourist visas)?

Incredibly Hypothetical & Unlikely Option 3

Is it possible at all (legally) for us to get married here and her be able to stay here and then we apply for change of status and all that? I know she can not enter the US on a tourist visa with the intent of being married, so let's assume I never tell her that idea, and I kind of like surprise here with a small wedding or something when she comes. Therefore, she wouldn't know beforehand until she came here, and by virtue of that it wouldn't be illegal. I know this idea can be pretty far fetched, but I just want to be with her.

Additional question:

She used to have a student visa for here, does that mean she likely has all the medical and vaccination requirements for these visas beforehand and could be exempt because of that?

What do you guys think? 

Thanks!