Livinglover

Thank you John and Rose :).

After all these wonderful answers, I think the best thing will be to just get married in Indonesia and then file the CR-1. It will take a little bit more time, but I think the risk is minimized. K1 would be best, but our wedding ceremony is already planned for sooner than the K1 would finish processing and then we'd have to start all over anyway.

Thank you all again and I wish you all the best

Thank you all for your answers and the link to the uscis site as well. From what I can tell, and agree with, missleman is correct. I wanted to basically clarify that that was possible, so as to avoid any potential fraud. I'm just trying to speed up the process, but I have absolutely no intention of bypassing the system or abusing it and risk losing everything.

Amazing, thank you all for your insightful answers!!!

Hi everyone!

Brand new user and I apologize if this has been asked before, but any help would be appreciated  (couldn't find answer on Google after hours searching). I met the love of my life in Indonesia and can't wait to live with her in the US. Plan is to marry in half a year probably in her home country. Then we can file the CR1/IR1 but it would take about a year plus the months between now and Dec. Would it be possible (please read the entire sentence) for her to come to US on a visitor's visa, we get married at a court house, then she returns to her home country, I file for the CR1/IR1 immediately and we still have our ceremony later on in her home country? Would this be a feasible way to shave off the months between now and the big home ceremony in her country? Please note, I have no intention of commuting fraud or breaking any laws. The risks would be too great and disrespectful to all the opportunities this great country has given me as a citizen born and raised here.