carmel34

That’s a very odd request from the consulate. If they mean the original I-129f that was approved by USCIS and stamped as approved, then the consulate is the one that has it as it was sent to them physically from the US.

As others have said, an online marriage is only valid for US immigration after you have been together, in-person, once married, or together during the online marriage ceremony.  The other challenge you face is that Morocco is well-known to be a difficult embassy/consulate that scrutinizes relationships because of fraud.  You will need to spend lots of time together, in person, and submit documentation of those visits/time together whether you choose an I-129F petition or I-130 petition for a K-1 or CR-1.  Meeting once before filing a petition is very likely to lead to a denial in your case, and it has nothing to do with a same-gender relationship.  Multiple visits, in a third country if  Morocco is not possible, is the only way this will work out.  You may want to consider spending a few months together in a third country after you get out of the military, to make sure you really want to marry this person and to show US immigration officers that the relationship is bona fide.

This is the best way.  CR-1 is far superior to K-1.  Get married in Brazil, then start the spousal visa process.  It will take 1-2 years from filing the I-130 petition to the visa interview in Rio.  You will need to have sufficient US-based income to be her financial sponsor, liquid financial assets, or find a qualified joint sponsor in the US. Good luck!

It’s almost impossible for any ex to take a persons house (unless maybe you own 10) after a scant 3 years of marriage. Yes our laws can be stupid, but not that stupid.
 
Forget the immigration fraud angle, that ship sailed long ago. Focus on getting a competent vicious divorce lawyer to contest her claims vigorously. The brief length of marriage is favorable to you. 
 
In your next international romantic expedition, be very cunning. The user piranha abound and the prize doesn’t get more appealing than an American of some means.
 
Hasta la vista my friend!

Montreal US Consulate has a very strict interpretation of US domicile.  Evidence to show intent to establish US domicile is usually insufficient for Montreal.  She may have to move to the US a few months before your visa interview to satisfy the IOs in Montreal, get a place to live and a job in the US to be your financial sponsor.  Search the Canada portal for many threads on this topic.

Montreal US Consulate has a very strict interpretation of US domicile.  Evidence to show intent to establish US domicile is usually insufficient for Montreal.  She may have to move to the US a few months before your visa interview to satisfy the IOs in Montreal, get a place to live and a job in the US to be your financial sponsor.  Search the Canada portal for many threads on this topic.

Considering how early you are in the long process, maybe getting married now and going the CR-1 route would be better. It won't necessarily get you into the country sooner, but it will get you in with a green card rather than another long process for that (and being in limbo for a year, unable to leave the country or work, etc.). Note that if you do this, it will void your pending K-1 application, though, and you'd then have to file a new CR-1 from scratch. Can't convert one to the other.

Just to be clear, you already have your GC from a previous US entry?  Assuming that is the case, and it seems to be, only the first entry of someone with an IR1 has to be after or with the USC petitioner.
 
Good Luck!

Seems a bit odd to discuss marriage within mere weeks of meeting someone, especially when you’ve already had a bad experience with a foreigner…..

You're looking at the short term game when you should be playing the long game. Lying to CBP will come back to bite you.  Maybe you get through the K1 process fine, but then you still have to adjust status AND remove conditions.  After that, naturalization.  At any time, your hopes and dreams could be dashed because you made an unintelligent decision to lie to CBP.  Is your fiancé ready to move to Malaysia if you mess this up and get caught?  
 
Don't lie and don't do devious things.  Immigration is a PRIVILEGE, not a right.  There are rules for a reason and lying to CBP is doing yourself and your partner no favors.  

This will likely add more time to the process for the background checks regardless of K-1 or CR-1.  Both take 1-2 years, but in your case, it may be longer.

Your I-129F petition was only approved in February.  Montreal is very backlogged for interviews, it could take many months before yours is even scheduled.  Even after you get an interview scheduled, there is no guarantee that the K-1 visa will be approved, and if it is, no set timeline for how long after the interview it will take to get your passport back with the issued visa in it.  Some in your situation have even seen Canada Post lose the passport.  As for wedding planning, it is impossible to predict exactly when you will have the K-1 visa, so you should be flexible and not commit to any specific date for the wedding.  We have seen other couples here on VJ who made wedding plans, sent out invitations, spent money on expensive, non-refundable deposits for venues, etc. and then saw K-1 visa delays and had to change everything.  On rare occasions, a K-1 visa holder is denied entry at the US entry point.  Hopefully, none of those delays will affect your case, but they could.  The US Dept. of State clearly warns visa applicants: "Please do not make firm travel plans, such as buying a ticket or scheduling events, until you have your visa and IV packet in hand." 
 
https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/visa-approval/
 
 
 

This will likely add more time to the process for the background checks regardless of K-1 or CR-1.  Both take 1-2 years, but in your case, it may be longer.

Your I-129F petition was only approved in February.  Montreal is very backlogged for interviews, it could take many months before yours is even scheduled.  Even after you get an interview scheduled, there is no guarantee that the K-1 visa will be approved, and if it is, no set timeline for how long after the interview it will take to get your passport back with the issued visa in it.  Some in your situation have even seen Canada Post lose the passport.  As for wedding planning, it is impossible to predict exactly when you will have the K-1 visa, so you should be flexible and not commit to any specific date for the wedding.  We have seen other couples here on VJ who made wedding plans, sent out invitations, spent money on expensive, non-refundable deposits for venues, etc. and then saw K-1 visa delays and had to change everything.  On rare occasions, a K-1 visa holder is denied entry at the US entry point.  Hopefully, none of those delays will affect your case, but they could.  The US Dept. of State clearly warns visa applicants: "Please do not make firm travel plans, such as buying a ticket or scheduling events, until you have your visa and IV packet in hand." 
 
https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/visa-approval/
 
 
 

This will likely add more time to the process for the background checks regardless of K-1 or CR-1.  Both take 1-2 years, but in your case, it may be longer.

I understand, and I appreciate the reminder of caution. My interview date is booked already for June. My fiancé and I will not be doing anything rash, risky or expensive under any naive assumptions. Thank you for your help 

Your I-129F petition was only approved in February.  Montreal is very backlogged for interviews, it could take many months before yours is even scheduled.  Even after you get an interview scheduled, there is no guarantee that the K-1 visa will be approved, and if it is, no set timeline for how long after the interview it will take to get your passport back with the issued visa in it.  Some in your situation have even seen Canada Post lose the passport.  As for wedding planning, it is impossible to predict exactly when you will have the K-1 visa, so you should be flexible and not commit to any specific date for the wedding.  We have seen other couples here on VJ who made wedding plans, sent out invitations, spent money on expensive, non-refundable deposits for venues, etc. and then saw K-1 visa delays and had to change everything.  On rare occasions, a K-1 visa holder is denied entry at the US entry point.  Hopefully, none of those delays will affect your case, but they could.  The US Dept. of State clearly warns visa applicants: "Please do not make firm travel plans, such as buying a ticket or scheduling events, until you have your visa and IV packet in hand." 
 
https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/visa-approval/
 
 
 

How can you not understand that question???   do you know how to schedule them together on the same day?  It's just that simple. No hidden meaning, no hidden questions I don't know the answer to already.  Everything else you said is irrelevant.  I mean....am I in the twilight zone here or what?  LOLOL

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.

Best path forward is for your US citizen boyfriend to visit you in Canada, get married, then he returns and files an I-130 petition for you after he has the marriage certificate.  Another option is to get married online via Utah County, then after he visits you in Canada he can file the petition with the Utah marriage certificate, which may be faster depending on the province in Canada--some take many weeks to issue the marriage certificate.  You can try visiting the US again, but since you have been flagged already on your most recent attempt and denial of entry, it would be better if he visits you in Canada during the CR-1 process, which will take about two years from the date of filing the petition.  Your denial of entry will not affect your CR-1 visa process.  Good luck!

Best path forward is for your US citizen boyfriend to visit you in Canada, get married, then he returns and files an I-130 petition for you after he has the marriage certificate.  Another option is to get married online via Utah County, then after he visits you in Canada he can file the petition with the Utah marriage certificate, which may be faster depending on the province in Canada--some take many weeks to issue the marriage certificate.  You can try visiting the US again, but since you have been flagged already on your most recent attempt and denial of entry, it would be better if he visits you in Canada during the CR-1 process, which will take about two years from the date of filing the petition.  Your denial of entry will not affect your CR-1 visa process.  Good luck!

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.

B-2 tourist visa applications and interviews assume immigrant intent, which must be overcome by the applicant.  The stronger their ties to their home country (good long-term stable job/income, property owned, etc.) the more likely that they will be approved.  Each adult applicant will be considered separately and has their own interview.  Having relatives in the US weakens the ties to their home country, and increases the likelihood of overstaying in the US as many have done this before.  Another piece of evidence showing weak ties to Colombia and stronger ties to the US is the fact that you are paying for everything.  No one here can predict with certainty how this will turn out, all they can do is apply, interview, and hope for the best.