Breton1144

24 minutes ago, kris&me said:

Since the person is in Canada ,  the following applies

 

Any American that has a felony conviction on their criminal record may not be permitted entry into Canada unless they have received special permission from the Canadian Government.

 

so,  traveling there to marry would be a little difficult 

I would travel to the USA to marry and would be the beneficiary of the immigration petition to the USA.

Thank you everyone for your comments and guidance.  I appreciate your help!

I have been trying to figure out if K1 or CR1 is the better route to take. K1 would be the preferred route. But I have read a lot about automatic denial crimes.  My fiance (the intended petitioner) was in a street gang in his youth, as a youth he was convicted of murder and in his early 20s he was convicted of attempted murder.  He served 25 years.  He has restarted his life and been living a regular life for a few years.

I am aware of his crimes  and history so there would be no surprises for me.

Are these crimes reason for automatic denial?  Should we just get married and do a spousal petition instead or are there known successes for K1 visas with these circumstances?

We had also thought to go to an immigration lawyer but I wanted to check here first.

Thank you!