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Thanks for your help everybody. I almost wish I had more visa problems because people at this site are so helpful!

If they get married they can not apply for a fiance visa (K-1), they would have to apply for a spouse visa (K-3) or for CR1/IR1.

In any case, the baby will be born before the visa is granted, unless they are lucky but as the above poster said the pregnancy wont make a difference for the process.

So if they apply for a fiance visa, the baby is born, and then the fiance visa is granted, she can come to the US to get married? (in that order)

Correct, and if you are the babie's biological parrent, the baby is considered a US Citizen and should be registered at the consulate to get US passport. NO K-2 visa needed for baby.

Ok thanks. What does the father need in order to prove to the consulate that he is the father?

If they get married they can not apply for a fiance visa (K-1), they would have to apply for a spouse visa (K-3) or for CR1/IR1.

In any case, the baby will be born before the visa is granted, unless they are lucky but as the above poster said the pregnancy wont make a difference for the process.

So if they apply for a fiance visa, the baby is born, and then the fiance visa is granted, she can come to the US to get married? (in that order)

Ok, I'm asking this question on behalf of somebody else, so here are the details as I understand them.

This guy (US citizen) got his girlfriend (Mexican citizen) pregnant when she was here on a tourist visa, and one way or another she's in Mexico now. They want to get married, and he needs to know if he can pull off a fiance visa in this case. The baby is due at the end of May, so they're not sure what their options are.

What do you guys think? Has anyone been in this situation?

TIA

So, it looks like this is a fairly common occurrence. Due to financial situations, my fiancée's family will not be able to attend the wedding. This is very hard on her, and also not very exciting for me. While all my family will be here, I just feel that it won't be the same, especially on the actual wedding day, when not a single person from her family will be present. Kinda adds a bitter tinge to what should be the most beautiful day of our lives... But we really don't have a choice on this one.

So my question to all of you is: what can we do to help her family feel as close and as involved as possible during this time? E.g. when she went dress shopping with my mother, she recorded some video of it and emailed it to her mother to help bridge the distance.

I know this is really hard on her and on her family. Do you guys have any other ideas of things we can do to minimize unpleasantries? For example, I'm not so hot about an elaborate wedding, as it might further attention to the fact that her family isn't there... TIA

Let me clarify... I am a US citizen, she's an Ecuadorian citizen. I'm considering moving down to Ecuador to be with her while we wait for the K1.

If I decide to go for a K1, I'd like to be with my fiancée as much as possible . Has anyone here gone to live in their significant other's country while waiting for the papers to come through? I know my passport allows me 90 days in Ecuador without a Visa, but beyond that point, I have no idea what I would do. There don't seem to be any Visas issued by Ecuador for "hanging out indefinitely".

I have the financial means to do this (hopefully), but I'm wondering what experiences others have had in this arena.

What service center are you closer to?

Look here: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...or&dfile=No

I am in Utah, so it's probably Nebraska, although California is geographically closer.

So a follow up question guys, sorry I can't find a real quick answer in the guides, but if I apply for a K1 visa today, how much time am I looking at until she could get back to the States?

Thanks for the responses you guys. I know, I know, I need to consult more with the lawyer. The problem with that is I "know" it's gonna be unfriendly advise. This is so rough on a young relationship. We just wanna get married; I can't figure out why it's so complicated...

Unfortunately, I'm not seeing any way around getting her back to her country before we get married. I just need to figure out all my options from that point. I do not wish to commit visa fraud, and certainly don't want any unpleasant surprises in the future. But I can't accept the possibility of waiting (what is it, at least 7 months?), separated, for indefinite period of time until a K1 gets through.

You are facing a whole new process. If she returns to the US on a tourist visa & marries, it is visa fraud as she has intent upon entering. It is illegal to marry on a tourist visa with prior intent.

You will need to file a K1(fiance) visa.

OK, let me clarify a little. She came to the US as a tourist, before I met her. I met her while she was here as a tourist. As far as I understand (I may be wrong), she can still leave and come back to the US until the current tourist visa expires. We're not talking about applying for a new visa yet.

My fiancée came here to the US on a tourist visa, not expecting to spend much time, and much less get engaged. But here we are.

Our lawyer advised us to stay in the country until we get married and get her permission to travel, but unfortunately, she has some things that she needs to take care of back home before we get married, mostly because she wasn't planning on anything that's happened so far.

So, my question is, is she going to have problems getting back into the country? Here visa's good for a few more months, but I worry they might harass her upon re-entry, notice the ring, etc.

Or also, after we get married, are they going to question that visit we made to her home country?