JanelleJohnson
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My understanding from friends who went through this process along with a lawyer I spoke to awhile ago said that him traveling to the US is "risky" and a "grey area" b/c there is a concern from the government/border agents that he will come in and get married and change his status while here. They all advised for us to travel together outside of the US, but this is highly inconvenient to me b/c I am a full time single parent. That is why I wondered if we were all ready married, then his entrance into the US for visitation could be less "risky" and easier.
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Hello! I appreciate the help on my other question about timeline to apply for K1 visa. Many spoke about the other benefits of perhaps he and I getting married in Australia in a few weeks and then instead going for the CR1 visa. The timeline is similar and then he doesn't have to change status, can work right away, etc... I am curious if you all know if he will be able to travel to the US to visit me while we are waiting for all of the visa steps to be approved and completed? Would travel to the US to visit me be better/eaiser if we are married and waiting for the CR1 process to be completed? I've heard conflicting info about him traveling to visit me while we are waiting for the K1 visa to be approved and that many advise against him coming here while we are waiting for this visa. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this. Thanks!
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I've been thinking about the spousal visa vs. the finance visa. Here is a question (and by the way he has come here 5 times since July 2023 to visit me, so we have met. I am going to Australia in April just so I can see his country)...would him traveling to the US to visit for a week or two every few months be more possible/admissible if he came as my spouse while waiting for the approval process than it is traveling here during the wait for the fiancé visa? I keep getting the message for him not to travel to US while we are waiting for approval.
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@Crazy Catthank you! How would we make our marriage legal? Would we get married in Australia and that be accepted as legal in the US? Could he then live here right away with me, or would we still have this ~18 month delay in approval process before we could be together?
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@JeanneAdil would the spouse Cr1 be quicker?
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Hello! My romantic connection in Australia and I are trying to discern when to start this whole long fiancé visa process. The goal is for us to get married and live together in June 2025. We cannot get married prior to that due to my home situation with my kids. I am having difficulty discerning the timelines. I've "heard" that the approval process for the finance visa takes 9 months - 1 year. He would then have 6 months to move here and then 90 days for us to get married. But, when I look at some of the timelines for Australia and USA, they look like the process is taking several years! Is this true? What is your recommendation for when to start this process given our desired timeline to get married? Thank you in advance!