Paul L

You're missing the very important I130. See guide posted above. Good luck!

I just went though that guide! thanks a million.

In the warning section for the guide, it clearly calls out info about being here on a tourist visa. My fiance currently has a F-1.. any warnings that I clearly should know about?

My fiance is currently a F-1 holder. We are getting married in August of this year. Please correct or adjust what I have written here, if I'm right or wrong.

1. Get Married ))))

2. File AOS for permanent Resident: I-485

File EAD

File Travel Permit (forget the number)

3. File I-864 - Affidavit of Support

Note: we would submit the i-485,EAD,travel permit, and I-864 all at the time same..

Am I missing something any elements here?!

visas are for people who wish to enter the US. Since she is already in the US, she does not need a visa. Simply marry her and adjust her status from student to permenant resdient

GOod luck

thanks..

My fiancee and I are soon to be married but she current lives here in the US and is a f1 visa holder. If we adjust her visa after we are married to a k-1 ...does or doe she not have to leave the US and return to her home country of Romania befor she can get approved.

Am I correct in saying k-1 is meant for ONLY people who livE outside the US???

She would need the AP document to re-enter while AOS is processing. It will probably take longer than 30 days to receive. You can try to apply for emergency AP, but you need to have AOS filed first.

Being that she is adjusting for F-1 instead of a K visa, she does run the risk of being denied entry anyway even with AP.

She also could not leave and reenter on the F-1 and then adjust status afterwards. Immigration intent would be clear and adjusting status at that point could result in a ban.

We are planning to leave her at the F-1 and not file any AOS until she returns from her visit back home. She hasnt been home in 2 years and she has been here in the US for nearly 6years.

After she gets back from her visit (Aug 22nd 2010) is when we were planning on fileing the AOS to change to a K-1..

My fiancé and I going to be getting married soon, but we have not yet. We also have no filed any paper work to do an AOS. I wanted to ask a question first.

If we file the i485 and i130 ( i think), and also her work permit papers and travel permit papers.. is she or is she not allowed to travel back home to Romania during the time that the paper work is processing. My to be wife is currently a F-1 visa holder..

Basically on July 22nd 2010 she is traveling back home for a month just to see family. She will be returning in 30 days, and then this Oct 2010 she will also be going back home for only 1-2 weeks for her sister’s wedding. We want to start filing our paper work for AOS a.s.a.p. but I'm not sure if that will not allow her to leave the state whiles the paper work is processing..

can anyone give me some insight on this!!?!?