I am a UK citizen and my fiancé is a US citizen. We got engaged in August and would like to get married as soon as we can, possibly at Christmas. Both of us have been married before and we do not want a big wedding. I will be entering the US on a tourist visa. Can I enter on that visa with the intention to marry but WITHOUT the intention to stay or adjust status? I will be returning to the UK (work and property commitments etc) and then my husband would file the I-130 for a CR1 from the US. Is this acceptable? We don’t want to do anything illegal or to be seen to be committing any type of fraud; we want to follow the procedures and do everything properly. We just want to get married! We are aware that we will have to stay apart for awhile until a visa is approved, but would I still be allowed to enter the US on a visitor visa to see him while our application is being processed? Is he allowed to leave the US on a visitor visa to see me? I have no criminal record and have never overstayed as a tourist in the US so as far as I know our case would be a straightforward one.
Your thoughts and advice would be much appreciated!!
Many thanks and good luck on your own visa journeys.
Getting married on a tourist visa
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I am a UK citizen and my fiancé is a US citizen. We got engaged in August and would like to get married as soon as we can, possibly at Christmas. Both of us have been married before and we do not want a big wedding. I will be entering the US on a tourist visa. Can I enter on that visa with the intention to marry but WITHOUT the intention to stay or adjust status? I will be returning to the UK (work and property commitments etc) and then my husband would file the I-130 for a CR1 from the US. Is this acceptable? We don’t want to do anything illegal or to be seen to be committing any type of fraud; we want to follow the procedures and do everything properly. We just want to get married! We are aware that we will have to stay apart for awhile until a visa is approved, but would I still be allowed to enter the US on a visitor visa to see him while our application is being processed? Is he allowed to leave the US on a visitor visa to see me? I have no criminal record and have never overstayed as a tourist in the US so as far as I know our case would be a straightforward one.
Your thoughts and advice would be much appreciated!!
Many thanks and good luck on your own visa journeys.