Legal Question in Immigration Law in Florida

fiance of us citizent

hello...

my fiance is an us citizent, he's in United states, we have plans to marry but I'm confused about the immigration preccedings. right now i'm outside of EU, in my country in latin america. I have a visitor/tourist visa and i can go to EU anytime I want.

my question is what is better to do? i hear that my boyfriend can peticion me througt an K1 fiance visa.

from the BCIS point of view and immigration law, wich is better for me, go to EU with my tourist visa and then marry?? or should my boyfriend better file a k1 petition for me and I stay in my country until aproval??

wich of this two ways is better o wich one is easer??

thank you


Asked on 8/14/03, 10:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Myron Morales Lee Lane Smith LLP

Re: fiance of us citizent

The best decision is to always comply with the law. A tourist visa means that you do not intend to remain in the U.S. Marriage is an impermissible activity under a visitor's visa. You should follow the K-1 route.

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Answered on 8/15/03, 10:53 am


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