Legal Question in Immigration Law in Indiana
I am a US citizen and I have a Flipina fiance and she has a 10-yr multiple entry tourist visa. I want to marry her and bring her here in the US to live with me. What is the best and quickest way I can make this happen? Where should I start? Would it be easier if I file for fiance visa for her? Or I marry her and petition her? If so, where should I marry her, here or in the Philippines?
3 Answers from Attorneys
There are several options for bringing her here. You can bring her in as a tourist or with the fiance visa and then marry her. From there, you would apply for her to receive her green card. If you bring her in as a fiance, remember that you two MUST marry within 90 days. You can also marry her outside of the US and bring her in on a K3 visa then go through the greencard process. Or you can marry her outside the US and have her go through Consular Processing for her to get the greencard.
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Hi,
Entry to the U.S. on visitor visa with open intent to marry a U.S. citizen is not permitted, as this visa category does not allow for intention to immigrate to the U.S.
Assuming that you have physically met your fiance within the past 2 years, a fiance petition (K1 visa category) should be filed with the USCIS. Upon approval, your fiance will obtain K1 visa stamp at a U.S. Consulate in the Philippines.
You can contact our immigration law firm during business hours at 212-268-3580, or email [email protected] for guidance.
Hello:
If she comes here on a B1/B2 with the intent to marry, that is fraud.
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