Legal Question in Immigration Law in Washington
I have a tourist visa and i will visit my boyfriend soon in the states, we have decided to get married but the question is , isnt safer for me to do it in the states even i get into with a tourist visa, or i shall return back to my courty and he comes to it to get married in my coutry and start the process ...
2 Answers from Attorneys
A person is not supposed to enter the United States on a visitor visa if they have immigrant intent, such as the intent to marry a U.S. citizen.
If a person enters as a visitor, later changes their intent & marries a U.S. citizen, then they can file for adjustment of status in the United States. (Here, in Los Angeles, interviews are within about 6 months after filing).
If a person marries a U.S. citizen abroad, then they would have to Consular Process, which takes about one year & is a more complicated process.
I cannot advise you how to proceed, though. Good luck.
Please call us at (212) 968-8600 or (800) 750-1828 to discuss. Regards, RDM
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