US/Uk resident to marry UK citz
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US/Uk resident to marry UK citz
Iam Uk citz. My girl friend holds British passport and moved to USA on green card 6years ago. She now has US passport (residents) and applying for citizenship later this year. She will maintain dual status.
We want to marry in UK.
1/ Does she need any special residency time in UK before we get married.
2/ Once married she will sponser me to join her in US. However, and probably most unusually, I do not intend to work there nor stay there fulltime as I need to travek back to Uk regularly to maintain my property and other bits and pieces. Can anyone adivse on best way forward so that I can enter and leave US frequently.....as her married partner.
Hope this makes sense
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What her citizenship is makes a difference to what you do.
We want to marry in UK.
1/ Does she need any special residency time in UK before we get married.
2/ Once married she will sponser me to join her in US. However, and probably most unusually, I do not intend to work there nor stay there fulltime as I need to travek back to Uk regularly to maintain my property and other bits and pieces. Can anyone adivse on best way forward so that I can enter and leave US frequently.....as her married partner.
Hope this makes sense
1/ Does she need any special residency time in UK before we get married.
2/ Once married she will sponser me to join her in US. However, and probably most unusually, I do not intend to work there nor stay there fulltime as I need to travek back to Uk regularly to maintain my property and other bits and pieces. Can anyone adivse on best way forward so that I can enter and leave US frequently.....as her married partner.
Hope this makes sense
Your question number 2 doesn't make complete sense, so tell us more what you plan.
If your (then) wife sponsor/petitions you to come to the US, it is so you can become a "Permanent Resident".. you get a green card.
If you don't intend to live in the US and you just want to visit, there are a couple of visitor options.. the VWP and B-2.
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A K3 visa may also be an option, for someone who does not want to stay in the US full time and wants to avoid US tax liabilities on foreign investments. Something to discuss with an immigration lawyer and a tax consultant.
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If you want to keep offering that piece of advice, maybe you should add a list of what the possible liabilites would be.
The K-3 visa is only valid for 2 years, so should be part of a larger strategy IMO.
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Once married she will sponser me to join her in US. However, and probably most unusually, I do not intend to work there nor stay there fulltime as I need to travek back to Uk regularly to maintain my property and other bits and pieces.
You can't have it both ways.
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Sorry everyone....got it wrong. GF holds british passport with resident green card. She will not get her US passsport until she applies for citizenship later in the year.
We intend to get married before she applies for Citz.
The questioon is is it easier for us to marry in UK...she will have to satisfy residency rules here., or get married in US.
I do not want to live or work in US. However, I want to travel back and forth regularly. Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this. Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time. If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.
We intend to get married before she applies for Citz.
The questioon is is it easier for us to marry in UK...she will have to satisfy residency rules here., or get married in US.
I do not want to live or work in US. However, I want to travel back and forth regularly. Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this. Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time. If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.
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We want to marry in UK.
1/ Does she need any special residency time in UK before we get married.
1/ Does she need any special residency time in UK before we get married.
2/ Once married she will sponser me to join her in US. However, and probably most unusually, I do not intend to work there nor stay there fulltime as I need to travek back to Uk regularly to maintain my property and other bits and pieces. Can anyone adivse on best way forward so that I can enter and leave US frequently.....as her married partner.
Hope this makes sense
Hope this makes sense
As for coming and going to the UK from the US after receiving a green card, you will have to be able to prove that you have established permanent residency in the US. The green card is not meant to be a travel document for your convenience.
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Ahhh, she can't get a US Passport even after applying for US Citizenship. She is not entitled or eligible for a US Passport until she is a US Citizen and that will only be after she has completed the interview/test and has had the naturalization oath ceremony.
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Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this.
Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time.
If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.
As I wrote earlier, you can't have it both ways.
Ian
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I do not want to live or work in US. However, I want to travel back and forth regularly. Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this. Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time. If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.
What exactly is your long-term goal? Maybe that will help produce some ideas and answers for you. Right now, it sounds like you want to marry and then live apart forever, with frequent visits to each other. Is that what your intent is? Do you guys ever intend on living in one country together?
You want to visit the USA regularly, with just a short break of a week in between visits...but you don't want to live in the USA....that doesn't make sense to me. Why not live in the USA, have your green card, and then spend a week or so every few months visiting back home? That's pretty much your same plan.
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Sorry everyone....got it wrong. GF holds british passport with resident green card. She will not get her US passsport until she applies for citizenship later in the year.
We intend to get married before she applies for Citz.
The questioon is is it easier for us to marry in UK...she will have to satisfy residency rules here., or get married in US.
I do not want to live or work in US. However, I want to travel back and forth regularly. Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this. Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time. If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.
We intend to get married before she applies for Citz.
The questioon is is it easier for us to marry in UK...she will have to satisfy residency rules here., or get married in US.
I do not want to live or work in US. However, I want to travel back and forth regularly. Can you see any problem with US immigration if I do this. Or is there a way to get a special visa that allows me to travel regularly staying in the US for say up to 6 months at a time. If that is not possible would there be a problem with me arriving to see "my wife" for say three months on a norm visa, leave country for a week or so and re-enter....and do that regularly.