How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Oct 28th 2004, 7:04 am
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How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Hello-
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
Oct 28th 2004, 7:08 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Read www.uscis.gov and the faq at the root herefor more info.
There are plenty of options, K1 fiancee visa,
K3 marriage visa, and DCF if your resident in the UK, but I don't know how that works, I'm sure someone could chirp in with that.
There are plenty of options, K1 fiancee visa,
K3 marriage visa, and DCF if your resident in the UK, but I don't know how that works, I'm sure someone could chirp in with that.
Oct 28th 2004, 8:09 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by encierro
Hello-
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
See also: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?pg=compare
Oct 28th 2004, 8:34 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by encierro
Hello-
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
I have read a lot on the internet but can't find anything exactly like my situation, so I was wondering if anybody here can help. I am a US Citzen living in the UK for the last couple years and plane on going back to the states in the next 4 or 5 months. At the end my fiance plans to come back to the states with me, but one little problem she is South African, with soon to be British passport. We plan on going to the states for a bit but actually getting married over in South Africa. Is this at all possible. Or possibly will we need to have a court wedding in the states first. She currently has her multi entry visa for the states, but I don't know how long she can stay in the states with that and I know she can't work on that. Does anybody out there have any advice.
Cheers
If I were me, I'd have my courthouse wedding now, while I live in the UK and file a spousal petition through the USCIS and Consulate in London. In about 4 or 5 months, she would have her immigrant visa, which is her permission to live and work in the US. Both come to the US, activate her visa, drop off her stuff, and go to SA for the family wedding and celebration. Yes, technically you will be wed, so you don't worry about that marriage being recognized, it is a ceremony only.
After a nice holiday and collecting her other 'stuff' from her home there, both return to the US and live happily ever after.
Talk about have your cake and eat it too!
NB: you will be required to submit your past 3 years' tax returns, which you are required to file even when living overseas. If they're not done, now is the time to do them.
Oct 28th 2004, 9:09 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by meauxna
If I were me, I'd have my courthouse wedding now, while I live in the UK and file a spousal petition through the USCIS and Consulate in London.
...You're not you?!? Who ARE you then?
Sorry, I couldnt resist.
Oct 28th 2004, 9:21 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by andrea874
...You're not you?!? Who ARE you then?
Sorry, I couldnt resist.
Sorry, I couldnt resist.
Your apology will be accepted forthwith
Oct 28th 2004, 9:24 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by meauxna
Read carefully, grasshopper.
Your apology will be accepted forthwith
Your apology will be accepted forthwith
...huh? It still says "If I were me"
Now who needs an apology HMMMMMMM? haha
Oct 28th 2004, 9:37 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by meauxna
She can't come into the US to live and/or work here on her 'multi entry' visa (a tourist visa most likely).
If I were me, I'd have my courthouse wedding now, while I live in the UK and file a spousal petition through the USCIS and Consulate in London. In about 4 or 5 months, she would have her immigrant visa, which is her permission to live and work in the US. Both come to the US, activate her visa, drop off her stuff, and go to SA for the family wedding and celebration. Yes, technically you will be wed, so you don't worry about that marriage being recognized, it is a ceremony only.
After a nice holiday and collecting her other 'stuff' from her home there, both return to the US and live happily ever after.
Talk about have your cake and eat it too!
NB: you will be required to submit your past 3 years' tax returns, which you are required to file even when living overseas. If they're not done, now is the time to do them.
If I were me, I'd have my courthouse wedding now, while I live in the UK and file a spousal petition through the USCIS and Consulate in London. In about 4 or 5 months, she would have her immigrant visa, which is her permission to live and work in the US. Both come to the US, activate her visa, drop off her stuff, and go to SA for the family wedding and celebration. Yes, technically you will be wed, so you don't worry about that marriage being recognized, it is a ceremony only.
After a nice holiday and collecting her other 'stuff' from her home there, both return to the US and live happily ever after.
Talk about have your cake and eat it too!
NB: you will be required to submit your past 3 years' tax returns, which you are required to file even when living overseas. If they're not done, now is the time to do them.
Much less hassle all the way around
Oct 28th 2004, 9:37 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by andrea874
...huh? It still says "If I were me"
Yes, it does.
Oct 28th 2004, 9:54 am
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Re: How to marry a US citzenship? Advice Please
Originally Posted by meauxna
Yes, it does.
I must be too Canadian to understand hahaha. I'll just go crawl back in my hole now haha
