I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS. Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money from the sale of my property here in the UK and we planned on putting that into buying a house right off - no mortgage payments. We were gonna put the house on both joint names, and do a pre-nup to say that if anything should happen to the relationship and we split up I get what i paid for the house and any profit then is split. But I thought to make things easy would it be possible for me to buy the house and put it in my name only? But then would that cause problems at the AOS stage? Any advice would be appreciated oh and I will be moving to Columbus OHIO.
Thanking you in adnvance. Lina

Yes.... ...money talks

Linababe wrote:
    > I have a question regarding buying property in the USA when entering as
    > a K1. Although we havent started our K1 process yet I was wandering if
    > it is possible for me (UK citizen) to buy a property in my name only
    > when I arrive in the states after our marriage, and before the AOS.
    > Someone once told me you have to be a US citizen to buy property is that
    > true? The situation would be that I will have hopefully enough money

non US citizens can buy property

Not true!


USCIS doesn't care about a pre-nuptial agreement - it is not a federal matter.


Yes, you can purchase a house... and you can put anybody's name on the deed... it doesn't necessarily even have to be your name!


Having both names on the deed would be one additional piece of evidence to show a commingling of finances, but nothing more... and nothing less.

Ian

Hi:

California used to have laws restricting alien land ownership. They were ruled unconstitutional by the Supremes many decades ago.

I just applied for a mortgage and they are just asking for proof that I am in the country legally - if it wasn't for the mortgage nobody would have asked me anything about that.

I now have images of Diana Ross shimmying through the CA legal system

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Thank you all for your replies it has put my mind to ease now.

Lina

I've sent you some karma too, for hijacking your thread.

For sure you can buy any property but tax are higher for non resident. From my point of view, prenap and both names (title) are better plus tax saving plus you will have a prove of "your life together".

Samal