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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEntering Lawfully on B1 Tourist Visa to apply for CR-1

You go to her home country, get married there. You go back to the US and file CR1. She waits for the interview and visa in her home country.



Thank you for the response apple21. As stated, I understand the proper procedure to filing the CR1 visa. We are looking for alternative ways.
Peter CNot Telling02013-01-07 01:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEntering Lawfully on B1 Tourist Visa to apply for CR-1
I am an American citizen with a Romanian fiancé. She has a ten year B1/B2 visa and has visited the US twice so far. Once before meeting me and the second time was to visit me at my home address. She told customs agents she was visiting her boyfriend and everything went well.

We have two options: Get married over seas or get married in America.

Our first and most desired choice - is to get married overseas, and she will enter on her B1/B2 visa (lawful admission) and we can start the CR-1 spouse visa process while she is in the US. Is this possible? Has anyone ever went this route before? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

The second option would be her entering with her B1-B2 visa and after 60 days, we spontaneously decide to get married. We are worried she will be rejected on entrance. (Her two previous visits were from Australia where she held residency and a full time occupation. Her visa for Australia has since ended and she will be coming from Romania this time. She will have been in Romania for 2 months before making the flight over to America and will hold no job in that time.)

We understand the usual wait time and proper process for this situation. We also know the consequences. If she is granted entry and we get married after 60 days, I know we will still be subject to interviews and will have to prove there was zero intent of marriage upon initial arrival.

We are now seeking advice from individuals that may have exact experience and/or knowledge on this matter.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks in advance for everything!
Peter CNot Telling02013-01-07 01:05:00