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new challenga
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 Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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I'm in Korea with a Korean girlfriend. She is stressing right now because she's afraid she won't be able to get a visa to go to the US. How difficult is that by the way? What are the qualifications and are they strict w/ them? She's applying for a student visa by the way.
Anyway, the main question I wanted to ask was this. Just in case she doesn't receive her visa, what would the process be like for me to marry her here and bring her back to the states with me? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:44 am Post subject: |
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| The process the Us is concerned about is her marrying you getting a visa to the US and disappearing to work as a porn actress or hooker. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:20 am Post subject: Re: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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| new challenga wrote: |
I'm in Korea with a Korean girlfriend. She is stressing right now because she's afraid she won't be able to get a visa to go to the US. How difficult is that by the way? What are the qualifications and are they strict w/ them? She's applying for a student visa by the way.
Anyway, the main question I wanted to ask was this. Just in case she doesn't receive her visa, what would the process be like for me to marry her here and bring her back to the states with me? |
FIRST see if she gets the student visa. IF she gets a student visa, you'd better WAIT a while to marry her because if she applies for adjustment of status too quickly, they'll consider it visa fraud.
If she doesn't get the student visa, you have the option of a K1 or K3 visa. Go Google those and you'll get a wealth of information. |
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OBXman7
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Location: on baboshirts.com
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| That is not a grenade you want to jump on buddy. Plenty of fish in the sea. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: Re: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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| new challenga wrote: |
I'm in Korea with a Korean girlfriend. She is stressing right now because she's afraid she won't be able to get a visa to go to the US. How difficult is that by the way? What are the qualifications and are they strict w/ them? She's applying for a student visa by the way.
Anyway, the main question I wanted to ask was this. Just in case she doesn't receive her visa, what would the process be like for me to marry her here and bring her back to the states with me? |
she will get one a student visa no problems..
dont sweat it... as long as she has the right paper work all in order she will get it...
marry her is no problem.. you can be married legally in a day or two..
just paper work to fill out and sign.. once thats done you apply for a spouse visa for her.. again more paper work to fill out..
the government is not going to say no to you bringing your wife home with you..
tell her to chill, 95% of people applying to go to the US get visas.. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:26 am Post subject: Re: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| new challenga wrote: |
I'm in Korea with a Korean girlfriend. She is stressing right now because she's afraid she won't be able to get a visa to go to the US. How difficult is that by the way? What are the qualifications and are they strict w/ them? She's applying for a student visa by the way.
Anyway, the main question I wanted to ask was this. Just in case she doesn't receive her visa, what would the process be like for me to marry her here and bring her back to the states with me? |
she will get one a student visa no problems..
dont sweat it... as long as she has the right paper work all in order she will get it...
marry her is no problem.. you can be married legally in a day or two..
just paper work to fill out and sign.. once thats done you apply for a spouse visa for her.. again more paper work to fill out..
the government is not going to say no to you bringing your wife home with you..
tell her to chill, 95% of people applying to go to the US get visas.. |
OK, but he CAN NOT MARRY HER HERE WHILE SHE IS ON A STUDENT VISA!
A STUDENT visa is a NON-IMMIGRANT visa. If she's married to an American, that is IMMIGRANT intent. If INS and/or border control finds out that she was married to an American AND entered the States on a NON-immigrant visa, that is visa fraud and they will either deport her or not let her in in the first place.
On top of that, once he does marry her on the student visa, she absolutely can not leave the country before getting advance parole. At least not if she wants to reenter the States. Why? Because she can not enter the US with immigrant intent on a non-immigrant visa. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:05 am Post subject: Re: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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| Atavistic wrote: |
| A STUDENT visa is a NON-IMMIGRANT visa. If she's married to an American, that is IMMIGRANT intent. If INS and/or border control finds out that she was married to an American AND entered the States on a NON-immigrant visa, that is visa fraud and they will either deport her or not let her in in the first place. |
This is wrong. My wife got a Non-Immigrant VISA no problems. We even had a marriage ceremony while there with no questions.
It all depends on the Intent of the visit. People can get student or tourist VISAs if married to Americans so long as they don't intend to stay there. you just have to be up front and honest when applying for it.
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: marrying a korean girl and bringing her back to the US |
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| kprrok wrote: |
| Atavistic wrote: |
| A STUDENT visa is a NON-IMMIGRANT visa. If she's married to an American, that is IMMIGRANT intent. If INS and/or border control finds out that she was married to an American AND entered the States on a NON-immigrant visa, that is visa fraud and they will either deport her or not let her in in the first place. |
This is wrong. My wife got a Non-Immigrant VISA no problems. We even had a marriage ceremony while there with no questions.
It all depends on the Intent of the visit. People can get student or tourist VISAs if married to Americans so long as they don't intend to stay there. you just have to be up front and honest when applying for it.
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But the guy above seems like he's trying to get the visa THEN get married. And the advice of the other guy was to get married here. That doesn't seem upfront. Also, he's said "bring her back to the US." What sort of intent is that?
Also, I have already said he could marry her AFTER she's in the States.
Hey, let him do whatever he wants. I've just heard too many horror stories of dumbasses marrying on a student visa and then not being able to reenter the country. |
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David Wieder
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Having gone through this process (with a Peruvian, not a Korean) here's the real story.
If you get married outside the U.S. your probably screwed - my friend has been living in Mexico for the past 3 years because he got married to a Mexican woman in Mexico and she cant get a visa - she comes from a wealthy family, used to live/work in Switzerland, and they even have a kid.
You want to get your spouse into the country legally on a tourist or student visa. Then you get married in the states. You'll need a lawyer to process the change of visa status. Your new spouse will continue to be legal because the visa will be "in process". But she can't work or leave the country until she gets her work permit and 2 year green card, respectively. After 2 years you apply for a 10 year visa.
The whole process is a serious hastle - The INS won't even answer/return your phone calls.
The real problem is that this whole thing working out is theoretical (seriously, you have no rights as an American). My Lawyer said my wife would | |
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