QUESTION
Marrying a US citizen while on a tourist visa, what do i need to do?
Asked on Aug 04th, 2016 on Immigration - Virginia
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Hello, I am currently a tourist legaly visiting the USA for 6 months on a B-1/B-2 visa, I was invited to visit a very dear friend which i met a couple of years ago in my home country, after I arrived in the USA, our friendship turned in to something more and we decided to get married, so I would like to know more about how to get married on a tourist visa, what documents are required to do that, and what forms do we need to fill out in order for us to be married and live in the USA? What is the first thing that we need to do? Thank you in advance.
1 ANSWER
The first thing you need to do is marry. The documents needed in order to marry will depend upon the requirements in the state where you intend to marry. Marriage is a matter of state law. You can usually find these documents online on the State's website.
Once you are married, you can start the adjustment of status process. This requires both you and your spouse to prepare a variety of forms and obtain supporting documents. These forms and documents are filed with USCIS. You and your spouse will be called for an interview. If all goes well, you will receive your green card in 6-8 months.
You can read more about family immigration at http://myattorneyusa.com/family-immigration.
Answered on Aug 08th, 2016 at 4:09 AM