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Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / May 2006K-1 requires marriage in 90 days?
I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. Thanks for all the help! My fiancée entered the US last week from Brazil. Am I correct that we must marry within 90 days, but the filing for adjustment is not required within the 90 days? tom Hi Tom, Assuming your fiancee entered on the K1 visa then yes, you definitely have to get legally married within 90 days. As for the AOS, I'm not 100% clear on the details of that but my understanding is that you can apply for that as soon as you want. I think you do have to get the AOS done before the 2 year anniversary of their entry into the US is past. I'm sure somebody else on here can be more specific than me on that one however. Kind Regards, Alex >I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > tom > Hi Tom, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >adjustment is not required within the 90 days? > >tom hi Alex, You have a couple of terms mixed up that led to your confusion. A K-1 has 90 days from entry to marry their USC petitioner. They should also file to adjust status within that 90 days as a best-case. If a couple has been married for less than 2 years *at the time Permanent Resident status is granted* the immigrant is given Conditions on their status. They are required to *Remove Conditions* 2 years *after* they receive their PR status (green card). For K-1s, that will not match up with an entry to the US date. People who enter on Immigrant Visas (CR/IR) *will* match up with that entry date, because they receive PR status when they enter. "Removing Conditions" is a very different critter than Adjusting Status, although lots of people mix them up. :) Hi meauxna, Thanks for clearing that up, I'm still a bit hazy on some of the K1 conditions and this NG has been fantastic in making it clear. I knew the 90 days featured in there for the marriage terms, it's just the condition-removal and AOS that I've found confusing. Well, not just that, but you know what I mean! :-) Kind Regards, Alex > A K-1 has 90 days from entry to marry their USC petitioner. They should > also file to adjust status within that 90 days as a best-case. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > "Removing Conditions" is a very different critter than Adjusting Status, > although lots of people mix them up. :) The filing should be done as soon as possible after your marriage. After the 90 days, your fiance will be 'out of status' untill the AOS request is received by USCIS. This is in general not a big deal as long as her overstay is no more than a couple of days to a few weeks. If you want to be 100% safe, file within the same 90 days, but don't make a big deal out of it if you can't make that timeline. I never heard a story hear where someone overstayed for a short period and got into trouble over it. At worst, the officer at the interview might roll his/her eyes at you, but that's about it, and in most cases the issue doesn't even come up. > I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > tom Yes -- however, even though it is not required to file for AOS within the same 90 days, it is preferable. If that's not possible (for some it's not; it wasn't for us), then do so as soon as possible. ~ Jenney > I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > tom Hi Tom, You must get married within the 90 days. But be aware that the longer you put off AOS, the longer it will take to get her work authorization, which may also delay getting her State ID or drivers license. Don't forget to apply for her SS card about 10 days after her arrival, but before you actually get married. It moves more quickly that way. Best Wishes, Rene > I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > tom I too am married to a brazilian via K-1 VISA. Dont forget your original marriage certificate when filing AOS. > I too am married to a brazilian via K-1 VISA. Dont forget your > original marriage certificate when filing AOS. If you're going to send an original when filing AOS, make sure you have more than one original, so you will still have an original for yourself. We sent in a photocopy of the certified marriage certificate, and brought the original to the interview. Rene Thanx Jacob. If you have done the AOS thing, I am sure that you will be a big help, if you want to be. Any web pages with any useful info. The visa journey seems to end with the K-1 visa, and does not go into the AOS. tom >> I am sorting through all this and I am a little confused. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I too am married to a brazilian via K-1 VISA. Dont forget your original > marriage certificate when filing AOS. > Thanx Jacob. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > -- > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com Hi Tom, Here's the link for the rest of the procedure: http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/LPRApplication.htm Best Wishes, Rene |
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