Navigating US Entry: Visiting Your Fiancé on a B2 Visa or ESTA Visa Waiver with honesty, —without Raising Immigrant Intent Questions
Visiting your fiance in the US on a visitor B2 visa or an ESTA without raising immigrant intent issues. Avoid trouble with CBP at the airport.
Top 10 Documents to Prove the Authenticity of Your Marriage for a Successful Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status I-485 Application with a Visitor Visa or an ESTA Entry
Top 10 Documents to Prove the Authenticity of Your Marriage to USCIS for a Successful Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status I-485 Application with a Visitor Visa or an ESTA. USCIS scrutinizes these applications to ensure that marriages are genuine and not merely for immigration benefits. To prove the authenticity of your marriage, you'll need to submit a comprehensive set of documents.
Timing Your Marriage and Adjustment of Status I-485: A Guide for B2 and ESTA Visa Waiver Holders
When is the best or safest time to marry and apply for a green card as a B2 Visitor or ESTA visa waiver entrant when you are thinking about marriage to your US citizen or a permanent resident fiance soon?
CR1 or IR1 Visa: Understand the Difference Between the CR1 and IR1 Visa after Marriage to a U.S. Citizen Spouse
The CR1 visa is for spouses of U.S. citizens married for less than two years at the time of entering the United States, granting conditional permanent residence status for two years. The IR1 visa is for spouses of U.S. citizens who have been married for two years or more at the time of entering the United States.
Navigating F-1 OPT Visa and Adjustment of Status I-485: Student Visa and Dual Intent
Are you an F-1 student status with OPT and wonder if you are eligible for a Green Card via an adjustment of status I-485 based on marriage to a US Citizen or Permanent Resident spouse? Learn how to successfully apply for a green card.
Conditional Residents Are Still Eligible for Naturalization Even Though their I-751 Petition is Pending
Learn about how you can apply for US Citizenship via the N-400 while your I-751 Removal of Conditions is pending based on three years of marriage to a US Citizen spouse.
Is It Faster to Apply for a Fiance Visa or Marriage Visa
“I just got engaged to my fiancé and we are anxious to begin our American Dream Life together. We’re ready to get married but are not sure if it’s better to apply for fiancé visa now or get married and then apply for a marriage visa. What should we do?”
Getting Married on a B1/B2 Visitor Visa or ESTA and Applying for a Green Card
Entering as a boyfriend/girlfriend on the visitor visa, or ESTA (also known as the Visa Waiver Program), is not in and of itself a visa violation. It can, however, become a problem if the girlfriend/boyfriend plans to use the non-immigrant visa to enter, and then take actions that are contrary to the intent of the visa by, for example, getting married to their US citizen love interest. This is because marriage to a US citizen implies immigrant intent, according to the US immigration laws, and traveling with what's called "dual intent" is strictly forbidden when it comes to the visitors visa or ESTA.