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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.

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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?”

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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.

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