My fiance and I were planning of getting married in October, going to my home country for another ceremony/reception and honeymoon right away. Just recently I found out it is not that easy with F-1 visa status. So long story short we decided to get married (in the court) next week and apply for the GC asap hoping that I get the AP before this October.
Here are my questions and concerns:
1. Is it alarming for them that we got married and applied only in a matter of days?? This was really not the original plan but I have so that we can have the wedding with my family and everything. Seems like this was the only way for me to be able to go and come back in October.
2. We live 1.5 hrs apart for work and school, see each other on the weekends and some weekdays. Will this be a problem? Which address can I use?
*** I am planning to get all my address changed, credit card, banks accounts, etc. Is this the right thing to do?
3. So basically out of the list as evidence for bonafide marriage: we only have a joint bank account which we opened together for the wedding expenses. We have individual leases (although we are thinking that we should both sign the new lease together but that doesn't start til July). Is this hopeless?
I am kinda scared they will think we do not have enough proof. Truth is we have been dating for 4 years but work and school keep us in different cities the whole time. We have other stuff like pictures, phone calls, email, letters, we are each others emergency contact and I am the beneficiary of a life insurance, etc. Is this enough??
Thanks you!
Here are my questions and concerns:
1. Is it alarming for them that we got married and applied only in a matter of days?? This was really not the original plan but I have so that we can have the wedding with my family and everything. Seems like this was the only way for me to be able to go and come back in October.
2. We live 1.5 hrs apart for work and school, see each other on the weekends and some weekdays. Will this be a problem? Which address can I use?
*** I am planning to get all my address changed, credit card, banks accounts, etc. Is this the right thing to do?
3. So basically out of the list as evidence for bonafide marriage: we only have a joint bank account which we opened together for the wedding expenses. We have individual leases (although we are thinking that we should both sign the new lease together but that doesn't start til July). Is this hopeless?
I am kinda scared they will think we do not have enough proof. Truth is we have been dating for 4 years but work and school keep us in different cities the whole time. We have other stuff like pictures, phone calls, email, letters, we are each others emergency contact and I am the beneficiary of a life insurance, etc. Is this enough??
Thanks you!