Hi everyone,
I have two friends who would love to live together, and be married. The problem is that one of them, “V”, lives in Canada (southern Ontario, if it makes a difference), and the other, “J”, lives in Indiana, in the U.S. They’ve been trying for several months to figure out how to go about getting V down to Indiana so they can get married. I’ve been trying my best to help them, but the only thing I’ve been able to do is collect fragmented and sometimes misinterpreted information from the US government site on immigration, and a few sites for attorneys, who seem to charge a monumental amount just for a consultation.
What we’ve found out so far is that a fiancée form needs to be filled out and sent off. We’re worried that this is going to take a monumental amount of time, because of other stories that we’ve found. V has filled out the G-325A form (Biographic Information for an alien) and J has filled out the I-29F form (the fiancée request form). These forms were sent in at the end of February, and they still haven’t received any response at all.
Now, my question is this: Is there any way to get V down here faster (obviously legally), so that the two of them can get married. I’ve read in several places that getting married speeds up the immigration process, but I couldn’t find out anything about getting married without a visa, which contradicts what I’ve been reading. What’s the real deal here? Can she somehow get married to J and then get the visa, or no?
Also, another question is, and this depends on the answers to the first questions, how do the employment situations with these visas go? V will need to start working as soon as she gets down here, because of financial reasons.
Any help that you guys can give us will be greatly appreciated by all three of us.
Thank you,
Calliah
I have two friends who would love to live together, and be married. The problem is that one of them, “V”, lives in Canada (southern Ontario, if it makes a difference), and the other, “J”, lives in Indiana, in the U.S. They’ve been trying for several months to figure out how to go about getting V down to Indiana so they can get married. I’ve been trying my best to help them, but the only thing I’ve been able to do is collect fragmented and sometimes misinterpreted information from the US government site on immigration, and a few sites for attorneys, who seem to charge a monumental amount just for a consultation.
What we’ve found out so far is that a fiancée form needs to be filled out and sent off. We’re worried that this is going to take a monumental amount of time, because of other stories that we’ve found. V has filled out the G-325A form (Biographic Information for an alien) and J has filled out the I-29F form (the fiancée request form). These forms were sent in at the end of February, and they still haven’t received any response at all.
Now, my question is this: Is there any way to get V down here faster (obviously legally), so that the two of them can get married. I’ve read in several places that getting married speeds up the immigration process, but I couldn’t find out anything about getting married without a visa, which contradicts what I’ve been reading. What’s the real deal here? Can she somehow get married to J and then get the visa, or no?
Also, another question is, and this depends on the answers to the first questions, how do the employment situations with these visas go? V will need to start working as soon as she gets down here, because of financial reasons.
Any help that you guys can give us will be greatly appreciated by all three of us.
Thank you,
Calliah