My oath ceremony is scheduled for December 15. I was waiting for the oath ceremony to be completed before getting married in court. My fiance is under a H1B visa so after we get married, we will apply for his green card. Is it ok for us to be married the same day as the oath or do you think that will raise red flags to the immigration officers? What is the right waiting period for this situation? Also, can we file his forms the same day we get married?
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Marriage after citizenship
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Jackolantern
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You can marry the same day as the oath, either before or after the oath. Then once you have both the naturalization certificate and marriage certificate in hand, you can file the papers right away. However, if you have not already been living together, it would help a bit to wait a couple months to accumulate some evidence of living together (joint bank statements, utility bills, etc.) and then file the paperwork.
jessicapotter
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My oath ceremony is scheduled for December 15. I was waiting for the oath ceremony to be completed before getting married in court. My fiance is under a H1B visa so after we get married, we will apply for his green card. Is it ok for us to be married the same day as the oath or do you think that will raise red flags to the immigration officers? What is the right waiting period for this situation? Also, can we file his forms the same day we get married?
First congrats on successfully completing the citizenship applicationhttp://www.uscitizenship.info process.Getting married on the same day as the Oath will not be a problem at all. As suggested in the previous post, in order for you to file in for your fiance's green card, you must be able to prove them certain facts - like staying together for a longer time, pictures of you taken together, joint account, bank statements, bills. Immigration officers need to be convinced with the fact that the marriage was not for the sake of procuring a Green card alone.
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First congrats on successfully completing the citizenship application process.Getting married on the same day as the Oath will not be a problem at all. As suggested in the previous post, in order for you to file in for your fiance's green card, you must be able to prove them certain facts - like staying together for a longer time, pictures of you taken together, joint account, bank statements, bills. Immigration officers need to be convinced with the fact that the marriage was not for the sake of procuring a Green card alone.
I do not agree with your decision to place a link to a commercial site within this forum. It offers minimal help. I checked their N-600 "free questionnaire" and it appears only useful to a child covered under CCA. There is MUCH more to the law than just that.
Jackolantern
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Has your fiance done the I-693 medical and received the envelope with the results? That envelope has to be sent with the green card paperwork, so if the first appointment has not been done (or at least scheduled) yet, this may prevent you from sending the application on your oath date.
However, as mentioned above there are other reasons to delay the application -- your fiance has legal status, so there is no need to rush to file the papers to avoid deportation, and waiting to accumulate more evidence of your lives together would make you case smoother.
However, as mentioned above there are other reasons to delay the application -- your fiance has legal status, so there is no need to rush to file the papers to avoid deportation, and waiting to accumulate more evidence of your lives together would make you case smoother.
Thank you for your responses. We have been living together for a year so have accumulated some of the necessary documentation i.e. joint bank account, utility bills, apartment lease and car insurance.
In regards to the I-693, thank you for the heads up about the need to do this is advance. We have scheduled an appointment.
As far as I know, these are all the forms that need to be sent in: 130, 485, 765, 131, 864, 693, and G325a.
Are they all to be sent in together?
In regards to the I-693, thank you for the heads up about the need to do this is advance. We have scheduled an appointment.
As far as I know, these are all the forms that need to be sent in: 130, 485, 765, 131, 864, 693, and G325a.
Are they all to be sent in together?
thank you for your responses. We have been living together for a year so have accumulated some of the necessary documentation i.e. Joint bank account, utility bills, apartment lease and car insurance.
In regards to the i-693, thank you for the heads up about the need to do this is advance. We have scheduled an appointment.
As far as i know, these are all the forms that need to be sent in: 130, 485, 765, 131, 864, 693, and g325a.
Are they all to be sent in together?
yes!!!
Jackolantern
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Thank you for your responses. We have been living together for a year so have accumulated some of the necessary documentation i.e. joint bank account, utility bills, apartment lease and car insurance.
In regards to the I-693, thank you for the heads up about the need to do this is advance. We have scheduled an appointment.
As far as I know, these are all the forms that need to be sent in: 130, 485, 765, 131, 864, 693, and G325a.
Are they all to be sent in together?
Generally it's best to send them all together if you're eligible and able. But you don't have to ... you can send the I-130 first. Then the I-485, I-693 etc. can be sent at a later date, but they must be accompanied by the I-130 receipt or approval notice so they can easily tie the other documents back to the I-130.