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Marriage Before Filing for GC Pro or con!

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aadepetun

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Hello All,

I am a DV2009 Recipient with CN: 2009AF000005XX doing an AOS from F-1 to LPR and considering marrying my girlfriend of 6yrs before I file in October, does this jeopardize our application in anyway?

I don't want to have to go through the delays of the F2A category. Does anyone have any experience with this? or know anyone who has?

I actually called the KCC to inquire and was told to get married, send marriage documents and completed DS230 forms back to them to update my file.
I was also told to inform the immigration officer during my AOS interview to request a FOLLOW-TO-JOIN for my spouse.

Is this different from the F2A category?

Thank you for your contributions in this matter.
 
then it looks like your wife will be doing following-to-join, if you can't go and do consular processing with her.

I was also told to inform the immigration officer during my AOS interview to request a FOLLOW-TO-JOIN for my spouse.
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You can't just ask the officer to do that. You have to file form I-824 to get the process started. There is a whole thread on FTJ in Family immigration subforum, I'd read up on that. But you have to be married before your AOS is adjudicated.
If you choose CP, your marriage may be crossexamined as fake. It could happen anyway.
 
Thanks LucyMO,

I am choosing the AOS option, considering the CP option at all...

I also understand that I will have to file form I-824 to initiate the FTJ process.

We plan to be married in August, I'm not just sure if it'll jeopardize our application.
 
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