Would this be a plausible loophole?

[stebbinsd]

My Filippina fiancee and I have run into a bit of a... technicality, squashing my chances of a K1 visa. The work visa idea didn't go through (see my post history for details), but I have another idea.

If I could sponsor her for a student visa, and she got her green card, allowing her to stay here indefinitely, could we then enter a domestic marriage? I understand that she would have to actually naturalize herself before we could visit her family in the Philippines, but it's better than nothing.

 

[Triple Citizen]

What do you mean by sponsor her student visa? Could you explain? Student visas are issued once an applicant receives an I-20 from an institutation and the applicant convinces a US consul that he/she will return after completing their studies.

A student visa will not lead to her green card. That will come via employment, if she finds the right employer.

If I could sponsor her for a student visa, and she got her green card, allowing her to stay here indefinitely, could we then enter a domestic marriage?