C1D visa holder,can I get married

[maris]

Hello everyone!I just signed up here I found this forum site by surfing for some answers to my questions.

I currently work on a cruise ship under C1D(worse one...full of restrictions...) my question is:can I get married in the US (to an us citizen)and than apply for residency?I know that I have to go back to my homecountry and apply there,but can I at least get married while I am here?
I hope I posted this in the right place,I could not find this type of visa (c1d)anywhere in the main forum window....
Thanks.

[cupcake]

You cannot adjust status in country (US) on a crewman's visa.

But you can get married to a citizen who can apply (petition) through the consulate in your home country (Direct Consulate Filing) or send in appropriate paperwork to the right places in the US and you can enter the country on an IR1/CR1 visa (or K3 visa) as a permanent resident, assuming you do not have any past immigration history or criminal history that would make you inadmissible permanently.

You can read through the Spouse Filing Guide/IR1/CR1 visa guide in my signature to become familiar with that process. Welcome to the board!

[maris]

Thank you so much cupcake!
It's good to hear that at least we can get married while still in us.What about the uscis or nvs?They are not going to give us a hard time for getting married now,instead of following the recomended way(home country for eigher K1or K3)??There's no restriction of getting married on c1d,right?
I want to spend as little time away from him as possible...so I don't want to take any chances...
I was reading some of the posts of the members here...most of you guys made it!I am happy for you!We haven't even stardet yet...we have NO clue which way to go :"( It seams sooo complicated!
Good luck everyone!!

[TSK]

Welcome! You have it right - you CAN get married here but you will need to return to your home country to file for residency. And no, as long as you return to your home country prior to filing you should not have a hard time filing at all because you're doing it the correct way. Good luck with everything!

[cupcake]

Assuming you have no negative immigration history and you don't violate the conditions of your C1/D visa, the K1 (fiance filing) or the IR1/CR1 (marriage filing) typically takes a year or less. You probably have a very straight forward case and do not seem to have complicating factors or a need for a waiver. That is good!

[maris]

Thank you,TSK!
for cupcake - no,I don't have criminal record nor immigration problems(never overstaied) ) )
I have 2 refusals on B1/2 though,would that be a problem??I have c1d for over 5 yrs,no problem with that!

[cupcake]

No, I don't believe that would cause issues in most cases. It is very hard to obtain a tourist visa!

[maris]

Violation of the cond. of c1d would be overstay 29 days,right?I usully staied 4-5 days before and after a contract,so I should be ok,right..?!
1 year?!!?my God....and I wouldn't be able to work on c1d eigher...he's going to flip when he'll find out!!He can't take off from work very easy...
K1 souds faster(on the paper)IF you get it!
K3 sounds good(wife ) ) but no work permit
cr1 it's the resident card
ir1- I don't know nothing about it...
Which way is the fastest and more conveniant?)

[Los G]

Which is your home country? Some consulates schedule interviews faster than others.

[cupcake]

The K1 is a one entry visa. It is actually not an automatic green card. It is a visa that allows you entry to marry within 90 days. You have to adjust status once you are here.

K1 and K3, you have to apply for a work permit. You can work on both.

CR1 visa processing tends to be going faster than K1 at this point. It's kind of where you want to deal with most of your "drama".

K1 (fiance) visa holders deal with less immigration in the home country at the consulate and have the majority of the process done here in the US (the adjustment of status interviews, etc).

CR1 (spouse) visa is done completely in the home country. When you go to the consulate for the interview and your permanent residency is granted, your can enter the US and just wait for your green card to come in the mail. You do not have to do any adjusting status here.

It is up to you.

The separation is not easy, but if it gets you permanent residency in the end, it is worth it.