My fiance and I can not seem to find information regarding this after or even before the December 2016 policy changes. Please help us out!
I asked about this at an office yesterday morning that is in place specifically to help people with immigration/sponsorship advice. I think the lady I spoke to gave me outdated information (and may have been bullshitting some of it too). For example, on the new forms it says specifically that I don't need to submit proof of income unless I'm specifically asked, but she told me it was necessary. So we're questioning the validity of her advice altogether.
So, we were talking about whether we should get married before or after my fiance is approved, and what benefits there may be between the two. She told me that we should get married, and that it doesn't matter which country. When I told her we were planning to just sign the court papers and then have a reception later due to the time constraints, she suggested we have the reception first so we can submit photos of our wedding (including family, etc.) with the application. This is stressful as it is, getting his American family over the border and my family across the country all at the same time and in time for the application. I asked her how we should go about crossing the border, and she said to just... not say anything about it to the officers? Have him cross the border as if he were a visitor, secretly get married, submit the form right after. I even clarified in those exact words and she said yes. We're a bit skeptical.
Can somebody shed some light on this?
I asked about this at an office yesterday morning that is in place specifically to help people with immigration/sponsorship advice. I think the lady I spoke to gave me outdated information (and may have been bullshitting some of it too). For example, on the new forms it says specifically that I don't need to submit proof of income unless I'm specifically asked, but she told me it was necessary. So we're questioning the validity of her advice altogether.
So, we were talking about whether we should get married before or after my fiance is approved, and what benefits there may be between the two. She told me that we should get married, and that it doesn't matter which country. When I told her we were planning to just sign the court papers and then have a reception later due to the time constraints, she suggested we have the reception first so we can submit photos of our wedding (including family, etc.) with the application. This is stressful as it is, getting his American family over the border and my family across the country all at the same time and in time for the application. I asked her how we should go about crossing the border, and she said to just... not say anything about it to the officers? Have him cross the border as if he were a visitor, secretly get married, submit the form right after. I even clarified in those exact words and she said yes. We're a bit skeptical.
Can somebody shed some light on this?
