[firnj]

Hello, I am a 21 year old college student who desires to marry a Korean exchange student who graduated this past spring. She had worked for the school for the past three years in the dorms and was planning on working this summer after her graduation as well. She began working and was unaware that this was a violation of her F1 visa, working after no longer being enrolled in school.

Therefore her school is sending the information to have her SEVIS terminated. Regardless of the fact the school failed to inform her of this violation, the violation still occurred. Her OPT packet is currently being processed and was sent in prior to her SEVIS possibly being terminated.

My question is how should I proceed to marry her? Should I apply for a K1 Fiancé visa the moment she returns to Korea? Or is it possible her OPT packet will still be passed (due to reinstatement of SEVIS, etc.) and we could apply for a Fiancé Visa while she is still in the USA legally?

Essentially: What are my options to marry her and how long (documentation requirements, etc.) would this take?

Thank you so much, please respond as quickly as possible!

[smoothy]

Nothing you do will be quick... nor would there be any guarantee she would even be accepted.

Expect anything to take a long time.

Marrying her would only complicate things. Marriage to an American is not a free ride or guarantee she would even be allowed to remain.

Do yourself and her a favor... wait until you find out if any applications are accepted. Due to her violation... the chances she might be rejected are higher.