K-3 Visa? American immigration?

Question

I want to marry my American girlfriend. Will the USA have a problem with the fact that i have been married before? This marriage involved me sponsoring a woman from overseas, and bringing her to my country, Australia. The marriage lasted only a few short months. Less than half a year. Will US immigration take a dim view on this? Will they see this as a red flag or bad track record and assume that i am only after a greencard? I realise i cannot sponsor my girlfriend for 5 years before we could live in Australia, so America is the only way we can be together and start our family. Help please?

Answer 1

1. US will not have any problem that you have been married before. As long as you are free to marry, such as finalized divorce or annulment, you can marry anther person.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index....

Answer 2

As long as you divorced your previous wife and have the documents to prove it, you should be fine.

You might want to consider consulting an immigration lawyer if you can afford it.

Also, it will be quicker for you if your girlfriend files for the K-1 fiancee visa instead of a K-3. The K-1 takes, on average, about 6-8 months to get approved, whereas the K-3 can take up to and over a year. The only real difference is that you have to marry your gf within 3 months of entering the States, and you will have to provide lots of evidence that you have met each other within the last 2 years and have a legitimate relationship (photos of you together, chat logs, history of Skype / phone calls, receipts that show you helped her pay for groceries, anything and everything!)

Answer 3

There's a page at http://www.myfianceevisa.com that covers K-3 visas. If the marriage was terminated, it shouldn't be a problem. But check it out with an attorny. good luck.