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I'm currently here studying at a college on F1-visa. I got engaged to a US citizen about 2 months ago. I'm planning to go home on my F1-visa during my winter break for 2 weeks to get my birth certificate and other paperwork; after I come back to the US, we'd get married. I've heard it's not recommended to travel out of US after getting married and before applying for a green card, but I'm not sure if there would be a problem if I travel BEFORE I get married. I already bought flight tickets and I really need to go home this winter, but at the same time I'm worried that it would make it more difficult when I apply for a green card. I understand that I won't have any problem entering US since they won't know about me being engaged to a US citizen if I'm not married. However, when I apply for a green card, they will ask for the last date of entry and if they look at the marriage certificate, would that make them think that I traveled to the US using my F-1 visa only to get married? Thank you.
I'm currently here studying at a college on F1-visa. I got engaged to a US citizen about 2 months ago. I'm planning to go home on my F1-visa during my winter break for 2 weeks to get my birth certificate and other paperwork; after I come back to the US, we'd get married. I've heard it's not recommended to travel out of US after getting married and before applying for a green card, but I'm not sure if there would be a problem if I travel BEFORE I get married. I already bought flight tickets and I really need to go home this winter, but at the same time I'm worried that it would make it more difficult when I apply for a green card. I understand that I won't have any problem entering US since they won't know about me being engaged to a US citizen if I'm not married. However, when I apply for a green card, they will ask for the last date of entry and if they look at the marriage certificate, would that make them think that I traveled to the US using my F-1 visa only to get married? Thank you.
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