Whether it’s more advantageous to register the marriage first in Korea, or come to the U.S. and register it there
1. Whether it’s more advantageous to register the marriage first in Korea, or come to the U.S. through a different visa and register the marriage here
2. Whether it’s safer/more advantageous to first apply for a conditional F2A visa (2 years) and then convert to the unconditional visa (10 years), versus registering the marriage and waiting 2 years before directly applying for the 10-year green card
1. Processing from Korea has the downside of a long separation, while coming to the U.S. carries the burden of first obtaining a visa. As for marriage registration, it can be done in either Korea or the U.S., but once the sponsor (the person asking) obtains citizenship, a fiancé(e) visa can be sent to Korea.
2. If you’re living together, the first option would proceed, and we don’t think there’s a need to deliberately go through 2 years of unlawful presence.