Are there any success & unsuccessful stories with marrying a person from another country and returning to USA?
99915
Success story:  About nine years ago, I began writing to a 29 year old woman in Bangkok (I was 50).  After a year and a half, I went over to meet her--we got engaged, I returned home to Hawaii and began the process for fiance visa.  It was granted 9 months later.  I returned to Thailand and we were married (wasn't officially recorded, however).  We came back to my home got officially married (as per INS rules) and remain happily married today.
1119673
1) To the best of my knowledge, there is no such law in India that prohibits one from marrying an American.  In fact, considering that Inida was a British colony, there are quite a few British people living there.  Several of those British people are married with the Indians there.  \n2) That person said he has received the package that you sent him?  Did he take any pictures of him holding some of the things that you sent him?  Reason I ask this is, I have heard of many internet romance scams that sound like what you are describing.  Please check out http://www.anti-scam.org for more details.  This site has a long list of scammers and their names.  Please make sure that his name is not on the list.\n3) How can you bring him over to the America though?  Do you plan on bringing him over with a fiance visa?  If so, you would need to be there too because the US government won't grant him anything if you are not there with him.  And also, granting a visa takes time; judging by the urgency of his case (according to you, he is going to be killed in just a few months), you may want to contact the US embassy in India to get involved.  And also, you will probably need to go to India yourself to meet with the ambassador and the Indian guy yourself to work things out.
950951
I went out with someone who lived in Spain when I was living in Ireland, I am now married to him and we are about to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary, so yes, long distance relationships can definitly work, you just have to be prepared to work at them!!
229654
Apply for the green card lottery.  You have a real chance.  It's not like a usual lottery.  You have to have the resources to support yourself on arrival however.   Alternatively, yeah, marry an American.
765765
There is an immigration process but it's tedious. You have to be able to prove you didn't marry for the purpose of the green card.\n\nThe easiest way is to get her here on a tourist visa and marry in the states. Then apply for permanent resident alien status, then citizenship.
930671
Well, ideally a husband and wife are soulmates who act selflessly for the good of the other.  If you were in an ideal relationship it would seem fitting and right for you to help your husband achieve success by coming back to the USA.  However, your situation seems far from ideal.  It sounds as if you are well within your rights to end the relationship based on his past and current behaviour.  Perhaps you are unhappy with the situation and are toying with the idea of moving on, but you feel a little guilty about it.  You might consider a trial period of seperation and see how things go.   He apears to be the selfish one, and does not seem to value your marriage as much as you do.  \n     \n    The days and months to come may be painful and difficult.  But do not lose heart.        \nMay wisdom, strength, and peace be with you.
74165
If you are a US citizen and she is outside the US, you should apply for a K visa.  Depending on where you live, it will take from one month to approximately five months to process.    It is a relatively simple application and you can fill it out youself online at www.uscis.gov.  You should include some information that proves your relationship with her is not a fraudulent one, like pictures of your wedding, a letter explaining how you met and dated and why you decided to marry.  Especially helpful are any children you have together or financial documents in both names.    After she is here, she can apply for her permanent residence.  I would suggest an attorney for that process because it involves a lot of paperwork, some of which is a bit complicated.
772989
Why don't you just go to wherever she is and get married there?  If she's married to you, I would think it would be easier to get her Visa.\n\nThen, when you get her back to whatever Country you're from (You didn't specify...), have a "real" wedding.
555855
Like any other relationship, as long as you're in love you'll stick together no matter the mileage separating you. My hubby was in England, I was in France, then he was in Malaysia and I was still in France - we did that for 3 years before moving in together, and after 10 years we are married. So it works!
1033578
I have been with my polish girlfriend for 4 years and while our cultural backgrounds are not as vastly different compared with say an american and someone from india as you say,  I still think it is perfectly possible for a cross-cultural relationship to be successful. As you said, in my experience it's all about making compromises and being realistic. You can never expect the other person to totally give up their way of life for you, so you have to meet half way, whether it means learning their language, trying new foods and making an effort to socialize with their friends and family who come from a different cultural background. \n\n I think that it is not fair or right to expect someone to just conform to your own culture and traditions  (gender roles in particular), therefore maybe it will only work with the sort of people who are open minded, easy going and trusting . \n\nIf you have love staring you in the face, I reckon it is a mistake for a person to automatically write off the possibility of a serious relationship just because the other is from a different country, therefore assuming that things would never work out. I have seen this attitude before and I just think that its a bit defeatist  If its meant to be, its meant to be.
942793
Yep, that's me ;) It's the best decision I made, marrying my sweetheart who's from the States. I come from a country that's very rich in tradition, and I'm chinese. Since we've been involved, he learnt a lot about my culture and the traditions that we have. Although we still have disagreements in our relationship sometimes, but it's the one thing that brings us closer too. Life will never be boring for us, that's for sure.
1055921
i lived with my husband many years in egypt as contractor. many mixed marriages i have seen and many green cards to the usa for egyptians.\nyou marry him there! but not at embassy, you must go to the shar el akari (he will know, where it is). then you proceed the papers to us embassy and after your marriage is recognized and all papers translated he will get a visa to usa. fiance visa takes forever later to get the green card.\nthe whole process will take you at least 2 month in egypt and later in usa he will wait about a year for his greencard, ssn and workpermit.\nbut open speaking.... don't marry him! the cultural differences are way to big and in my friends it turned out to be at least 70 % divorce rate. plus be prepared, that you have to convert to muslim to marry him. if you don't have a problem with this fact, ok......
160934
As long as you guys are married no problem. If you cannot enter the US ask her to get married overseas and then file application either in the US consulate office in your country or when she comes back to the US.
1063043
well im a US citizen and my husband was from europe. i went there and applied for a visa for him to come and become a permanent resident. i went in May 2005, droped off the apps. we had an appoitment on july 14th and they gave him his visa on the spot. so he was able to leave then. but we wanted to have our wedding there so we stayed and by Sept 8th he was in america with me. so it didnt  take that much. time goes by really fast.
608873
I have a fiancee' in another country, and can relate to what you and your boyfriend are going through. \n\nIt is extremely difficult to maintain a relationship at such a long distance. My fiancee' and I have dedicated our hearts and our lives to each other. We both are doing everything we can to bring each other physically back together again.  It has required incredible commitment from both of us to go through all that we have so far.\n\nYour relationship, unfortunately, has doubt and commitment issues fro what you have described. Such issues are tough enough to deal with when you are face-to-face let alone being thousands of miles apart. Assuming that one of you lives in America, dealing with the immigration and visa issues is going to be a task and huge commitment in itself. ANY doubt of commitment is going to show through when you two deal with these issues.\n\nIn my opinion, you need to bluntly find out if your boyfriend is actually willing to commit his life to you, and a good test is for him to work on getting a fiancee' visa for you to visit him or vice versa. If he is serious about getting married, then he will need to do this sooner or later. If he is not willing to commit at least to that, then there is no need to continue the relationship. \n\nGood luck to you!
21319
Why? if you trying to get your partner in the US after the marriage, you will fail.  If you plan to live there, i see not real problems, except your in canada.\n\nCall a immigration Lawyer.
394148
sure ,why not.but the marriage can take place either in india or america. wish the bride and groom a very happy and prosperous life.AMEN.