I am currently on an H1B and my fiance is a US citizen. We want to get married in the US in Oct 2015 however, we want to start my Green Card paperwork ASAP! I want to be able to keep my current job while we are waiting for my papers to come in. However, he is in another state and I am in a different state. We were planning on getting a marriage license and start the paperwork but will that work?Can we be married on paper and live in different states and still apply for the green card? Our nuptials are going to happen in October of next year. I was planning on quitting my job as soon as I get my green card. - How would this work?
Your fiance has the right to start your paper work irrespective of where you are staying. Just make sure you complete all international travel prior to starting the petition though as it is preferable that you guys are both in the US than separated by international waters. Wish you both the very best!
Best wishes
Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, www.chu.edu