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I met my current girlfriend about a year ago when she was visiting from the Dominican Republic in the United States. Her travel visa expired and she went home. We spent 3 months together and the rest talking daily on the phone. I asked her to marry me. She is going to be here tomorrow after almost 9 months away, but on a travel visa not an immigrant visa. Neither one of us have been married before and didn't really know what we were getting into. 

Anyways I was looking online trying to figure out about a marriage licence and what not and noticed that getting married on a travel visa is ok but she might have to leave again. Would it have been better to get her a  fiance visa first before she came? 

 Will we be able to change to different visa while she is already here? If we get married will she have to leave and re enter on different visa? Did we totally screw up by not taking the time to do research? (Yes) I know the answer to that. Sorry, we are crazy in love and didn't think it through.
<bot>: If I decide to marry my fiance from the another country while she's on a travel visa, will she be able to stay or will she have to leave?