hello evryone my bf will coming in phils to meet me in person by june and maybe getting married if things work out with our meeting in person what really confuses me when i read some post from here is about when u file for a 1-130 i am thinking that is all we need to file?but i read a post in here that we need to file as follows to 1-130 for 1-129f or CR-I to K-3 and IR-I i would like to ask anyone in here why we need to file also the 1-129f or CR-I or IR-1 can u explain the different of the 2 i mention what i am thinking we only need to file the 1-130 so one more thing i ask also do we have to pay separate payments of filling the 1-130 then the 1-129?ohhhh my fellow members hope u can reply and enlightened my mind this time i am so innocent about this thing hope u can help me...what i am familiar is the fiance visa dont have any idea about the spousal visa and would like to know about the timeline for spousal visa....thanks for all your advice and replies in advance...god bless u

cherry

Once you decide whether you are marrying in the PI or the USA and when, you decide which visa is correct for you. Start by studying the guides here. Just click on the word "Guides" at the top of any page. Most of the "filing" will be done by the US Citizen, so have him study the guides too.

Your american fiance can file for fiance visa (k1) and thats form I-12F ( which will take about 3-6 months and then marry here in the US before the 90 day period given ) or if you decide to marry in the Phils ( same as my husband and I ) then he files for k3 ( includes form I-130 and I-12f, for faster processing ) and then file for AOS when you're already here in the US with him. the k3 takes about 7-12 months.. just be sure you have all the documents when they ask it from you. Goodluck!