Hi All,
Well I'm not in the process yet but will be shortly.
I want to get all the information I possibly can before getting started.
I am a Canadian citizen, my fiance is American. We met overseas while I was studying in Europe and he was in the military.
I would like the know if anyone can give me a good idea of the general cost for these spousal visas.
I'm considering the K-3 visa mainly. I heard from someone that it could be anywhere from 4000-6000 dollars, and I'm not even sure whether that is Canadian or American. Not that it really matters at this point now.

Please help me clarify these costs and maybe the different procedures.
Obviously I would like to accomplish this in the least costly way.
Also if anyone can provide information of what kind of income you are required to have prior to applying.

I think I have a lot more questions to come but these are foremost on my mind right now.
I've already done some research but require clarification as the information you find isn't always clear or reliable.

Thank you in advance!
E.

Best place to start is here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

Right, you've got a lot to learn and now is the time to start. Direct visa costs for K3 are a few hundred dollars then another $1010 to get the permanent resident status after entering on the visa. Other associated costs including attorney fees, if any, can vary widely. A CR1 (immigrant visa) is actually less expensive overall (through permanent resident status) but usually takes a little longer.

Well I do understand that those direct fees are now $131 each.....I am also a dual citizen of Canada and Hungary.
From what I've gathered, I would have to give one of those 2 up in order to gain american citizenship. However, I don't really plan on it. Because both citizenships are very precious to me. I hope to acquire my greencard, and that's it. This is what I'm assuming they call permanent resident status (correct?)
Now I've heard of such things as medical check ups and psychiatric reviews.....I'm assuming those have costs too.
Any idea of what those fees are?
Are there any additional fees I need to be aware of as well?

Thank you for your prompt responses

It does vary a lot depending on country, but here is roughly what it all cost me (not counting travelling costs to embassy, as it's a short bus ride away). Overall cost for me to get the IR-1 will be around $1600. That breaks down as follows:


- $355 to file the initial I-130, then I was told another $400 at the interview.
- $300 approx for the medical (including x-ray, bloot tests etc).
- $150 for certifying/ notarising various documents.
- $100 for police certs from Switzerland and Ireland.
- $100 for translating birth and police certs.
- $100 for valuation of our apartment (we are using assets rather than income for the affidavit of support).
- $50 for US style passport photos (horribly expensive here!).
- $50 for registered mail.
- $40 for assorted costs (photocopying, printing photos of us etc).

Right....Thanks a mill!
I understand that a legal adviser is also strongly advised in order to ensure you complete these forms properly without mistakes so as to avoid starting all over again. And that this is what can amount to 4000-6000 dollars in the end.
Is this true?
Being a dual citizen, am I then obliged to submit all Hungarian documentation along with my Canadian?
Does getting the GreenCard require me to abandon one of my existing citizenships?

You do not need a legal advisor/ lawyer unless your case is complicated (for example if you have a criminal background, long overstay in the US before, complicated marriages/ annulments before etc). The forms are not that difficult if you follow the guides here, and take your time, and be honest about everything.

I am also a dual citizen (Swiss and Irish); there ae some extra stuff I had to do, such as getting a police cet from Switzerland and getting my Swiss birth cert translated, but it is not difficult. The US does not require you tom abandon your other citizenships (I will have tripple citizenship once I get that far), but the other countries you ae a citizen of might; you can check with their consulates. That being said, if you "only" become a green card holder and not a US citizen, you should not need to renounce your other citizenships anyway.

Many people do quite nicely without attorneys but they are willing to study guides and instructions and learn the detain oriented process. So far, you've displayed none of the qualities that would cause me to encourage you to give it a go on your own.

In response to last quote:
AS I had stated in the beginning I am just getting started. I wanted to have a few questions answered, as I believed that this was part of the purpose of this sight. I certainly did not come to ask questions to then be lectured by someone who knows nothing about me or who I am. If you are questioning how serious I am about the matter, you need to have no doubts about my intentions of looking into this seriously. I don't take serious matters lightly and I definitely don't take kindly to people being condescending towards me in my approach. So my apologies for being a little ignorant when it comes to applying for visas-but this isn't something I do on a regular basis!
If you do not wish to respond to my questions or assist in anyway you can, then I certainly am not pressuring you to.
I appreciate everyones advice but I certainly don't need cynical remarks from certain people.

Most of us arrive here in ignorance. You've showed no willingness to study the guides and instructions in order to learn the process. Instead you've behaved as if you wish to be spoon fed. The recommended procedure is to study the guides and form instructions, then ask the remaining questions. There are likely to be many.

I commented on your behavior displayed to date, not your character or how you'll behave in the future. Making me wrong by studying the guides and form instructions to learn the process would be the best possible result/response to what I wrote. I hope you'll do so and wish you all success.