Looking to marry my Peruvian gf

[Zedayn 485]

Not 100% true, she still has to get a passport photo and fill in that G something document, sign it and send it.

You do have a point, but the answer was directed at the fact that the US petitioner is the one who actually files the petition itself, NOT the foreign beneficiary.

Yes, she does need to fill out and sign a G-325A form, a letter of intent, and get a 2x2 passport photo...which can easily be done in the US.

[Simiyus 6]

If you cant understand the guidelines regarding the type of visa you want to petition,it is going to be hard to fill in correctly,which may lead to refs and delays

[Pawstruck 1]

What part of this thread indicates to you that I have problems "understanding?" There's a difference between not knowing and idiocy, you know. (For example, idiocy might be posting an entirely non-constructive and insulting reply to someone who is simply seeking information.)

I am currently on a mini-vacation and away from a real computer, so I'm slowly reading through replies and, yes, the guides on here.

[Pennycat 880]

Oh wow. Interesting. So if she's not a resident of Canada, she has to file a petition from PERU??? Oi vey.

So I guess she'd have to go back home to Peru and file, at which point she can, if we choose, come visit me in the US while her k-1 processes?

I wonder how often/when she would have to return to Peru while it's in process...

She'll need to attend an interview at a US Embassy abroad. This can be done in any country that she is legally residing in. Because she's in Canada on a tourist visa, she's not legally residing there. Her interview will *have to* be in Peru. There's also quite a few more steps that will have to be done in Peru (medical appointments, getting police reports etc), but you can fill out the forms and "wait in line" from anywhere. Basically, you petition her, wait however long it takes for USCIS to get your file done with--get your "NOA2"-- (you'll have to keep an eye on current processing times---under "Immigration Timelines" tab at the top, I'm sick of looking at them myself). At that point, USCIS sends it to the State Department which handles it from there. All of the things that I mentioned that need to happen in Peru are for the State Department portion and take more or less 60 days from NOA2.

Also, how do people plan weddings? HA. With difficulty, my friend. Many (if not most) people just get the legal part squared away within the 90 days and have a "real" wedding at a later date. I don't like that idea much myself, but will probably be forced to do it. I just need to remind myself that all that matters is that we get to live together and any sort of wedding-related princessy feelings go away.

[msj1224 0]

Oh wow. Interesting. So if she's not a resident of Canada, she has to file a petition from PERU??? Oi vey.

So I guess she'd have to go back home to Peru and file, at which point she can, if we choose, come visit me in the US while her k-1 processes?

I wonder how often/when she would have to return to Peru while it's in process...

Maybe if she is lucky she will get to visit you again. (Don't want to rain on your parade btw..)

Because when my Fiance filed the K1 visa for me, I was advised to not apply for a tourist visa to the US while we were processing the K1 visa.

So my fiance kept visiting me in Indonesia because I was not able to go to him in New Hampshire.

I mean they tell you you can try but the chances are slim. Really slim.