Confused and bewildered..visa info

[Ash_113 0]

I have a couple questions. I know they are probably questions asked a million times, but it's less confusing for me to just start my own topic.

1. How does the fiancee visa work, and what if you decide not to get married in those three months??? Does he just go back to Jamaica....or does he get in trouble?

2. If I decide to move to Jamaica, and we are married there....what papers do I have to file to get my visa to live there as a married women?

3. If we marry in Jamaica...how hard is it to get him here..and what is the process??

Thanks so much for your help

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

I have a couple questions. I know they are probably questions asked a million times, but it's less confusing for me to just start my own topic.

1. How does the fiancee visa work, and what if you decide not to get married in those three months??? Does he just go back to Jamaica....or does he get in trouble?

2. If I decide to move to Jamaica, and we are married there....what papers do I have to file to get my visa to live there as a married women?

3. If we marry in Jamaica...how hard is it to get him here..and what is the process??

Thanks so much for your help

read the guides above, it is better than what I can tell you

1. If he doesn't marry, he returns. No trouble, no harm no foul, unles he doesn't return

2. Don't know, you would need to get that information from Jamiacan authorities

3. CR-1 visa, again read the guides

[Anonymous 57 0]

The fiance visa allows somebody to enter the United States ONCE with the intent to marry a citizen here. They then have the option to change their status to a permanent resident (green card), or go back to their home country. If they don't marry you during their stay, they are not punished if they leave within the three months allowed, as far as I know. However, it would probably pose a problem for you when applying for another visa of the same type (for example, you decide to marry somebody else and bring them here on a fiance visa afterward... you can only apply for TWO fiance visas in your lifetime and not within three years of each other unless you apply for a waiver) and your case will probably be scrutenized a lot more thoroughly than for somebody who had never applied for a visa.

What kind of papers you have to file in Jamaica to live there is up to the Jamaican government, so I suggest that you go in person to the nearest consulate and ask them about your options. Some countries are not as strict as America about letting spouses of citizens immigrate, others are more so. It depends on the country.

If you got married in Jamaica and then applied to bring him here... that's a possibility too. The processing time is supposedly the same for both fiance and spousal visas, but for some reason people say that the fiance visa is quicker. Any speculations?

Some people are doing both and sending spousal AND K3 applications. (K3 is the married version of a fiance visa... they arrive in the country and you change their status to permanent resident/green card when they arrive.) Again, perhaps one of those folks has some speculations as to how their experiences went?

Edited June 5, 2009 by Lauraandfrogger

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

The fiance visa allows somebody to enter the United States ONCE with the intent to marry a citizen here. They then have the option to change their status to a permanent resident (green card), or go back to their home country. If they don't marry you during their stay, they are not punished if they leave within the three months allowed, as far as I know. However, it would probably pose a problem for you when applying for another visa of the same type (for example, you decide to marry somebody else and bring them here on a fiance visa afterward... you can only apply for TWO fiance visas in your lifetime and not within three years of each other unless you apply for a waiver) and your case will probably be scrutenized a lot more thoroughly than for somebody who had never applied for a visa.

What kind of papers you have to file in Jamaica to live there is up to the Jamaican government, so I suggest that you go in person to the nearest consulate and ask them about your options. Some countries are not as strict as America about letting spouses of citizens immigrate, others are more so. It depends on the country.

If you got married in Jamaica and then applied to bring him here... that's a possibility too. The processing time is supposedly the same for both fiance and spousal visas, but for some reason people say that the fiance visa is quicker. Any speculations?

Some people are doing both and sending spousal AND K3 applications. (K3 is the married version of a fiance visa... they arrive in the country and you change their status to permanent resident/green card when they arrive.) Again, perhaps one of those folks has some speculations as to how their experiences went?

There is no "lifetime limit" of K-1 petitions. You need waivers for two or more or if within 2 years of the previous petition. There is no penalty, though the peitioner will come under lots of scrutiny if they continue filing petition after petition.

The processing time for fiancee and spousal PETITONS is about the same, or should be. The processing for a CR-1 VISA is considerably longer because it includes the AOS and the person arrives with a green card issued. K-1s are only "half done" when they arrive, they still have to process AOS.

It is the VISA that gets the person in the country, NOT the petition. The K-1 produces a VISA considerably faster. K-3 is a spousal visa as is CR-1, YES, when you apply for one, you apply for the other and pursue which you choose. You CANNOT petition for a K-1 AND K-3/CR-1 at the same time, they are mutually exclusive. K-3 was, at one time faster than a CR-1, but that has changed considerably and there is little difference now. CR-1 includes AOS, K-3 does not,it is done after you arrive

[iLoveAPolishGirl 0]

FYI, if you do move to Jamaica, marry and live there for (typically) 6+ mo, you then also have the option of filing for DCF, which is much faster (from time of filing) then other options.

dvc

[Anonymous 57 0]

Whoops, you're right. There is no limit. Sorry, I thought there was.

Edited June 6, 2009 by Lauraandfrogger