pls i need your advice...

[belle21 0]

we're planning to get married in the Philippines. how long does it usually take to go to US after filing for a CR1 visa? does the sponsor required to have a job in the US? and do u think i can go there using my tourist visa while waiting for my spousal visa? thank u very much.

[Zen Den 18]

we're planning to get married in the Philippines. how long does it usually take to go to US after filing for a CR1 visa? does the sponsor required to have a job in the US? and do u think i can go there using my tourist visa while waiting for my spousal visa? thank u very much.

a CR1 (USC citizen + foreign spouse) petition can take an average of 6-8 months depending on your application docs/circumstance. you may want to search VJ member abbysheryl whose application took only 5mos and ask for tips/advice.

in any case, if you want to use a tourist visa (i take it that you mean you have a valid tourist visa right now?) to visit him while your CR1 is being processed, you may do so (since it was already granted prior to your CR1 submission) but you have to go back to the phils and finish the CR1 process. you cannot wait in the US for its approval.

tourist visas applied for before a petition is approved is very hard to get because it casts a doubt on the applicant's intent (just to visit or circumvent/bypass the petition process)