Is this a good option for me?

[cowley91 0]

OK me and my Fiance are trying to marry and looking at a couple option. I was thinking of doing the Fiance visa(K-1) but it scares me on how long it can take and as some of you may know it's not the best feeling being separated from your loved one. So yesterday I came across Direct Consular Filing. Now if I am correct you have to be a resident and living in another country and typically for at least 6 months. I don't want to jump right into this blindly but it really catches my attention.

Would it be possible for me to become a resident staying there for about 8 months get married and get the CR-1 Visa? Can someone tell me the requirements? do i need a steady income? If I dont have one can someone sponsor me?

[LADYDARE 28]

Are you the beneficiary or petitioner? You can do DCF if the petitioner is a resident of the country and has been living in the country for 6months.

[cowley91 0]

Are you the beneficiary or petitioner? You can do DCF if the petitioner is a resident of the country and has been living in the country for 6months.

I am the petitioner. but are there any requirements such as a steady income or anything like that? cuz over there i wouldnt have a steady income but I am almost %100 positive i would get my job back once we travel back here to the states.

[LADYDARE 28]

I am the petitioner. but are there any requirements such as a steady income or anything like that? cuz over there i wouldnt have a steady income but I am almost %100 positive i would get my job back once we travel back here to the states.

Yes you will need to submit and AOS and if you don't meet the income requirement you will need a co sponsor.

[cowley91 0]

Yes you will need to submit and AOS and if you don't meet the income requirement you will need a co sponsor.

Thank you

[Julie y Pat 67]

Be sure to look into the requirements to become a legal resident in Colombia, and how long it takes, because you need six months of legal residency to do DCF. Your fiancee can find out from DAS, at one of their offices or maybe even online. And if you decide to get married in Colombia, find out where and how you get an "apostille" for any of your paperwork in your state.

[cherriesss 4]

If you are a legal resident in the foreign country for at least 6 months, you can file DCF. It has advantages, the main one being that it takes less time to process. My advice would be for you to contact the US Embassty directly to get the specifics on filing for a CR-1/IR-1 visa there if you file after getting married. The requirements are pretty general but some details tend to vary from Embassy to Embassy so I would take the safe route and check.

About the income question, when it comes time for you to file the I-864 Affidavit of Support, you must show that you have the means to support your beneficiary (or you can also use a co-sponsor) above the poverty lines.

[Julie y Pat 67]

It will take a month if not longer to get married and establish legal residence in Colombia, and then six months after that before you can file, and then maybe one to two months to process, so you might not realize that much of a time savings. And then the loss of income and domicile in the US may or may not be an issue. I think the real advantage is for someone who has already met the residency requirements, and one day decides to file. A couple of months is quick then. Not trying to be a bummer, but it might not be that much easier.