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which is better and faster k1 or k3

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oriental man   0

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Hello All,

anybody can help me and let me know which way is the best and faster for me and my girl ,we are planning to marry in Egypt next month ,some people say that k3 is faster that k1 ,really i am not sure what can we do and she also has no idea what can do ,shall we marry or wait ,really we are totally confused .thanks you very much in advance.

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Ryan H   3,812

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If you are going to get married in Egypt, then your only option is the CR-1 visa. You would file the From I-130 with the USCIS to start that process.

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~PalmTreeGurl~   154

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I dont think fast & Cairo Embassy go in the same sentence other than right here. I did k3 back in 2006. Now I think its only k1 for fiance or cr1 for spouse. Each situation is different depending on many things. How well do ya'll know each other - maybe you both might decide you need more time as an engaged couple before marriage. The visa process is not usually that long, its the afterwards of waiting for background checks called Administrative processing that takes forever.

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Penguin_ie   5,994

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You have no choice4- the K1 is for fiancees to get married in the USA (it would have been slightly faster, but more expensive), and the K3 is dead, so you will need to go for the CR-1 spousal visa.

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Samoray   165

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Hello All,

anybody can help me and let me know which way is the best and faster for me and my girl ,we are planning to marry in Egypt next month ,some people say that k3 is faster that k1 ,really i am not sure what can we do and she also has no idea what can do ,shall we marry or wait ,really we are totally confused .thanks you very much in advance.

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If you're planning to get married, then go for the CR1 visa

Read here about the different kinds of visas

http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

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