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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Jamaica
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My girlfriend just recently migrated to United States and she's returning next year for our wedding. I would like to ask our options for me to be able to follow her in the US. By the way, I'm new to this forum and I'm from the Philippines. Thank you in advance for the help.

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Sounds like she has a green card. You have no options to "follow" her to US except that you should apply for a tourist visa. The link below will give you more information what what is a visa.. how to apply and more..

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1262.html

Current cut off date F2A - Current 

Brother's Journey (F2A) - PD Dec 30, 2010


Dec 30 2010 - Notice of Action 1 (NOA1)
May 12 2011 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2)
May 23 2011 - NVC case # Assigned
Nov 17 2011 - COA / I-864 received
Nov 18 2011 - Sent COA
Apr 30 2012 - Pay AOS fee

Oct 15 2012 - Pay IV fee
Oct 25 2012 - Sent AOS/IV Package

Oct 29 2012 - Pkg Delivered
Dec 24 2012 - Case Complete

May 17 2013 - Interview-Approved

July 19 2013 - Enter the USA

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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I assume your fiancee is a LPR (greencard holder)? If so, she should file for a spousal visa for you once you are married, under the F2A category (spouse of lpr). It will take about three years for a visa to become available to you.

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Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Jamaica
Timeline

I assume your fiancee is a LPR (greencard holder)? If so, she should file for a spousal visa for you once you are married, under the F2A category (spouse of lpr). It will take about three years for a visa to become available to you.

i interpreted it as " she's coming to get married sometime and he wants to return (follow her) to the USA at the same time.

Current cut off date F2A - Current 

Brother's Journey (F2A) - PD Dec 30, 2010


Dec 30 2010 - Notice of Action 1 (NOA1)
May 12 2011 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2)
May 23 2011 - NVC case # Assigned
Nov 17 2011 - COA / I-864 received
Nov 18 2011 - Sent COA
Apr 30 2012 - Pay AOS fee

Oct 15 2012 - Pay IV fee
Oct 25 2012 - Sent AOS/IV Package

Oct 29 2012 - Pkg Delivered
Dec 24 2012 - Case Complete

May 17 2013 - Interview-Approved

July 19 2013 - Enter the USA

"... Answer when you are called..."

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Filed: Timeline

I assume your fiancee is a LPR (greencard holder)? If so, she should file for a spousal visa for you once you are married, under the F2A category (spouse of lpr). It will take about three years for a visa to become available to you.

Hi,

That's correct she's a greencard holder and next year she will return here in the Philippines for our wedding.

Then I guess, that's the time that we will start the process for F2A.

If I may ask, once she filed the petition; Can I still travel under Tourist visa or there will be restriction?

I'm thinking that the embassy might just deny my tourist application once I have a pending F2A petition.

Thanks again in advance.

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Hi,

That's correct she's a greencard holder and next year she will return here in the Philippines for our wedding.

Then I guess, that's the time that we will start the process for F2A.

If I may ask, once she filed the petition; Can I still travel under Tourist visa or there will be restriction?

I'm thinking that the embassy might just deny my tourist application once I have a pending F2A petition.

Thanks again in advance.

It's possible for a person who has an active immigration petition to obtain a visitor visa. All foreign nationals entering the US are presumed to have the intent to immigrate; so the immigration petition and a spouse in the US will put your visitor visa application under higher scrutiny than someone without those two factors. You will have to show strong ties to your home country, and reasons that you would return after your visit to the US.

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