k1 under Administrative Review. What if we get married here in the Phils. instread?

[Norivi 2]

Can any one help us here?

Me and my fiance was place on an Administrative Review.

Below is my info:

INTERVIEW DATE: 7/15/2011

-Put on Administrative review

Called 02 301 2000 and asked if I could changed address coz im moving back to the province while waiting but the lady said that it is not possible.

Called again and they say that usually it will take unto 60 days for the administrative review process.

So, me and my fiance are planning to get married here in the Philippines Instead of waiting for the result coz we don't know if we are to wait until forever or what not.

We are so frustrated with this "no time line" procedure that they have.

Does any one knew someone who applied for K1 visa but still getting married in the Philippines?

Please help us, we need feed backs.

Thank you so much.

[KLS2010 30]

If you get married now you will have to start the process all over again as K1 visas are only for fiance(e)s, which you will no longer be.

You will be looking at around 8-10mths to have an CR-1 visa processed, and I believe that getting married is no guarantee that you will not be placed into AR again the second time around.

If it were me, I would be sitting tight for a bit longer to see what comes of the AR, but of course it is your decision.

Good luck whatever you decided to do.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

***** Moving from K3 to K1 forum *****

Yes, people sometimes get married during the K1 process because they are tired of waiting, or realise they want to get married in the foreign beneficieries country, not the USA. But this voids the whole K1 process. You will have lost the fees, time and effort you have put in and need to start from scratch with a CR-1 spousal visa. It will be more of a wait, not less.

[dindo and patty 20]

What exactly were you told regarding the administrative review? Did they give you your passport back? Is your case relatively

simple, meaning, no red flags with your petition?

I would hold off for a couple of more months before you switch over to CR-1. That is a whole other process and fees you have to go through and like the previous poster stated, there is no guarantee that they won't put you on administrative review again.

Edited August 5, 2011 by dindo and patty