Some help please, Fiancé visa/Wife visa

[alanm6663 0]

I met a girl from Peru on an internet dating website, I just returned from a visit with her, and we decided to get married. We are tentatively planning the wedding for August in Peru. Now my main question is this, What is the best way to go about this? Should I go to Peru and get married and then submit the paper work for her to get a visa, or should I submit the paper work for a finance visa now? What is the quickest and easiest way? Also if we get married in August and submit the paper work, roughly how long before my wife would be allowed to come and live with me in the US?

Thank you for any help you can give me.

[Gorkhali 214]

Hi

first of all congrats. Secondly once married u can't apply k1. K1 is fiance visa ... She can come to US in k1 and marry u and change the status

once married u have to file cr1 ... Do search on cr1 ...

Cr1 takes 14 to 18 months approx

[alanm6663 0]

Thank you, and thank you for answering.

How about a K-1 visa is there a rough Idea for how long it takes to get?

Edited March 28, 2015 by alanm6663

[Gosia & Tito 199]

I met a girl from Peru on an internet dating website, I just returned from a visit with her, and we decided to get married. We are tentatively planning the wedding for August in Peru. Now my main question is this, What is the best way to go about this? Should I go to Peru and get married and then submit the paper work for her to get a visa, or should I submit the paper work for a finance visa now? What is the quickest and easiest way? Also if we get married in August and submit the paper work, roughly how long before my wife would be allowed to come and live with me in the US?

Thank you for any help you can give me.

Rather than 'quickest' way to bring your bride to the US, I'd consider the practicality of each option. I believe marrying in the US would be much much easier in terms of paperwork and hassle. On the other side, if your bride is traditional, she might want a church wedding with family and the whole shebang -which might not be possible in the US-, and making that the one "that counts". Notice that the church wedding has special requirement such as attending classes, etc.

That said, the paperwork for either K1 or CR1 is not a walk in the park either, but I think easier/simpler than you marrying in Peru.

The K1 is also taking several months, such that a wedding in the US in August is out of the question IMHO.

Also consider that on K1, once married, it would take another 2-3 months (and about $1100) to AOS and get a work permit and travel documents, while the CR1 is an automatic GC upon arrival.

From your post, "tentatively planning an August wedding in Peru", that might be already decided and then you will need to go the CR1 route. This is currently going 12-14 months from what I read in VJ; but can change (and has in the past). Once you are married, the K1 is off the table.

If it's solely a matter of how quick, I'd start K1 now (like asap) with an outlook to her arrival to the US around last quarter of year (and of course marriage in the US around that time). If you would marry in August and then file CR1, you would be looking to Fall of '16 for her arrival..This is given current process times.

BTW, if she would happen to have a tourist visa, she could travel here, marry and you can start CR1 right there, but she would need to return to Peru after marriage and wait for processing.

Edited March 28, 2015 by Gosia & Tito

[frias1983 2]

Usually a K1 visa is faster but also its about $1000 more expensive

[Halai&Tim 5]

We decided to do a CR-1 visa and get married in my husbands home country so that as soon as he comes to the US, he would be able to work. He wasnt able to get a tourist visa because his 'ties' to his home country weren't strong enough (i.e. consistent work, $$ in banks, family).The fees involved throughout this process (not including his plane ticket to come back here) will be about a total of $1,030; $420 = I-130 form fee, $120 = AOS fee, $325 = IV Fee, $165 = POE fee. And since we've been married less than 2 years, we will have to eventually change his visa from Conditional Permanent Resident to Permanent Resident within 1 1/2 of him receiving his CR-1. So that's just another thing to think about because that will also include some fees to obtain his 10 year green card.

[alanm6663 0]

We decided to do a CR-1 visa and get married in my husbands home country so that as soon as he comes to the US, he would be able to work. He wasnt able to get a tourist visa because his 'ties' to his home country weren't strong enough (i.e. consistent work, $$ in banks, family).The fees involved throughout this process (not including his plane ticket to come back here) will be about a total of $1,030; $420 = I-130 form fee, $120 = AOS fee, $325 = IV Fee, $165 = POE fee. And since we've been married less than 2 years, we will have to eventually change his visa from Conditional Permanent Resident to Permanent Resident within 1 1/2 of him receiving his CR-1. So that's just another thing to think about because that will also include some fees to obtain his 10 year green card.

How long did it take from the time you were married to the time your husband was allowed to enter the US?

[alanm6663 0]

Gosia,

So are you saying that if I were to get married in august I would have to wait 12-14 months before I could see my wife in the US? Thats absolutely horrible, theres no type of temporary visa they can get?

**EDIT**

My fiancés sister married a guy from England and she got her visa the same day she applied for it after she was married, maybe england is different I don't know?

Edited March 28, 2015 by alanm6663

[Gorkhali 214]

Hi there

na there is no temporary visa or method for spouse of US citizen

visitor visa approval after applying cr1 is almost zero ... May be work visa ....

we all are in same boat.. Long and rough journey of process

i read some one say somebody got visa in a day.. What visa in a day ... No way they will issue cr1 in a day ... Cr1 has to go through hundred of documents ... Finance to personal all documents..

[Gorkhali 214]

From what i have learnt watching people's timeline and from studies 12 -14 months

5 - 6 months approx at USCIS (depends upon service centre )+ 4-6 months approx at nvc without checklist (every nvc checklist delays by 60 days) + 2 months or so to get through interview and medical and passport in hand (depends upon how busy consulate is)

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration forum.

[alanm6663 0]

I wanna get married to my peruvian finance in August, if I get married to her then, how long will I have to wait until she can come to the US with me? Is the K3 visa issued the same day as applied? Or is there any way we can stay together while we wait for the immigrant visa to come through as Ive her that takes 12-14 months, any help would be appreciated thank

[Halai&Tim 5]

How long did it take from the time you were married to the time your husband was allowed to enter the US?

he hasn't been allowed here yet. we're hoping by june/july. feel free to take a look at our timeline below. I turned in the initial paperwork on Aug 26th 2014, and we have about 3-5 more months until we find out if he's approved after his interview. So all together, most likely a year if not a year and a few months.

[Darnell 8,478]

Come back on a pc, study the last six months of posts in this subforum.

thank you!

[alanm6663 0]

Ok so if I get married in august then there is no way I can be with my wife in between the 12 to 14 month filing process? No short term visa? or temporary visa, what about a K-3? That is absolutely horrible that they keep you away from your spouse for a year or more.