Katherine378

We went through the K-1 route because when my hubby (then fiancé) went to the Manila Embassy, they told him that was the fastest way. Our I-129F was approved in just a little over a month and then I had my K-1 interview in Manila after 4 months (we were getting all the documents ready and he was getting settled at his new duty station - bought a house, furniture, etc., got everything ready for my move). I honestly don't know if it had anything to do with him being in the military or if it was just the standard processing time then (February 2009) but it did seem like the process went pretty fast.

It really depends on your situation. We were thinking of getting married in the Philippines but he was deployed to Iraq then and was only on leave for less than 2 weeks so we didn't have enough time to plan everything AND get all of the required paperwork together. With the K-1, we were able to gather everything we needed for the packet and he filed the I-129F as soon as he got back to the U.S. And then once I entered the U.S., the 90 days was more than enough time to plan our wedding.

Oh my....so you did take the fiance visa option?....coz all our documents are ready...its just that he is currently stationed in korea, and he is still under the international marriage law...and his sergeant told him that we should get married before he goes colorado , so he could include me in his file when he goes there. But then id greatly appreciate , knowing our status now...if whats the best you could advice.

Thanks much.

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Usually, it will only be faster if he has deployment orders abroad.

Thank you madam...so whats the best thing we will do? File a fiance visa? Or get married before he goes colorado?...which is the fastest way ?....i greatly appreciate your advice.

Well, you could file the finace visa today so I guess that is faster

To take in all the other variables - see the guide in the link below

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

good luck

Thank you so much....another thing...will it make a difference if he is working in a government coz he is a US army? Will it make a difference? Like will it be faster? ...or the process will still be the same?

Good day ....me and my fiance is already 12yrs in a relationship, i am a philippines passport holder and he is a US army and of course he got his citizenship thru the army, he is currently deployed in korea and will be again deploy to colorado by november.we wanted to get married , but the thing is which way should we do first? To go thru fiance visa ?...he will file a petition thru fiancee visa ? Or should he file a vacation and come home in the philippines and get married from here, and bring our papers back to US and file it to his next deployment in colorado?....and which is the fastest way to be together? Fiancee visa or get married here in the philippines and file after that?...please i need answer to all these .