ReillyHanna

So, my Fiance is currently working in South Korea and I'm back in the States now. We are going to file this while she is still in South Korea. How does she obtain a police record check from South Korea? She'll be leaving mid July, can get get the check done now?

My fiance has 4 kids but will not be accompanying her to the US. So we will not file separate visas for them. Is our poverty line 2 or 6 people?

So, on the question about timing. We will probably send the initial I-129F package to the USCIS on February 15, 2013. She needs to leave Korea July 10, 2013. Is that time frame too much, too little, just enough or doesn't matter?

Meaning can we process it the now and if it get to the Manila Embassy quickly, will they hold it until she comes back to the Philippines? Or can we schedule her interview while in Korea? Or is that NOT enough time to get it seen by the Embassy before she comes back?

She is going back in July but can't be without work for a long extended period of time. Be home in Philippines tops 1-2 months.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

We are considering other options now. Looks like we are going to do the k-1 visa and stay in the States for 4-5 years. But a question about taxes, she has kids but will not be joining us here in the states. Is there anyway we could still claim them on our taxes, or do they have to be full citizens of the States?

We want to file it to Manila Embassy. Can the interview and exam get scheduled while she is still in Korea?

Thank you all for the replies.

Essentially, k-1 route (completely..AOS and everything) or nothing...bummer.

I've been trying to find out if we can file for the k-1 visa while she is in Korea up to the point of needing the medical exam and interview. Then schedule the exam and interview (With her in Korea) when she CAN do it..have her go back to the Philippines, exam, interview...plane.

Is that possible? I've seen a lot of time frames of statuses but not really what I'm asking here.

Hello,

Background info: I'm in the States and she is working in Korea but from the Philippines. We want to file for a k-1 visa and have her do everything while in Korea up to the point of needing to schedule the appointment at the Embassy in Manila. Basically, have her schedule the appoint in Korea, go back to the Philippines for one month, do the interview and hopefully fly to the States.

Okay, after that. We will get married quickly but we do NOT want to pay the AOS fee of 1000$ because we are not staying in the States passed January 2015 (or even November 2014). I'm awaiting for a contract to run out then we are both moving back to the Philippines. But, she needs to have a work permit though, so we will file that right after we get married.

My question, is it possible to file the I-765 (work permit) and have that allow her to work until early 2015? Also, can we get away with NOT filing the AOS and just allow the k-1 visa to expire? Or can we file something else so we don't have to pay that fee? She'll be in country just over 2 years then we will BOTH move to the Philippines.

And if that is the case? Can she get back in the country later (10 years down the road)? or would we have to do a k-3 visa or something?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all very much.

Reilly/Hanna..