MohamedAndRebecca

4 hours ago, pushbrk said:

That can become an issue at the interview.  He is likely to be asked why you didn't marry in Egypt.  He MUST tell the truth and the truthful answer will reveal your family does not approve of the marriage.  Depending on the rest of the circumstances, that can be a really big issue, particularly if he is Muslim, you are not, and you are more than a couple years older.

That makes sense, thank you for your advice!

I am 1 year younger than him, but we do not share the same religion.

On ‎12‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 7:26 PM, pushbrk said:

If you can arrange to marry in a country where neither of you resides, that in and of itself is not a problem.  If you need to subsequently register the marriage in Egypt, fine.  For the US, married is married.  No need for any "registration".

 

HOWEVER, the personal issues you mentioned can be a huge red flag in actually getting the visa.  You mention family disagreements.  The nature of and reasons for those disagreements can weigh heavily on a Consular Officer's visa decision.  What kind of issues are we talking about here?

Thank you for your advice!

Basically, my parents and family wouldn't agree with the marriage, and don't like me traveling to Egypt.  There's no issues on his side though.

14 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

I wouldn't think there would be anything that would be an issue, there would be steps for him to register the marriage in Egypt and get the family registration updated.

 

If its just your family, that doesn't approve and well they don't have to, but from experience, Egypt will look at his family for acceptance.

It is entirely my family who is the problem :-\  I fully understand their acceptance isn't needed when it comes to immigration... But that still doesn't mean I want to piss them off or upset them further.  They are extremely difficult to work with.  If it wasn't for them this wouldn't be an issue.  I'm just trying to figure out how to make them least upset.  Thank you for your advice though!

On ‎6‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 12:28 PM, MaryJean said:

I wish I had the means and luxury of traveling back and forth to Egypt but I am not a rich woman and I have commitments here that prevent me from traveling. I'm lucky that I'm managing to get there for one visit. And I can't relocate to Egypt.   

 

I am so sorry and I mean no offence by this, but immigration doesn't care about this :-\  They aren't going to make exceptions for such a case.  Our personal issues and circumstances are not their problem.

Best to listen to the other advice here, and re-evaluate a few things.

16 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

is there a reason you didn't want to get married in either home country?

don't get me wrong that is your choice, just was curious if there was an obstacle you were trying to avoid.

Kind of, some personal issues.  Such as disgreements from my family, etc.  Nothing that would entirely stop us, just trying to work a few things out.  

5 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Well the USA doesn't require anyone to register their marriage.  So you'd have to check with your home country to see if they require that.  

Thank you.  I'm new to this process, so forgive me if I sound stupid.

So I'm wondering if there would be any issues if we got married in a third country... not USA, and not SO's home country.  Wondering if anyone else has done this or knows anything about it.

Does anyone have any experience with marriage in a third party country, i.e., not either of your home country?

Then registering the marriage in each of your respective home countries?

Does anyone have an experience or knowledge about this?

Thank you!

39 minutes ago, missileman said:

K-1

More expensive than CR-1    
Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

 

CR-1    
Less expensive than K-1    
No Adjustment of Status  (I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. 

My Final Analysis:  If you can marry your fiance in his/her country, CR-1 is a much, much better option

That is some awesome advice, thank you!!!!!!!

5 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

K 1 is slightly faster WAY more expensive.

 

if your relationship is legit, you file for CR1 yes there is a little longer wait way less expensive but it has just as much of a success rate as the K1.

That makes a lot of sense, and saving money is always a good thing.  A little longer wait might be worth it.  Thank you so much!!!

3 minutes ago, Roel said:

None.

There is no easy or quick way.

 

And there is couple hundreds of threads comparing K1 and CR1. Might want to check those before asking.

Well, definitely no need for the harsh comment!  I know nothing will me exactly easy or quick, was just looking for advice- I thought that was the point of forums like this!

And as I stated, I'm hew here and this is my first post.  I'm not totally familiar with now the site works or how to look at under the different topics.

Definitely not a warm welcome.  If you didn't like my post or felt bothered by it, you didn't need to comment.

4 minutes ago, GHJourney said:

Hello

 

We just went through this process in Egypt and we used the K-1 visa approach. This was recommended by our lawyer as it is quicker and for our situation better as I wanted to get married in the US. Hope this helps. We are thankfully enjoying our lives together now. 😊

That's awesome!  About how long was it from start to finish?

So happy to hear you all are enjoying your lives together now!  

Hello everyone,

We are new to all of this so just looking for some solid advice about where to get started.

I am in USA, and my other half is in Egypt.  We are not married yet.

If we want to live in the states, which visa route might be the easiest/quickest?  The K-1 fiance visa, or a CR-1 spouse visa?

I'm sure there are ups and downs to both sides, just interested to know what those might be and what your experienes or opinions are!

Thank you!