chrisepic

Whats the difference between a I-30 and an I-130? Are they both petitions for a spouse visa? Or is one the petition and the other the visa? They looked like they're being used interchangebly.

I think I know

I-30 is a general Immigrant Visa Petition

I-130 is an Immediate Relative Visa Petition

So do both need to be applied for? Or do I pick one?

I never would have thought! Anyway, I'll be on here a lot, so I'll give you a little history of my relationship. 27 year old business student here in the States (citizen, born and raised). My father worked with a 22 year old nursing student in the Philippines last July on a missions trip. He gave me her email. We fell in love (yes I've seen pictures and talked with her on the phone). A couple of weeks ago I went out there and met her. I proposed to her.

She is a registared nurse, starting work at her home soon. We want to marry in July 2007 in the Philippines for her family's sake and start the process. I wanted to start a fiancee (K-1) visa as soon as she got her passport, marry her in July, and whenever the fiancee visa is approved, get her and bring her back to the US. But then I found that once I marry her, she cant use the fiancee visa. So we cant start the Spouse visa application until we marry in July and she will have to wait even longer than expected. about 6 months or even longer, right?

Anyway, I'll be asking alot of questions from here on out. Believe me, I am also going to all the web sites: US Department of State, US Embassy in Manila, Philippines. One question that's popped up

Whats the difference between a I-30 and an I-130? Are they both petitions for a spouse visa? Or is one the petition and the other the visa? They looked like they're being used interchangebly.

Any other heads up would be appreciated.

OR- should I just get her over to the US on a work visa and wait to marry once she's here and then return to the Philippines to marry there?

Thanks

Chris and Kristine

Bottom line: I want to marry her in July in the Philippines