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1 minute ago, JCB86 said:

I129f is for those not married. If you are a spouse, the I129f does not apply and you cannot file it. You have to pay the filing fee when you send the packet to USCIS. Use their website for the most up to date information.

We are not married, so it will apply. Just was a tad confused with the wording there, but I think your reply inadvertently answered my question

4 minutes ago, JCB86 said:

There is no such thing as online submission for the I129f. It has to be mailed in paper to USCIS. 

!!! Yes, thank you. I was confusing that process with the I130 which I believe can be submitted online. 

I now remember this is to be filed with the USCIS Dallas Lockbox facility.

I am reading the instructions regarding the process of the I129f and see that there  is no submission fee for classification of an alien as a spouse of a US citizen. Does that mean if I am a US citizen engaged to be married to non US citizen applying for the I129f that I do not have to include the 

16 hours ago, Lenny&Sanna said:

 

I would personally go for the K1 versus the CR1 given the turnaround times are a big difference and with the huge backlog of petitions in the USA it is known that the K1 Visas tend to move faster versus the CR1. It was still the same back when we did all of that. But as someone else stated either way it is not a fast process unfortunately and depending on the service center in the USA and such you're assigned to and vice versa it just depends. I think you need to do what you both find to make you the happiest. Would it make you happier marrying in Finland or in the USA and such which is the most important thing in my opinion! 

Thank you for the great insight and opinion.

I agree that whatever makes us the happiest is the most important thing. Thanks to the insight from this website and previous peoples experience who were in a similar situation as us in Finland I believe we are going to wait and marry in the US and apply for the K1.

Do you have any tips or suggestions for the I-129f online submission process?

Can anyone advise me on CR-1 vs K-1 visa processing times in Helsinki? My partner and I are trying to decide which is the best option for us. We are currently living in Finland, I am a US citizen with a Finnish residence permit and she is Native Finn. We are planning to marry soon and would like to continue our life in the US as soon as possible.