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Our total will be around $1200 plus travel expense. And as far as I can tell that is about as cheap as it gets.

Thanks!

Hello...

I just wanted to ask what the typical cost, including everything, is for getting the DCF visa...? I don't need to know exactly but just the general idea.

I'm at a beginning stage of deciding which route to take, whether DCF, K-1 or K-3. All 3 are still viable options at this point.

THanks!

The VJ guides will give you help to the process including the different petitions and applications that will be required to be filed. Then you can go to the USCIS &/or your embassy website to see what the current fee structure is for various filings.

Currently for a K-3 there is no additional filing fee for the I-129F (but you do need an initial I-130).

OK excellent. That gives me a much better idea how to do it myself.

I need to sleep now, but will work on this more tomorrow.

Thanks again.

This is after all the K1 forum...possibly posting the question in each of the other forums..asking how much the process has cost people going through the K3, DCF, etc etc. will give you a better insight.

Unless you are lucky and get someone who knows off hand the costs of all the different visas.

Good point and good idea. I'll do that. Thanks again.

So the AOS... that one must be gotten once inside the US, correct? The fee is due when applying for it? (meaning, the money must be included with the application?) And the flow-chart is a little vague about this -- how long after being in the US would you apply for it? (it says 'as soon as possible' but what does that mean in terms of months/years)

The VJ guides will give you assistance

I'm now looking at the Guide page for K-3. I don't see any information about costs on the entire page. If I click into the various links for the I-130 package, I haven't found anything yet that mentions the cost or fee for that, or if there is no fee needed for it. I'm not sure what you mean by 'simply look it up' -- so far it it's not seeming very simple.

Sorry, I can see from these replies that it seems as if people are focusing on K-1 only -- it certainly is good to now get more detailed ideas of what K-1's costs are (broken down) -- really good. What I'm mainly interested in finding out is how the other routes compare in terms of costs. Now with this info about K-1's costs, I have a good starting point, of course. I saw it mentioned that DCF and IR1 are both less expensive, but about how much less expensive? And that K-3 is more expensive (and yes, about how much more?)

THANKS!

DCF will probably be cheapest, IR1 will be close second, then K-1 followed closely by K-3

But at about what approximate costs, typically?

One would simply need to lookup and add together the costs of all the petition filings and applicaiton fees. I would guess $1500 - $2000.

Do you mean that the cheapest route is around $1500 and the most expensive about $2000? I'm not sure what you're referring to., whether it's one of the four processes I mentioned or all of them or... ? It sounds like K-1 and K-3 are close, so maybe I just need to know about how much the other 2 are compared to those 2 - for example are they a small fraction (20% or so) of what K-1/K-3 cost or are they just a couple hundred or so cheaper.

There are four different routes that I'm considering, and I'm actually not sure how to find out what all those petitions and applications are (for each route) that you're mentioning. Look them up where? Like on the http://www.uscis.gov/ site, there's a long list of immigration forms, but I haven't come across something that tells me exactly which of these are the ones that I need to get. (and of course nothing that tells me if there is something else that isn't one of these, something that's not listed there)

DCF will probably be cheapest, IR1 will be close second, then K-1 followed closely by K-3

But at about what approximate costs, typically?

I looked in the comparison table of the different possible routes of obtaining the marriage visa, and this is one aspect that's not really mentioned.

How do the different routes (K-1, K-3, DCF or IR1/CR1) compare in terms of typical total cost?

A friend of mine who just did the K-1 in the past year told me it cost him around $3000 altogether, which is much higher than what I'd heard from others. I don't know if that is accurate, first of all, or whether all the different routes are about comparable (meaning similar) in terms of total typical costs.

Thanks!

OK thanks very much for the fast replies!

I am looking over the K-1 Process Flowchart and clicking into all the details.

One thing I must know about since I'm overseas right now and not back in the US: is it possible for a person other than me to do the financial sponsorship? That is the I-134 form. Or else if it can be someone else, then it might be a different form, not sure.

For me this would be a lot less hassle since if it must be me, then it means I'd need to return now to the US and get a new job before starting this K-1 process.

I have family who would be able to pledge the sponsorship easily.

Any info appreciated.

Thanks!