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I was deployed overseas for a year recently. Does that count as a "previous address". My sticky situation is that I sold my house right before deploying but kept my address the same as my old house on my license. I set up a PO box for mail to go to while deployed. I changed my address after I got home to my new address I live in now.

So asking asking for a friend here, if a petitioner was previously arrested 20 years ago, but not convicted( ie dismissed / not guilty) and provided all documents, and the arrests were non violent, plus they had a previous divorce involving a sponsored non citizen, how would that slow a K1? Would it make more sense and or be faster to go CR1 in that case, or would they be about the same. I know its a lot of case by case hypotheticals and I do apologize. I heard "complicated" K1 cases get sent to a service center other than California, which seems to really slow the process?

The agency I will be using is Filipino Visa, are they reputable?

So going by the USCIS website then a KR-1 processed through california could take a year before shes here and a CR-1(we will have been married less than 2 years) would take 2 plus years? I'm concerned about wait times because as I said we are getting up there in age, and want to start trying for kids right away after marriage, plus due to religious reasons we wanted to abstain from relations until marriage. I can wait a year for a K1 but if a K1 is 2 years plus it might be better to go CR-1 and I'll go live with her on and off in PH.

I decided to work with a visa agency that specializes in the Philippines for my fiance currently living in PH. They told me a K-1 would take 14 months and a CR-1 would take 16 months until shes here with me. I went onto the USCIS website and it said 8.5-30 months based on field office location for a K-1. I am in Massachusetts so would mine go through the Vermont field office? The Vermont field office said 30 months on the USCIS website. The California office said 8.5 months. Then correct me if wrong it could be months more to get through NVC? On the USCIS website it says 17 months for a CR-1 for service centers if its only an IR (immediate relative) and 66 months for all field offices if not an IR. Is a spouse an IR immediate relative? Then it would have to go through the embassy in Manila for who knows how long? Can this be right? is the wait that long? Shes in her mid 30's I'm in my early 40's. We both really want to start a family as soon as possible due to our age...whats the best thing to do and what are the actual wait times. Thanks so much.