BmoreJamaican2010

Also if you are a US citizen and your file for your spouse it will be quicker ( 5 Months) than to file for your spouse as a permanent resident (January 9th, 2009). Also, take into consideration of you income for K-1 visa you would only have to prove 100% of your income above proverty level versus spousal visa you would have to prove 125%. If, you or the SO has children it will play into your household number along with how long it will take to approve the petition. It took us exactly 5 months to receive approval because I was filing for both fiance and child. The one thing about a K-1 is that they have to wait until you get married to file EAD to work, but because we both have big families in Jamaica, we could not afford to get married in Jamaica at the time. We will have a civil wedding then through a reception party and once he gets working we can save up to renew our vows in Jamaica for both of our families to attend. Choose what best fits your situation.

Thanks Ms.Cool for that about the financing. I hadnt even thought about that yet. I am a citizen and neither one of us have any children. I do well on my own for now but all the plane tickets, phone cards and filing do add up! Me and the SO did disscuss him not being able to work once he arrived. And being that my family is still NOT very supportive of us,I plan to have to be the one to support us for a while, until he can work and even then im not sure how much of a help that will be.

Im not sure what I should or could do to prepare for that. On top of dealing with the family issues of me and my "big, bad and scary" Jamaican fiance. I try not to worry him too much about it,Im kinda am embarrassed that my family is so caught up in to "American stereotypes" of Jamaican men...maybe that will be a new thread, dealing with fam!

He does have family in Florida, so I suggested we move there to make the transition easier for him and they could help him with finding work, contacts things of that nature.

Thank You EVERYONE who has replied, this has been extremly helpful!BJ'

One of our concerns would be that he would not be able to work while he was here on K-1visa? If Im correct...ur not able to work on a K-1 visa?

Ohh ok, I didn't realize, I didn't even think about that he wouldn't be able to work here! That does make a big difference to me.

Thank you guys! & I will visit Yardie!

Hello All,

Im new to the website, @ 5min! I want to marry my Jamaican Fiance, however I've seen blogs, websites and posts that say the Fiance Visa is the best way to go about getting him here and others that say the Spousal Visa is best? From my research so far, both require the same documentation however, im not too comfortable with the Finance (k-1_) process of writing an essay telling all my personal business to the government! Ive also read that they dont get as much priority as the Spousal Visa's and they get denied alot more often. Im aware of the sponsor requiremnts which i meet and neither one of us has a previous criminal or marital background. Hes actualy a football (soccer) player there, ive seen on the UCSIS website soemthing about atheles can come over on a visa to try and tryout for teams, which he plans to do when he gets here.

He has family here already in NewYork and Florida. And I have been to see him 2x inthe past 3months and planning to retrun in November, maybe to get married, idk?? So, I think that should be enough info for now. Any help or clarification, previous or current experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks Again,

BJ:)