Thursday, July 29, 2010

Bringing a spouse from overseas to marry, which visa is fatser?

I plan on bringing over a girl from Dubai to marry. What is the best way to cut down on wait time, if I apply for a visa for a ';Fiance'; or for a ';Wife'; ? I am a US born citizen. Thanks for the helpBringing a spouse from overseas to marry, which visa is fatser?
K1 is faster, and once you have it, you must get married within 90 days of her arriving in the US and then file to adjust her status, as it's a non-immigrant visa.





No lawyer can make the USCIS, NVC or the Consulate process move any faster. The only thing the lawyer can do is ensure all the paperwork is filled out correctly and submitted quickly. If you're capable of doing that yourself, save your money for the honeymoon.Bringing a spouse from overseas to marry, which visa is fatser?
I brought my husband over from the UK and the easiest quickest way to do this is go to a immigration attorney. Ours cost around $3500 but they did everything and we ended up getting his green card A LOT quicker than doing it ourselves. The diffence between the two, is if you get a fiance visa, you then have to reapply once she becomes your wife. If you wed, you can then bring her into the states with whatever visa she requires to travel over here (my husband was on a visa waiver) and then go to the attorney and apply for her greencard. Took up about 6 months for the whole process.
They both take about the same amount of time, but Fiancee is the preferred option. What if you married her and then found out she couldn't get a visa because her brother was a terrorist or something? As a K-1 fiancee her residence and eventual citizenship is approved before the marriage.
I believe the fiance visa would be quicker, but you will have to prove that the two of you have had an on going relationship for the past two years. Photos together, emails, telephone records, plane tickets, etc.
K1 fiance visa takes around 6 months. Marriage visa takes at least 12 months. You don't need an attorney.
Everybody knows that the fiance visa is faster and has less pitfalls that may hang up the process.
Why don't you marry her in Dubai? It would be easier for both of you!! With the K visa sometimes there are papers that are not easy obtain!!

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