Choosing between Fiancee K-1 Visa, Spousal K-3 Visa or Spousal CR-1 Visas?

The relative attractiveness of the different immigration visa types to bring your Fiancee or Spouse to the USA
has changed due to recent improvements in processing times, by immigration, USCIS and US Department of
State, as well as significant fee increases. This presentation gives a comparison of cost, requirements and speed of the three visa types.

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• Spousal Visa
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[vinpraseth]

sound too easy to believe unless you been there and done that than most of that information is just make you feel happy first and sad later on

[FianceeVisaServices]

Yes. I have "been there, done that" and have been sharing that experience to help couples.

[gbagbo]

Hi there, great video, thanks so much. Have you ever seen someone do a K1 but problems came up and no marriage was done, then the couple getting back together to do a CR1 visa instead? Do you have any thoughts about that?

[FianceeVisaServices]

Yes I have seen couples not get married during their K1 visa, separate, return to home.

then later get married and apply for CR1. Romance can be rocky.

[suldadodenovia]

Hi..my boyfriend and I met April 13 2011 and got engaged in the same date. He stayed here in the Phil. for two weeks and now he's back in the US. We are planning to get married next year December 2012 here in the Philippines. What Visa should he apply? Fiance or Spouse Visa?And if it is Spouse Visa, how long it will take before he can bring me to US?He's kinda confused about it. We will appreciate if u can give us an advice of whats the right thing to do.

[FianceeVisaServices]

Sorry, not sure what your question means. If you are asking how long it takes from the time you submit

your Fiancee Petition, until the fiancee has her interview, in most cases, I have seen about 5 to 7 months from start to visa.

[gracejorge26]

@FianceeVisaServices how long weeks or days when you send the paper to the USCIS?

[FianceeVisaServices]

To marry legally, then apply is the way to go. So if you marry in July, then apply for spousal visa

in August, you can expect on average for the visa to be granted 7 to 9 months later. Having a formal wedding in addition to a civil wedding does not affect the visa timeline.

[rlcox77]

Thanks, I am thinking my first visit will be in march 2011 for two weeks...I am thinking return in July and do a civil marriage in Davao...after that apply for a CR1....Return in December or maybe early 2012 and have a formal wedding in Davao with all her friends and family...then it should be close to the time for her interview so then she could return shortly with me. Does this plan sound workable?

[FianceeVisaServices]

If you marry outside the USA, you can not use a Fiancee Visa. Your current plan puts you in the Philippines in December 2011. This means you can apply for a spousal visa, after you marry, and about 9 months later she can enter the USA. A faster way would be to, get engaged during your trip in the summer, and immediately apply for a Fiancee Visa. Then after about 9 months, she enters the USA, and you marry here.