Not yet married, now confuse!

[youngdaddy 0]

i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?

[payxibka 10,045]

I am not sure anyone can tell you what the processing times will be like in 2011 compared to today...

[KarenCee 3]

i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?

From what I understand, you can petition for her if you marry her first then file for a K3. LPR's cannot petition for a fiancée.

[YuAndDan 153]

An LPR can petition for a Spouse (IR-1) but it gets a lower preference than a citizen of the USA, it probably will be faster to marry first and then file the petition than to wait until 2011 to file a K-1.

SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

Family Second Preference (F2): Spouses, minor children, and unmarried sons and daughters (over age 20) of lawful permanent residents. (114,200) At least seventy-seven percent of all visas available for this category will go to the spouses and children; the remainder will be allocated to unmarried sons and daughters.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1306.html

SEE Duplicate Post: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st&p=963252

[joan/roger 0]

This is just my opinion, i always tell my husband-now-fiancee-before that it is easier and faster to file K1, if done properly. If you are good in understanding instructions, collating documents, all the paperwork, then do it yourself but if youre not then hire a lawyer. Goodluck to you.

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[YuAndDan 153]

i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?

From what I understand, you can petition for her if you marry her first then file for a K3. LPR's cannot petition for a fiancée.

LPR cannot do K-3 either, only file for an V Visa for spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

This is just my opinion, i always tell my husband-now-fiancee-before that it is easier and faster to file K1, if done properly. If you are good in understanding instructions, collating documents, all the paperwork, then do it yourself but if youre not then hire a lawyer. Goodluck to you.

AN LPR cannot file for a K-1 visa only can file for a V visa for a spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

[Yodrak 7]

YuAndDan,

And a V visa is only possible if the I-130 was filed prior to December 21, 2000.

Yodrak

From what I understand, you can petition for her if you marry her first then file for a K3. LPR's cannot petition for a fiancée.

LPR cannot do K-3 either, only file for an V Visa for spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

This is just my opinion, i always tell my husband-now-fiancee-before that it is easier and faster to file K1, if done properly. If you are good in understanding instructions, collating documents, all the paperwork, then do it yourself but if youre not then hire a lawyer. Goodluck to you.

AN LPR cannot file for a K-1 visa only can file for a V visa for a spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

[Dan J 277]

You cannot file for K-1 or K-3 as an LPR. You can file for a visa for your children, and your fiancee, if the two of you get married first.

Your wife and children are in preference category 2A. Which currently has a priority date of 22-APR-02. So you can expect at least a 5 year wait. It may be easier and faster just to wait until you have citizenship. You will be able to file for your wife and children under K-3 and K-4.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin...letin_3236.html for information on preference categories and priority dates.

[pushbrk 12,568]

i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?

Marriage or not, you'd be better off to wait until you are a citizen to file. An LPR has no use for an I-129F.

[KarenCee 3]

i have a gf in the philippines and we have 2 kids but we are not married

i am a legal permanent resident (LPR) since august 2006

i need some advice whether i go back and marry her and petition them

or wait for my Citizenship by 2011 and petition her as my fiance (k1)?

Which one is faster?

From what I understand, you can petition for her if you marry her first then file for a K3. LPR's cannot petition for a fiancée.

LPR cannot do K-3 either, only file for an V Visa for spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

This is just my opinion, i always tell my husband-now-fiancee-before that it is easier and faster to file K1, if done properly. If you are good in understanding instructions, collating documents, all the paperwork, then do it yourself but if youre not then hire a lawyer. Goodluck to you.

AN LPR cannot file for a K-1 visa only can file for a V visa for a spouse. SEE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1493.html

Which is why I stated "from what I understand" since I thought I had read this information somewhere. We all know how sometimes the wrong information is posted. My sincerest apologies for my post.

Edited June 5, 2007 by KarenCee

[YuAndDan 153]

YuAndDan,

And a V visa is only possible if the I-130 was filed prior to December 21, 2000.

Yodrak

OK then Immigrant visa (F2A) Still will be quicker than waiting until 2011 to file for a K-1 and then 9 months beyond that.

Typically LPR Spouse visa takes 2-3 years for a visa number to come up, then a few months after that for the visa interview, less time than waiting the 4+ years for citizenship and K-1.

CSC is processing I-130 s for spouse of LPR from Jan 05, so just over 2 years to get a visa number at this point.

[Boiler 44,852]

YuAndDan,

And a V visa is only possible if the I-130 was filed prior to December 21, 2000.

Yodrak

OK then Immigrant visa (F2A) Still will be quicker than waiting until 2011 to file for a K-1 and then 9 months beyond that.

Typically LPR Spouse visa takes 2-3 years for a visa number to come up, then a few months after that for the visa interview, less time than waiting the 4+ years for citizenship and K-1.

CSC is processing I-130 s for spouse of LPR from Jan 05, so just over 2 years to get a visa number at this point.

Re read Post 8 above, you must be getting confused with something else.

I would only ad that if the OP does get married, it would be worthwhile filing as a LPR in case Citizenship is delayed, the petition can always be upgraded.

[YuAndDan 153]

YuAndDan,

And a V visa is only possible if the I-130 was filed prior to December 21, 2000.

Yodrak

OK then Immigrant visa (F2A) Still will be quicker than waiting until 2011 to file for a K-1 and then 9 months beyond that.

Typically LPR Spouse visa takes 2-3 years for a visa number to come up, then a few months after that for the visa interview, less time than waiting the 4+ years for citizenship and K-1.

CSC is processing I-130 s for spouse of LPR from Jan 05, so just over 2 years to get a visa number at this point.

Re read Post 8 above, you must be getting confused with something else.

I would only ad that if the OP does get married, it would be worthwhile filing as a LPR in case Citizenship is delayed, the petition can always be upgraded.

Correct! What I was trying to say.

[youngdaddy 0]

IM GETTING KINDA CONFUSED OVER HERE

SO WHAT YOU SAYING IS "ITS FASTER TO WAIT MY CITIZENSHIP ON 2011 BEFORE I PETITION HER"?

OR

"MARRY HER NOW AND PETITION THEM"

AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FORM IT IS CALLED

[Boiler 44,852]

IM GETTING KINDA CONFUSED OVER HERE

SO WHAT YOU SAYING IS "ITS FASTER TO WAIT MY CITIZENSHIP ON 2011 BEFORE I PETITION HER"?

OR

"MARRY HER NOW AND PETITION THEM"

AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF FORM IT IS CALLED

1. Marry

2. Petition now as a LPR

3. If you are still waiting when you have naturalised you can upgrade your petition.

4. I-130. See guides, you just have to wait for a visa number otherwise it is pretty much the same as a IR-1.

There is the possibility that any Immigration Reform sic could do away with the wait, not something to bet on.

PS Caps = shouting