Visa help

[KimandRuss 0]

Your joint-sponsor needs to be a USC. You will need to sponsor her regardless of your employment... if you don't meet the requrements then you will need to get a joint-sponsor that will fill out all the same documents and supply all supporting evidence that you do. What you're trying to do is insure that she will not become a public charge on the U.S. ... so it must be a USC.

A spousal visa to the U.S. is not going to be any quicker unless you've resided in that Country legally for some time and can file directly with the Consulate there. Marrying someone abroad does not mean you can just bring them to the US..otherwise we'd all be doing it. K1 is your fastest route right now.

[R&C 0]

Your joint-sponsor needs to be a USC. You will need to sponsor her regardless of your employment... if you don't meet the requrements then you will need to get a joint-sponsor that will fill out all the same documents and supply all supporting evidence that you do. What you're trying to do is insure that she will not become a public charge on the U.S. ... so it must be a USC.

A spousal visa to the U.S. is not going to be any quicker unless you've resided in that Country legally for some time and can file directly with the Consulate there. Marrying someone abroad does not mean you can just bring them to the US..otherwise we'd all be doing it. K1 is your fastest route right now.

Well, I didn't want my parents to know since I'm young they wouldn't be very happy. What am I supposed to do cause I am going to be in college soon so I won't be able to have a good paying job to support her but she would be able to live with me. I don't know anyone over here who would sponser me cause I'm young and they will tell me it is too early to do this. It looks like my parents may find out if I will be getting some paperwork back but I don't know if they will sponser her. And can you please explain the guidelines in simple terms.

I will try to clear some things up. I'm 18 and I will be 19 by the time we try to get married and she is in her 20's. I will be going into college soon so I will not be able to get a great job to be able to support us. My parents don't know about her yet but I will tell them when I go to visit her and I'm not sure if the would be fine with me getting married at my age. What are my options?:

[KimandRuss 0]

Nobody can advise you as far as your parents are concerned. It's something you and them will need to deal with.

I can't explain the process/guidelines any better than VJ, and all the links given to you already, do. I mean it's in timeline format and color coded. Doesn't get much easier. You're headed to college... i'm sure you can figure it out if you devote some time to it. That is your first step.

You file the K1.. you wait for the USCIS to process your petition

Once it's approved it is sent to the NVC (national visa center) only to be sent out to the Consulate your fiance will be interviewing with.

Processing times vary but you're looking at probably at least 6 months or so without any errors.

If you do not meet the income requirements you will need a joint sponsor. They will need to be able to support themselves as well as your fiance so that she does not become a public charge. There is no way around that. All the info you need is in the links at the top.. most already given to you.

[Mags 112]

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[pushbrk 13,213]

Your joint-sponsor needs to be a USC. You will need to sponsor her regardless of your employment... if you don't meet the requrements then you will need to get a joint-sponsor that will fill out all the same documents and supply all supporting evidence that you do. What you're trying to do is insure that she will not become a public charge on the U.S. ... so it must be a USC.

A spousal visa to the U.S. is not going to be any quicker unless you've resided in that Country legally for some time and can file directly with the Consulate there. Marrying someone abroad does not mean you can just bring them to the US..otherwise we'd all be doing it. K1 is your fastest route right now.

Well, I didn't want my parents to know since I'm young they wouldn't be very happy. What am I supposed to do cause I am going to be in college soon so I won't be able to have a good paying job to support her but she would be able to live with me. I don't know anyone over here who would sponser me cause I'm young and they will tell me it is too early to do this. It looks like my parents may find out if I will be getting some paperwork back but I don't know if they will sponser her. And can you please explain the guidelines in simple terms.

I will try to clear some things up. I'm 18 and I will be 19 by the time we try to get married and she is in her 20's. I will be going into college soon so I will not be able to get a great job to be able to support us. My parents don't know about her yet but I will tell them when I go to visit her and I'm not sure if the would be fine with me getting married at my age. What are my options?:

When you're still worried about your parents and asking others "What am I supposed to do?" about not being able to support a wife and telling or not telling parents about a marriage, it would sound to me like your higher priority would be on becoming an adult, mentally, emotionally and fiscally. We can help you with immigration related questions but if the guides here are too complicated for you to mostly comprehend and then come back with specific questions instead of asking for spoon feeding, you're probably better off hiring an attorney.

Marriage and particularly marriage to a foreigner is serious adult business. Time to man up.

For starters, you do not use the fiancee visa process if you plan to marry outside the USA because she wouldn't be a fiancee when she enters the US. Fiance(e) visas are used for foreign fiance(e) to enter the US and marry in the US within 90 days. If that's not the plan, then that's not the visa path for you.

[FaSa2008 0]

noo her parents cant sponsor you!!!

it has to be someone that lives here!!!

whre are u going to bring her here when she comes! ur parents have to know!!!

and if u are going to college how are u going to support her!!???

if u are underage u cant get married here nor in peru unless ur parents consent it !!

Have u met in Person?!?!?!

You only have a short amount of time to edit your posts.

Here is the flowchart so you can see how it works. Your best bet is to go over the K1 Guide step by step and just be sure you have everything included.

We would probably be getting married in her country but I didn't really want my parents to know about this since I'm young they probably wouldn't be too happy. But would her parents be able to sponser us or would it have to be someone I get? I will be meeting her soon and I will keep the passport stamps and I will take pictures.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

You likely won't want to hear this either but: why the rush to get married? You could go to college, get to know eachother better, maybe do an exchange year in Peru. Then when you are done with college you should easily be able to get a job that makes enough to get the visa.

[brown_eyes 0]

The bottom line is you don't have any 'easy' options or solutions. You won't be able to simply have your girlfriend live with you while you are in college for an extended period of time, if that's what you were hoping to do.

Immigration and the rules around it are serious business and although your heart is in the right place you still have to understand the proper steps you will need to take. That goes for you, me and everyone else on this site.

[john_and_marlene 162]

What am I supposed to do cause I am going to be in college soon so I won't be able to have a good paying job to support her

Wait until you have finished school and can support yourself and your household.

[Vi Mazzella 4]

Is this for real????