marriage or wait 4 fiancee visa??

[jessie1970 0]

HI..... HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP AS IM NEW HERE AND GETTING CONFUSED BIG TIME!!!!! I HAVE KNOWN MY FIANCE WHO LIVES IN THE US FOR OVER 11 YEARS , WAS ONLY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS WE DECIDED THAT AFTER BEING BEST FRIENDS FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND NO MATTER WHAT HAD GONE ON IN OUR LIVES THAT ACTUALLY WE WANTED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER AS NOTHING ELSE COMPARED! WE WANT TO GET MARRIED AND HATE BEING APART I WAS OVER IN MAY AND RETURNING IN AUGUST FOR A MONTH,,, I UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE PETITION FOR THE FIANCEE VISA ETC WERE LOOKING AT ATLEAST 6-9 MTHS WE ARE ALREADY ENGAGED AND YES MAY SOUND SAD BUT BOTH WEAR WEDDING BANDS!! LOL..... OK HERE'S OUR QUESTION..... I UNDERSTAND IN AUGUST I HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY COME BACK TO THE UK BUT WOULD IT REALLY MAKE MUCH DIFF TO ANYTHING IF WE GOT MARRIED WHILST I WAS THERE?? I KNOW MAY SOUND STRANGE BUT WE WOULD RATHER BE APART AS HUSBAND AND WIFE THAN JUST APART??? IS THERE MUCH DIFF IN JUST APPLYING FOR A SPOUSAL VISA ONCE WE MARRY AND IM HOME RATHER THAN THE FIANCEE VISA???? OR WE JUST MAKING THINGS WORSE?? THIIS IS SO FRUSTRATING WHEN PPL WHO GENUI LOVE EACH OTHER AND KNOW EACH OTHER JUST WANT TO BE TOGETHER.... AND WHAT IS THIS DIRECT FILLING??? JUST FEEL LIKE LIVING IN LIMBO AT MOMENT AS HAVE JUST BEEN MADE REDUNDANT AND TRAVELLING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS COSTING US A FORTUNE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE X PLEASE HELP WOULD BE GRATEFUL OF ANY HELP/INFORMATION AND JUST KNOWING OTHERS FEELING AS ANXIOUS AND FRUSTRATED.. WAS HIS MUM WHO SAID LAST TIME I WAS THERE... WHY DONT U JUST GO DO IT ATLEAST YOUR MARRIED THEN AND THATS EXACTLY HOW WE FEEL X

[Der Bücherwurm 1]

I would get married and do DCF. Since you are from the UK it is possible that DCF might just take you 3-6 months. Also, you would be entering as a immigrant and would receive your Social Security card & Greencard quicker and would be able to start working much sooner.

When you enter on a fiance visa then you have to get married within 90 days and afterwards apply to adjust status and it would take longer before you would be able to start working. It can sometimes cause a strain on a relationship when one person is unemployed and being supported by the other for some months.

[Ihavequestions 419]

I would get married and do DCF. Since you are from the UK it is possible that DCF might just take you 3-6 months. Also, you would be entering as a immigrant and would receive your Social Security card & Greencard quicker and would be able to start working much sooner.

DCF is only an option if the USC lives in and meets residency requirements of the foreign country. That doesn't appear to be the case here.

[Der Bücherwurm 1]

Oh, yeah I forgot. That is true. Maybe Jessie should just visit the UK forum and take a peek at the time-lines of the British people that applied for fiance as opposed to marriage visas to decide which is quicker/better.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

The K 1 is normally marginally faster, but as you'd prefer to be married, I suggest the CR-1; with that visa, the foreign spouse will be able to work right away ater they enter the USA, and saves money on AoS. Check out the guides for more info.

[jessie1970 0]

The K 1 is normally marginally faster, but as you'd prefer to be married, I suggest the CR-1; with that visa, the foreign spouse will be able to work right away ater they enter the USA, and saves money on AoS. Check out the guides for more info.

OK THANKS HOW DO I KNOW IF I CAN DO DCF??????????????????? AND HOW DO I PROVE RELATIONSHIP ETC ESP IF I WILL BE BACKLIVING IN WHEN WERE MARRIED UNTIL ALL THIS COMES THROUGH!! LOL THATS IF I DONT HAVE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN IN MEAN TIME!! JUST BEEN MADE REDUNDANT AND HAVE 2 KIDS!! XXXXXXXXX VALIUM PLEASE X

[SandLand 1]

I believe you must have legally resided in the UK for 6 months prior to filing your DCF petition in London. I had to show my passport and Kuwait visa to prove that I had been living/working in Kuwait before they would accept my I-130 DCF.

Just to give you an idea....In my case, the I-130 was accepted by the Kuwait embassy and then sent to the UCIS field office in Greece for approval. I received an approval email and packet 3 about a week later.

[txladykat 1]

You have three options:

1. Marry now, return to the UK, and file for spousal visa through the USCIS here in the states. You cannot live here while it is pending, but you can visit for short periods of time.

2. Marry now, and have your spouse move to the UK and file for the spousal visa through the US embassy. Doing this requires that your spouse be a legal resident of UK for 6 months before you can file, but at least you won't be apart.

3. Wait to marry and file for fiance visa now. The downside to this is that after entering the US on the visa, you have 90 days to get married, then you file to adjust status, which takes a bit of time and more money. You can't work, get a driver license, Social Security card, etc. until that is done.

My advice would be option 2, if you can't do that, then option 1.

[jessie1970 0]

You have three options:

1. Marry now, return to the UK, and file for spousal visa through the USCIS here in the states. You cannot live here while it is pending, but you can visit for short periods of time.

2. Marry now, and have your spouse move to the UK and file for the spousal visa through the US embassy. Doing this requires that your spouse be a legal resident of UK for 6 months before you can file, but at least you won't be apart.

3. Wait to marry and file for fiance visa now. The downside to this is that after entering the US on the visa, you have 90 days to get married, then you file to adjust status, which takes a bit of time and more money. You can't work, get a driver license, Social Security card, etc. until that is done.

My advice would be option 2, if you can't do that, then option 1.

thank you.... im thinking option 1 because of steves job x

[payxibka 10,045]

HI..... HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP AS IM NEW HERE AND GETTING CONFUSED BIG TIME!!!!! I HAVE KNOWN MY FIANCE WHO LIVES IN THE US FOR OVER 11 YEARS , WAS ONLY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS WE DECIDED THAT AFTER BEING BEST FRIENDS FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND NO MATTER WHAT HAD GONE ON IN OUR LIVES THAT ACTUALLY WE WANTED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER AS NOTHING ELSE COMPARED! WE WANT TO GET MARRIED AND HATE BEING APART I WAS OVER IN MAY AND RETURNING IN AUGUST FOR A MONTH,,, I UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE PETITION FOR THE FIANCEE VISA ETC WERE LOOKING AT ATLEAST 6-9 MTHS WE ARE ALREADY ENGAGED AND YES MAY SOUND SAD BUT BOTH WEAR WEDDING BANDS!! LOL..... OK HERE'S OUR QUESTION..... I UNDERSTAND IN AUGUST I HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY COME BACK TO THE UK BUT WOULD IT REALLY MAKE MUCH DIFF TO ANYTHING IF WE GOT MARRIED WHILST I WAS THERE?? I KNOW MAY SOUND STRANGE BUT WE WOULD RATHER BE APART AS HUSBAND AND WIFE THAN JUST APART??? IS THERE MUCH DIFF IN JUST APPLYING FOR A SPOUSAL VISA ONCE WE MARRY AND IM HOME RATHER THAN THE FIANCEE VISA???? OR WE JUST MAKING THINGS WORSE?? THIIS IS SO FRUSTRATING WHEN PPL WHO GENUI LOVE EACH OTHER AND KNOW EACH OTHER JUST WANT TO BE TOGETHER.... AND WHAT IS THIS DIRECT FILLING??? JUST FEEL LIKE LIVING IN LIMBO AT MOMENT AS HAVE JUST BEEN MADE REDUNDANT AND TRAVELLING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS COSTING US A FORTUNE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE X PLEASE HELP WOULD BE GRATEFUL OF ANY HELP/INFORMATION AND JUST KNOWING OTHERS FEELING AS ANXIOUS AND FRUSTRATED.. WAS HIS MUM WHO SAID LAST TIME I WAS THERE... WHY DONT U JUST GO DO IT ATLEAST YOUR MARRIED THEN AND THATS EXACTLY HOW WE FEEL X

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[jessie1970 0]

HI..... HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP AS IM NEW HERE AND GETTING CONFUSED BIG TIME!!!!! I HAVE KNOWN MY FIANCE WHO LIVES IN THE US FOR OVER 11 YEARS , WAS ONLY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS WE DECIDED THAT AFTER BEING BEST FRIENDS FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND NO MATTER WHAT HAD GONE ON IN OUR LIVES THAT ACTUALLY WE WANTED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER AS NOTHING ELSE COMPARED! WE WANT TO GET MARRIED AND HATE BEING APART I WAS OVER IN MAY AND RETURNING IN AUGUST FOR A MONTH,,, I UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE PETITION FOR THE FIANCEE VISA ETC WERE LOOKING AT ATLEAST 6-9 MTHS WE ARE ALREADY ENGAGED AND YES MAY SOUND SAD BUT BOTH WEAR WEDDING BANDS!! LOL..... OK HERE'S OUR QUESTION..... I UNDERSTAND IN AUGUST I HAVE TO OBVIOUSLY COME BACK TO THE UK BUT WOULD IT REALLY MAKE MUCH DIFF TO ANYTHING IF WE GOT MARRIED WHILST I WAS THERE?? I KNOW MAY SOUND STRANGE BUT WE WOULD RATHER BE APART AS HUSBAND AND WIFE THAN JUST APART??? IS THERE MUCH DIFF IN JUST APPLYING FOR A SPOUSAL VISA ONCE WE MARRY AND IM HOME RATHER THAN THE FIANCEE VISA???? OR WE JUST MAKING THINGS WORSE?? THIIS IS SO FRUSTRATING WHEN PPL WHO GENUI LOVE EACH OTHER AND KNOW EACH OTHER JUST WANT TO BE TOGETHER.... AND WHAT IS THIS DIRECT FILLING??? JUST FEEL LIKE LIVING IN LIMBO AT MOMENT AS HAVE JUST BEEN MADE REDUNDANT AND TRAVELLING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS COSTING US A FORTUNE ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE X PLEASE HELP WOULD BE GRATEFUL OF ANY HELP/INFORMATION AND JUST KNOWING OTHERS FEELING AS ANXIOUS AND FRUSTRATED.. WAS HIS MUM WHO SAID LAST TIME I WAS THERE... WHY DONT U JUST GO DO IT ATLEAST YOUR MARRIED THEN AND THATS EXACTLY HOW WE FEEL X

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opps sorry

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Moving this topic to CR1 as it doesn't belong in DCF and OP seems to be heading in that direction now

[jessie1970 0]

Moving this topic to CR1 as it doesn't belong in DCF and OP seems to be heading in that direction now

thanks im new and just posted where i thought was best and looks like getting it all wrong sorry x

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Not a problem - it happens all the time. That is one of the reasons we have Organizers and moderators who can move posts to the proper forums.

[Agnieszka 0]

If you do get married in August, it's perfectly ok, but remember that if they ask you whether you entered the US with the intention of getting married, you have to say NO! It's legal to get married in the US as a tourist but it's not ok to plan it. It's kinda ridiculous and seems like it doesn't matter but they do ask about that during the interview!