forms I-129f Vs I-130

[rich and marlene 0]

Hi all.

Which is the better option? I am going in late April to the Phillipines for the second time. I'm just wondering if we were to wed there...would the process be any quicker? There is a hundred dollar diff in form fees. Not that I'm trying to be cheap...just quicker. I'm only going to be there 9 days though. Is that enough time to do so, if we were to wed there?

Thank you,

Rich

[Otto 83]

When you say 'Quicker' you almost have to be more specific (as in, quicker to get to the US? or Quicker to be able to work, travel etc - once getting to the US?). In either case - to get to the US, there isn't that much difference (meaning, one isn't necessarily faster than the other in this regard - used to be, but not so much any more).

Cheaper? Well, in the long run, a CR-1 is less expensive than a Fiancé Visa when you calculate both the time and money a K-1 entrant has to spend once they get to the US.

[sjr09 155]

Hi all.

Which is the better option? I am going in late April to the Phillipines for the second time. I'm just wondering if we were to wed there...would the process be any quicker? There is a hundred dollar diff in form fees. Not that I'm trying to be cheap...just quicker. I'm only going to be there 9 days though. Is that enough time to do so, if we were to wed there?

Thank you,

Rich

The CR-1 will provide some benefits over the K-1. Cost no AOS and availability to work, shortly after entering the US.

Read the GUIDES.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

As you are going to visit I personally recommend the CR-1 route (meaning get married while there) as she gets a greencard on entry. The processing time I understand is a bit slower but there is a significant financial saving, and also gives your fiance/wife a chance to get a job as soon as she arrives rather than waiting a minimum of 3 months for her EAD and/or GC.

** moving from "]K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports" to "Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America" as you haven't decided which immigration path you wish to take yet**