Spousal Visa (vs) Fiance Visa

[Ryan H 3,810]

Thanks for your insight. I thought knew it was a few months different. Is there a down side from having her here sooner and then having to change her status once here and then waiting for the Green card? I would have her with me maybe 3 months sooner and 3 months might feel like a life time after the initial wait. I am patient but I want my sweetheart with me and to stop having to work so hard at her Hotel cleaning job. It is a good job and she realy likes it but lets face it, its hard work for very little money. I may ask her to stop and I will support her while she would be able to spend lots of time with her family before she comes to the US. This would be good for her and her family. I would also help the family like she has been doing with her money earned. I want to do that. Anyway thanks for the reply.

Here is what I'm feeling after reading your post here. I think the K1 visa is for you, if your fiancee feels the same way as you, then you should pursue the K1.

My fiancee and I had intended to pursue a K1 visa. However, after doing research and asking questions (and getting good answers and advice). The K1 process for me had gotten to a point that where it was just not working for us, even though we have a straightforward case. Thankfully it was before paperwork was filed and it was easy to switch course to pursue a CR-1 visa instead. We are in the process of planning a wedding in her home country and I will begin the CR-1 process when I return home.

Since you and your fiancee are not yet married and have no firm plans for November, you can decide to switch course and pursue a K1 visa.

Good luck and best wishes to you both!

[jenniferp 0]

I’m glad you brought up this topic, because I think it is very relevant to foreigners living in Thailand now. I think you might find it helpful to enlist the services of established Thailand lawyers. There are many law firms in Thailand that provide visa assistance to foreigners in multiple languages. Applying for K1 fiancee or K3 spouse visas can be complicated and you and your partner won’t want to run the risk of missing any step in the visa process or filing incorrectly. There are lawyers in Thailand who are experts on immigration and visa laws that can help you. It’s certainly possible to obtain a visa on your own, but I think legal guidance is a good option if you have questions about anything in the process. I hope everything works out for you.

Edited February 13, 2011 by jenniferp

[fermat 32]

Sounds like a personal choice to me. I can tell you I'm in the process of doing the CR-1 and those last few months are a ######, wish we would have done the K-1. It's generally not good to be separated during your entire first year of marriage (expect the CR-1 to take that long). I imagine it's harder to find a good job without a green card, so your spouse may have to wait some months to adjust status before she can find a good job. If that's not an issue for the two of you, then I'd go with the K-1 if I had to do it over again.