Peace of Mind? : D

[lilshippo 0]

ok i have a few Concerns i would like Cleared up, for sake of mind i guess? : 3

"by the way the person i'm trying to bring to the Usa is Chinese hope this helps"

1st Question the Following says on the Comparison Choices

""will have to file Adjustment of Status after entry to the US or once their I-130

petition is approved (while their K-3 Visa is valid) return to their home country

to be interviewed for an IR-1 / CR-1 Visa.""

So wouldn't i be better off going K1 then to IR-1? because she would have to file for it even if i file for a K3?

also if not, the 2nd question here is if i'm understanding this right, she would need to go back to her Country for the Ir1? even

if she has her K1?

2nd Question here

my love might have found a Company that Provides a Tourist method that they claim its Guaranteed on her coming here.

i some how feel she might have found a Scam Company. and i don't want her wasting 3,000 Rmb's on it.

does anyone know if there is a way to figure out if this Company is Legit in China?

or maybe if i find out the company name and bring it here to see if anyone knows it as being legit?

Last Question i can think of at this point! : D

on the Part of the K1 stateing

""Documentary Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years and an Ongoing Relationship""

i have met her online within this year, and when she is out of college it might become 2 years. well my Concern here is we have not met in real life.

does this prevent us from Fileing for a K1? i did read the Number 3 posting Guide under there showing that

"" emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof""

well i sent her Gifts from my home town here in the Usa to her College in China with her name on it with my name and Home Address on it as well. as well as coping Emails with dates and even Messenger Messages with Dates and Times on them, can this count any as Proof of Love?

yeah i know i might be able to find most of this on the forums, but! you know self peace of mind knowing i've asked with someone Confirming what i'm asking Helps alot ^.^

Thanks In Advance to all!

[AlinaH 38]

The K-1 Visa is for people who are engaged. It is a fiance visa. You go through the process of the fiance visa, move to the US once it is issued, get married, apply for AOS - read the guides on the K1 http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow , http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

The CR-1 is a spouse visa. You apply for this after you get married. read the guides - http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

Any company saying that they can get a visa for cheaper or faster is a waste of your money. No company can speed up the process or get around any of the rules.

You have to have met her in person in the last two years. The gifts, emails, etc can be used as proof of an ongoing relationship, but unless you've met IN PERSON in the last two years, they aren't going to count for anything.

Good luck!

[Veronik 19]

That's right!

Whether you guys decide to get engaged or get married first is your decision. And forget about 'speeding up' the process, no company can make this go any faster. And like AlinaH mentioned, you NEED to have met. I understand China is far, but if you guys want this to work, take a trip before you file your forms. Any evidence of your relationship will be dismissed unless you two have met, and I'm sure you understand why. I think you can explain why you haven't met, but unless your fiance lives in a war zone, is forbidden by her religion to meet her fiance/husband, or unless you two have met through a marriage broker, you NEED to meet.

Not just for your visa sake, but for yourself too I would think...

[lilshippo 0]

Any company saying that they can get a visa for cheaper or faster is a waste of your money. No company can speed up the process or get around any of the rules.

i did read the guides, but wanted to make certain of what i was reading then goofing up something ^.^

as for the company were not trying to speed up anything, its just shes excited to wanting to be with me she's

looking for ways to do just this. but yeah i don't trust a company saying anything is 100% cause i know better. but i wanted to support her idea just in case.

reason why we haven't met is because of funding expense. but that will come over time and saving.

might i ask what you 2 might suggest then? she was thinking on getting a Tourist Visa for here, she thinks we can get married after this. i don't believe thats possible any, but shes getting this information some place ^.^;; she wants to be able to show me she can do some of the research on her own and i love her for her efforts but, i'm still going lend her a Hand ^.~

shes in College still i believe if she came Aboard here for the last year in college it would be a good idea, what shes taking up can be, taken up here as well. and the college Credits can be transfered as well, she just needs to prove her self in the English Oral test.

Thanks you 2 by the way!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

As stated there are a few options.

1. Fiancee visa (k1). This means you must be engaged before filing the fiancee paperwork. She remains in her country while filing. Once she receives her visa she comes to the US. Once she arrives in the US on a fiancee visa you marry her. She then stays in the US and files for AOS to get her greencard. To get the visa takes around 6 months. Sometimes longer.

2. Spousal visa (CR-1/IR-1). This means getting married before filing the paperwork. She remains in her country while filing. Once she receives her visa she comes to the US. Once she arrives in the US she will get her greencard, no AOS required. IR-1 is for people married more than 2 years. CR-1 less than 2 years.

As she has already spoken of meeting using a tourist visa and then staying there this option is now illegal for you. It is possible if she was already there, you get married on the spur of the moment and then research options and come to this, but now, it is considered immigration fraud to arrive on a visa meant for one purpose to use it for another.

You will NEED to meet her in person first. Whether to get married or just get engaged. This is an expensive process, no matter which way you look at it there is a lot of saving you need to do.

Check here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare to read your options and see a run-down of prices (conservative costs I might add). You also have income requirements to meet depending on your household size. You must earn at least $18,212 a year if it's just the two of you. More if there's more people.

** moved from "K1 Process & Procedures" to "Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America" as the prior forum is for K1, K2, K3 & K4 visas so this is a more appropriate location**

Edited October 14, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Hello,

In order to file for the I-129 F petition you should have met, in person, within the last two years of filing the petition. So, it sounds like you need to plan a trip to China! In regards to the company that "guarantees" obtaining a tourist visa I would say, keep your money in your wallet! No company can guarantee something they don't, themselves, deliver.

Best wishes!

[lilshippo 0]

As stated there are a few options.

1. Fiancee visa (k1). This means you must be engaged before filing the fiancee paperwork. She remains in her country while filing. Once she receives her visa she comes to the US. Once she arrives in the US on a fiancee visa you marry her. She then stays in the US and files for AOS to get her greencard. To get the visa takes around 6 months. Sometimes longer.

2. Spousal visa (CR-1/IR-1). This means getting married before filing the paperwork. She remains in her country while filing. Once she receives her visa she comes to the US. Once she arrives in the US she will get her greencard, no AOS required. IR-1 is for people married more than 2 years. CR-1 less than 2 years.

You will NEED to meet her in person first. Whether to get married or just get engaged. This is an expensive process, no matter which way you look at it there is a lot of saving you need to do.

would going to China and getting Married near Spur of the moment be as illegal? "looking to stay Legal here"

i'm not familar with Chinese laws, i've asked her but shes also uncertain about this.

also lastly lets say she came here on a Tourist, plan and she stayed with me the entire time for this trip, and i could prove each day that we did something being Photo or even by Video. and lets say we did this for a full year would this be enough then waiting 2years? i'm asking cause she still has the Option of coming Abroad through College, that would be a Half a year staying with me but as well as going to the college for school.

thanks! for everyone putting up with my questions so far, i don't mean to ask so much about this but i have to dig hard at a way of being with her even if i have to end up going to her.