Getting married

[drez 0]

So, I have gone over much of the information on this website, and it has been extraordinarily helpful. In fact I don't know what I would do without this amazing site. And yet, I just have a haunting suspicion that I could be missing something or that perhaps some of the information isn't totally up-to-date... or something! So I call on the people at the forum here to help settle my fears!

1. Are all of the steps dictated here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide all I need to do to marry someone from Darjeeling, India?

2. If not, is there anything else I need to be aware of?

3. Is there anything else I need to be aware of???

Thanks to anyone with the knowledge and the time to answer my anxious inquiries.

Sincerely,

Andres

[drez 0]

OK so I did not notice an edit button, so I will reply with another question:

4. Would it be quicker (in the sense of getting my fiance to the states) to file for K1 and marry in the United States, or to marry in India and then later file for a K3? In other words, does the K1 visa process take longer than the K3 Visa process?

Much thanks.

[atu14 0]

OK so I did not notice an edit button, so I will reply with another question:

4. Would it be quicker (in the sense of getting my fiance to the states) to file for K1 and marry in the United States, or to marry in India and then later file for a K3? In other words, does the K1 visa process take longer than the K3 Visa process?

Much thanks.

If you are going to marry then go for CR1 route- greencard on arrival.

[Barbara J 115]

OK so I did not notice an edit button, so I will reply with another question:

4. Would it be quicker (in the sense of getting my fiance to the states) to file for K1 and marry in the United States, or to marry in India and then later file for a K3? In other words, does the K1 visa process take longer than the K3 Visa process?

Much thanks.

From what I have read the CR1 route gives the GC on arrival so now AOS after marriage but still take around the same time as K1 5 months. The benefit of the K1 is you don't have to be separated after marriage. CR1 you will marry in India then you have to leave fiancee come back to US and start application. Depends if you want to be apart after marriage. K1 you file 129f you wait go though the process and then fiancee comes to US with k1 visa you get married within 90 days and you stay together. Totally up to you though. I know from my experience it was hard enough being away from my fiance let alone my husband. I came on K1 and we married and I don't have to go back to Australia anymore and be apart from him. Just my take on it. Oh there is no more K3 it is CR1 now

Edited December 10, 2010 by barbarajlw

[baron555 934]

OK so I did not notice an edit button, so I will reply with another question:

4. Would it be quicker (in the sense of getting my fiance to the states) to file for K1 and marry in the United States, or to marry in India and then later file for a K3? In other words, does the K1 visa process take longer than the K3 Visa process?

Much thanks.

K-1 are generally quicker but CR-1 allow the immigrant to work immediately upon entry. Do your homework from the Guides for each and from the Immigration Timelines.

As far as all the steps....The Guides are the general requirements.....but there is another twist.....and that is your country-specific requirements, issues and history at that Embassy. You really need to go to the appropriate Regional Forum (located lower down on the page) and check out country-specific issues and history of others. That may lend more light to your questions.

[Fandango 1,439]

The things you need to ask yourself are as follows:

1 - How important is it for my fiance to be able to work when she gets here?

2 - How important is it for my fiance to be able to leave the country for an emergency once she gets here?

3 - How important is having a wedding and which family gets the honor of attending?

4 - How absolutely certain am I that this is going to work out?

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Recently, there have been a string of beneficiaries coming over, and one or both parties deciding not to go through with the wedding. I'm not trying to be a downer, but I would say knowing your partner and trusting her are probably the most important factors in deciding which visa path to take. I'm certainly not suggesting that the K-1 is a 'try before you buy' type visa...that is not its intent...but at the end of the day, during the long separation while the visa was being processed, my own ex-fiance went quite nuts and did a lot of things behind my back. So I was easily able to call off the wedding and the visa...and it was a helluva lot easier than having to procure a divorce.

If it's important that she work, be able to travel freely, and/or wants her family in India to be there for the wedding, obviously your best bet would be CR1, go there, marry, and start the process. If those things are unimportant, and/or you'd prefer the wedding in the US, go the K-1 route. The time difference between the two is negligible imo.

[drez 0]

K-1 are generally quicker but CR-1 allow the immigrant to work immediately upon entry. Do your homework from the Guides for each and from the Immigration Timelines.

As far as all the steps....The Guides are the general requirements.....but there is another twist.....and that is your country-specific requirements, issues and history at that Embassy. You really need to go to the appropriate Regional Forum (located lower down on the page) and check out country-specific issues and history of others. That may lend more light to your questions.

Thank you, I will check out the regional forum now.

Thank you everyone who has responded. Your opinions and knowledge are greatly appreciated!