How to bring my russian fiancee to the US?

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Hello everyone,

I am new in VisaJourney and I need advice from you guys. My situation is the following:

I became US citizen in september last year. I want to bring my fiancée from Russia. I have been visiting to her 5 times and traveling together to other countries. Our relationship is 1.5 years. I proposed to her in October last year and we have tons of pictures to support our relationship is real.

I would like to know which is the best way to bring her to the US:

A.- Apply for a K1 fiancée Visa and to marry in the US.

B.- Marry in Russia and then apply to bring her to the US.

Which option is the most secure, less time consuming, and successful way to bring her to the US?

She previously applied for a tourist visa to visit me. I sent to her invitation letter to support her stay in the US but she was denied. Is this going to affect when I apply to bring her to the US?

Is this something that I can do by myself or I will need the service of a lawyer?

I would like to know your thoughts and experience on this situation and sorry for the inconvenience of asking many questions. We just want to be happy together.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

[amykathleen2005 441]

Hello everyone,

I am new in VisaJourney and I need advice from you guys. My situation is the following:

I became US citizen in september last year. I want to bring my fiancée from Russia. I have been visiting to her 5 times and traveling together to other countries. Our relationship is 1.5 years. I proposed to her in October last year and we have tons of pictures to support our relationship is real.

I would like to know which is the best way to bring her to the US:

A.- Apply for a K1 fiancée Visa and to marry in the US.

B.- Marry in Russia and then apply to bring her to the US.

Which option is the most secure, less time consuming, and successful way to bring her to the US?

She previously applied for a tourist visa to visit me. I sent to her invitation letter to support her stay in the US but she was denied. Is this going to affect when I apply to bring her to the US?

Is this something that I can do by myself or I will need the service of a lawyer?

I would like to know your thoughts and experience on this situation and sorry for the inconvenience of asking many questions. We just want to be happy together.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Both options are about the same time wise, it depends on what you want to do. You can do the process by yourself, it doesn't matter if she was denied a visitor visa if the reason was only they didn't think she had enough evidence to show she was going to go back to Russia.

Edited January 19, 2013 by amykathleen2005

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Faster way is definitely the fiancé visa and then marry in the US. There is a backlog if you marry and then apply for her to come in as a wife. It will average you 5-6 months before the i-13O will be approved. And i-130 is just the first step of many if you file for her while she is outside the US.

We got married in the US (me on tourist visa) then we left the country and filed for the petition outside the US and its taking a while. After our I-130 gets approved took us (5-6months), we file the I-864(another few months), pay bills and etc...(a month) and then interview at the local US embassy (will take 3 months or so to coordinate). Very long process and will take 9months to a year apart from husband and wife. Thank God my husband lives with me overseas otherwise I will miss him like crazy!

If you file for a fiancé you will only need to file the I-130 and the I-129f and when approved she will get an embassy interview and then she will get her fiancé visa 6months or less.. After you get married, you finish the immigration process in the US but at least you are together and happy.

You do not need a lawyer to do this. It is simple enough if you study the process and do it right. Don't waste your money on a lawyer.

It will not affect her petition if she was denied a visitor's visa.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Mrs.Proud2010

[amykathleen2005 441]

Faster way is definitely the fiancé visa and then marry in the US. There is a backlog if you marry and then apply for her to come in as a wife. It will average you 5-6 months before the i-13O will be approved. And i-130 is just the first step of many if you file for her while she is outside the US.

We got married in the US (me on tourist visa) then we left the country and filed for the petition outside the US and its taking a while. After our I-130 gets approved took us (5-6months), we file the I-864(another few months), pay bills and etc...(a month) and then interview at the local US embassy (will take 3 months or so to coordinate). Very long process and will take 9months to a year apart from husband and wife. Thank God my husband lives with me overseas otherwise I will miss him like crazy!

If you file for a fiancé you will only need to file the I-130 and the I-129f and when approved she will get an embassy interview and then she will get her fiancé visa 6months or less.. After you get married, you finish the immigration process in the US but at least you are together and happy.

You do not need a lawyer to do this. It is simple enough if you study the process and do it right. Don't waste your money on a lawyer.

It will not affect her petition if she was denied a visitor's visa.

I think you will find that a K1 will take probably 7-8 months total, so I wouldn't call it "way" faster....

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