K1 visa vs. K3 visa from another country

[SarahJ 0]

My fiance is an American and I am a Filipina. I have an opportunity to go to Japan and work for a year. But I want to know whether my moving to Japan would make it cheaper and faster for me to gain entry to the US or will it only make things more complicated and more expensive.

If going to Japan is a more efficient way to go, what is the process?

If we get married in Japan ( being both foreigners), will it be more costly and longer for us to be in the US together on a K-3 visa? ( a civil ceremony in Japan, nothing lavish)

Thanks in advance!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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Edited March 5, 2013 by Ryan H

[X Factor 1,112]

This is triple post

[JonandMarie 0]

Things I can think of...

She will need a NBI "Green Copy" for "US Visa" I am thinking she can only get that in the Philippines.

The NSO Marriage certificate can be purchased and sent to the USA via the internet http://www.e-census.com.ph/

In Japan I don't know the requirements for Marriage, but in the Philippines he needs to get a "Capacity to Marry" document from the US Embassy non church weddings still require government marriage prep and certificate of a Marriage prep before getting a marriage license. There are taxes to be paid also before applying for the marriage license in the Philippines.

If you get married in Japan maybe you would have to return to get any additional copies of the Marriage certificate. In the Philippines it can take 6 months to have the NSO register your marriage contract and give you a certified copy. But there are faster ways to get the NSO certified marriage certificate after the marriage at a local government office. In our case Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Paperwork is needed to be done both ways so it probably would be just as difficult even if all process in Japan are electronic I mean there may be trips to Manila to get documents. I guess I would say Marriage is once in a lifetime so do what feels special and then sort out all of the paper work later. It would probably be a CR1 visa if you are already married and applying for a Visa after the marriage.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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Forget the K3 visa, it is obsolete. If you get married you will need a CR-1 spousal visa. Doing the process in Japan won;t be any easier or more difficult. Since it is more than a year until you want to move to the USA, I recommend getting married and going for the CR-1 visa; it is cheaper in the long term and gets you an immediate greencard upon entry, meaning you can travel right away if there is a family emergency back home, and work right away too.

[SarahJ 0]

Moved from US Citizenship Discussion to General Immigration-Related Discussion. Duplicate Thread Removed.

Thanks! I clicked on the page multiple times. Sorry I also posted on the wrong section. My apologies. Will be more careful next time.