Waiting for the visa in the foreign country

[B & D 0]

Hi!

My fiance and I have applied for a K1, but since its taking so long, we are considering to get married in Brazil and live here til our spousal visa arrives.

Can he apply for a spousal visa while in a foreign country? I've reading he needs to have a house in the US, to prove stability and so.. Can we have his parents as co-sponsors?

Which visa is the one to apply? IR-1, CR-1 or K3?

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Hi!

My fiance and I have applied for a K1, but since its taking so long, we are considering to get married in Brazil and live here til our spousal visa arrives.

Can he apply for a spousal visa while in a foreign country? I've reading he needs to have a house in the US, to prove stability and so.. Can we have his parents as co-sponsors?

Which visa is the one to apply? IR-1, CR-1 or K3?

The CR1 is going to take just as long, if not longer. You don't need a house, but you do need proof of domicile, which becomes harder when you are out of the country. I highly recommend staying with the K1 now that you are 3 months in and will be about 5 or so months in by the time you arrange a marriage and sending off paperwork.

You don't have a choice, you can only submit an I-130 for a CR1 visa. IR1 is for couples married more than 2 years and K3 is obsolete.