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[Dave F 0]

Hello everyone!

My brother went to go study in Morocco over the past year for school (he's studying Arabic) and while he was there met a nice girl who is a Moroccan Citizen and they started dating and what not.. Anyways, when his program ended, he found out that she was 6 weeks pregnant with his child. Anyways, he's back in America now, and he really wants to bring her here and have the baby here and start a life with her. We don't know where to begin or anything, and I'm having a hard time looking for information online.

What's the process here? What would he have to do?

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion; multiple visa paths are available to the OP's brother. Duplicate threads on this topic have been removed; please do not create multiple threads on the same issue. Edited June 20, 2013 by Ryan H

[lost_at_sea 995]

Them having a baby has no bearing on their case (but congratulations to your brother!).

They have two options - K1 (unmarried) or CR-1 (married). K1 is a fiance visa, allowing his fiance to come to America, marry him and then adjust her status to an immigrant. The guide for this is here (he files an I-129f for her, then she applies for K1 at her local consulate): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=k1guide

Option 2, CR-1, is a visa if they marry now (they can marry anywhere they like) and then file the I-130, and then she applies for the CR-1 at her local consulate. This is the guide for that: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide1

Both of these are filed while the foreign spouse is abroad. Upon issuance of the CR-1 or K1, the foreign partner can travel to the States to remain.

There are benefits to each, depending on what their priorities are. K1 is sometimes faster (the I-129f part), but will be more expensive as adjustment of status to immigrant is done as a separate step after arriving in the USA. The CR-1 is cheaper, but may take a little longer for the I-130 approval, but there's no adjustment of status and she receives a GC as soon as she arrives in the States.

There's a comparison guide sheet here that may help: http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

[Harsh_77 718]

Them having a baby has no bearing on their case (but congratulations to your brother!).

They have two options - K1 (unmarried) or CR-1 (married). K1 is a fiance visa, allowing his fiance to come to America, marry him and then adjust her status to an immigrant. The guide for this is here (he files an I-129f for her, then she applies for K1 at her local consulate): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=k1guide

Option 2, CR-1, is a visa if they marry now (they can marry anywhere they like) and then file the I-130, and then she applies for the CR-1 at her local consulate. This is the guide for that: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide1

Both of these are filed while the foreign spouse is abroad. Upon issuance of the CR-1 or K1, the foreign partner can travel to the States to remain.

There are benefits to each, depending on what their priorities are. K1 is sometimes faster (the I-129f part), but will be more expensive as adjustment of status to immigrant is done as a separate step after arriving in the USA. The CR-1 is cheaper, but may take a little longer for the I-130 approval, but there's no adjustment of status and she receives a GC as soon as she arrives in the States.

There's a comparison guide sheet here that may help: http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

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[Penguin_ie 5,994]

The above info is correct. That being said, it is very unlikely she'd get either visa before the baby is born, what with her now being 2+ months pregnant. He should prepare to go over there for the birth.

[destiny64 222]

Keep in mind for the CR-1, if you are a brother isn't moslem, he will need to provide proof of islam religion to get married to a moslem woman in Morocco. If he isn't willing to convert, then the fiance visa may be better for you. This is only the case for Moroccan women, Moroccan men can marry outside their religion without a problem.

[Darnell 8,478]

I'm having a hard time looking for information online.

We've an online guides section here - have you seen it ?

[NickD 203]

Gee if I married my wife in Colombia, feel we would still be waiting. Long before I found this board, found one of the top US immigration attorney agreed to a rather small flat fee for guidance, and was given the best possible advice for our circumstances. He also checked all of our applications in that fee.

Just saying, where you get married can be an issue and very country dependent. Hope you can receive the proper guidance here.

[Tahlisha 28]

Things are not same for ever country in dealing with the immigration process. Islamicly he is not able to marry her if he is not Muslim. If your brother chooses to go for the CR-1 visa he will have to show proof that he is a Muslim to marry in Morocco. And even if he doesn't want to do that and goes for the K-1 is her family ok with his not being a Muslim (assuming that he is not)?????? I don't know what your brothers religion is, but I known people male and female who have married non-muslims and things changed for them... SOME Muslims who marry under these circumstances do not trully beleive they are even married in the sight of God. Muslim men & women who marry non muslim men & women at the court house/justice of the peace, church ect.... Are not really married where Islam is concerned and for Muslim women you add whether or not her family approves IE: her father or Wali / gaurdian......

[NickD 203]

Or being a Roman Catholic and wanting to marry a Jew, Muslim, or a protestant. Family can always be a problem, even more problems if the government steps in. Bother fell in love with an Iranian girl when we were still friends with them. He still talks about her, but only to me, her family wouldn't even hear of it and probited such a marriage.

Each religion is the only true one and certainly doesn't help, certainly doesn't join the world together, but sure causes wars and other griefs. Colombia never permitted a divorce, until the 90's as have other Latin American countries.

Religion play a key role in breaking up my first marriage, was always an awkward situation, even moving hundreds of miles away didn't work, but did help. Follow one, condemned to hell by the others, a no win situation.

Was a major point of discussion with my present wife, for each of us, we are that one in a million. Ha, we are still searching for that true religion, haven't found it yet, but still looking. But not a major point in our lives. Her family and my family accepts each of us, for who we are. Now that is rare.

[NickD 203]

Also get terrible stories here, whether they are true or not, really don't know.

But is it possible her family will bury her up to her neck and throw rocks at her head?

[Tahlisha 28]

No it is not possible that will happen.... At least not in Morocco. Although premarital sex is illegal there. Not sure what would happen if the athourities found out But it would not involve death......