kr or k1 what is better if ur from peru

[The_dip_sticks 0]

I have a friend fom Peru who is a US resident and he is elgible to apply for citizenship this year. He wants to know what is the best option k1 or k3 to bring is SO from peru. How long do each of them take? Should he get married in peru and file k3 here or wait and file for k1. which is faster for people from peru. Also after he becomes a US citizen how long will it take for them to process his visa applications?

[MandR 0]

K1 usually moves along faster than the K3 from Peru... that's just my experience from what I've seen and heard. Most K1 from Peru take around 6-8 months until the visa is approved with K3 taking just over a year

[Artegal 1]

A K3 can't take over a year--if it does then is converted to a CR1. The timelines are too inconsistent to really say which is faster--added that if you pursue a K3 you have to be married--and it can take at least 1 month extra to get married in Peru, plus lots of extra paperwork etc. You also have now the IMBRA requirements for the K1 so this could also add a delay. The real question should be what is better to get married in Peru or in the USA--and that decision you should base on your personal family situation and if you want family and friends to be at your wedding or not--as the US Family and Friends more easily travel to Peru than can Peruvian family and friends travel to the USA. Otherwise there is a lot less paperwork generally involved in getting married in the USA vs Peru which can be a huge red-tape nightmare. The actual processing time of the K1 or K3 is I would say more or less over the long run equal.

Edited December 9, 2006 by Artegal