Apply for fiancée visa or get married first in the UK

[Ninalondon 0]

Hi there,

I lived and worked in the US for almost three years, under a J1 and H1b work visa - which I suppose is only relevant in that I met my partner there, and I also have an SSN already. I moved back to London for work and we are now engaged and looking to begin the marriage visa process. My question is - we have been assuming the K1 visa is the best option, after which we will get married in the US - but will it in fact be quicker to get married in the UK whilst he is visiting and then apply for a CR1? It's perhaps worth mentioning that he is both a US citizen and the holder of an Irish passport.

Any advice would be very much appreciated - our main concern is time (we would love to be back together in the US by the end of this year ideally) and to a lesser extent cost.

Thanks,

Nina

[C-ma'am 684]

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[slowlyman 118]

The CR-1 is taking about a year. But you enter the US ready to go.

The K-1 takes about 6 months, but you need to file AOS after entrance.

If you want to be here by the end of the year, your only option is the K-1.

The CR-1 is less expensive

Edited March 23, 2014 by slowlyman

[Ninalondon 0]

Thank you and apologies about the multiple positing. Do you have an overall sense of the K1 costs vs the CR1 costs? I've seen conflicting numbers from various sources.

Thanks,

Nina

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Duplicate topics moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "What Visa Do I Need" forum and merged.