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mcaffa   0

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:help:

I am a US citizen living in Argentina and recently got engaged to an Argentine. Ideally, we'd like to get married here in Argentina next year, and then have another wedding in the US. We'd like to eventually move to the US, and I'd like to know how to go about the visa application process, etc.

How do I go about all of this? Is it easier to just get married in the US first and then in Argentina? I am absolutely clueless on what needs to be done.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!!

Margaux

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Try reading the guides above. If you wish to marry and reside in the USA you will need to go the K1 route. But you will not be able to marry in Argentina as the visa is only good to marry in the USA. I guess it depends on where you would want to reside after you are married. Hopefully someone can be more helpful as my only knowledge is the K1 way because thats what i did.

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LostInIllinois   1

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:guides:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...tom&page=guides

Start with "Begin Here" :)

2/1/2006 Mailed I-129F to NSC

2/2/2006 I-129F delivered to NSC

2/6/2006 NSC NOA1 - Received!

2/8/2006 NSC NOA2 - Approved!

2/10/2006 NSC mails K1 to NVC

2/20/2006 NVC received K1

2/27/2006 NVC Mail K1 to Kiev

3/9/2006 Kiev Receives K1

3/10/2006 FAX'ed appointment letter to Kiev

3/14/2006 Scheduled interview in Kiev

4/10/2006 Appointment in Kiev

4/10/2006 K-1 Visa Received

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Yodrak   7

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Margaux,

It might help you to think this thing through if you were to recognize the difference between 'wedding' and 'marriage' and not use the two terms interchangeably.

- A wedding is an event, the event may or may not create a marriage depending on the laws of the jurisdiction where it's performed.

- A marriage is a legal state of affairs, what creates it depends on the laws of the jurisdiction where it's performed.

If you used the terms in this way in the first paragraph of your post, then a K1 visa is not what your fiancee needs - she will need an immigrant visa (IR1 or CR1), a K3 non-immigrant visa, or perhaps both.

If you reverse what you wrote, and want to have a wedding in Argentina followed by marriage after coming to the USA, then the K1 is what she will want - as long as having a wedding ceremony does not create a marriage under the laws of Argentina.

Yodrak

:help:

I am a US citizen living in Argentina and recently got engaged to an Argentine. Ideally, we'd like to get married here in Argentina next year, and then have another wedding in the US. We'd like to eventually move to the US, and I'd like to know how to go about the visa application process, etc.

How do I go about all of this? Is it easier to just get married in the US first and then in Argentina? I am absolutely clueless on what needs to be done.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!!

Margaux

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Kajikit   65

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If you're living in Argentina with your fiance and you want to get married there go ahead... but then you'll have to apply for a K3 visa before you can both move back to the US.

A K1 is for people who are living in the US and who want to bring their fiance to the US to be married.

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

Cassie Mentor

Cassie   8

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does Argentina offer DCF (Direct Consular Filing)? that also may be a possibility

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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motu Proficient

motu   6

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I think a K3 is far better than K1 in so far that it reduces most bureaucratic processing that the K1 still have to go after arrival here. But the DCF filing is great. If its available and you meet the criteria go for it! Good Luck

2005

K1

March 2 Filed I-129 F

July 21 Interview in Bogota ** Approved ** Very Easy!

AOS

Oct 19 Mailed AOS Packet to Chicago

2006

Feb 17 AOS interview in Denver. Biometrics also done today! (Interviewing officer ordered them.)

Apr 25 Green card received

2008

Removal of conditions

March 17 Refiled using new I-751 form

April 16 Biometrics done

July 10 Green card production ordered

2009

Citizenship

Jan 20 filed N400

Feb 04 NOA date

Feb 24 Biometrics

May 5 Interview - Centennial (Denver, Colorado) Passed

June 10 Oath Ceremony - Teikyo Loretto Heights, Denver, Colorado

July 7 Received Passport in 3 weeks

Shredded all immigration papers Have scanned images

Peter Miami Experienced

Peter Miami   1

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does Argentina offer DCF (Direct Consular Filing)? that also may be a possibility

DCF is your best bet if possible.

Good luck,

Peter Miami

Johanna & Peter

Colombia / U.S.A.

I-129F / K-1 Fiancee Visa

08-20-02 - Met Johanna in Armenia, Colombia

10-05-05 - K-1 Sent to TSC

10-14-05 - Received NOA1 by E-Mail (Day 9)

12-22-05 - Reveived NOA2 By E-Mail & Mail (Day 78)

03-03-06 - Interview Date! (Day 149) Approved

03-10-06 - Johanna Arrived

05-27-06 - Married

I-485 / AOS (Did not applied for EAD or AP)

06-05-06 - Sent I-485 application to Chicago via USPS (Day 1)

06-06-06 - AOS Package Delivered at 12:29PM

06-12-06 - Received NOA1 by Mail

06-14-06 - Check Cashed

06-22-06 - Received Appointment Notice for Biometrics

06-26-06 - "Request for Additional Evidence" Online, waiting for letter

06-29-06 - Biometrics Done!

06-30-06 - Received RFE Letter by mail. (Missing Birth Certificate)

07-10-06 - Sent RFE by Express Mail USPS

07-11-06 - RFE Delivered @ 10:54AM Sign by D. Atwell

08-28-06 - AOS Transferred to CSC E-mail & USCIS Website (Day 85)

08-30-06 - Touched #1

08-31-06 - Touched #2

08-31-06 - E-Mail from CRIS & USCIS-CSSO - CSC received AOS Application

09-01-06 - Touched #3

09-01-06 - NOA by Mail Regarding Transfer to CSC

09-05-06 - Touched #4

09-07-06 - Touched #5

09-13-06 - Touched #6

09-15-06 - AOS Approved by Online Status & E-mail

09-21-06 - Received GC and Welcome Letter (Day 109)

meauxna Mentor

meauxna   15

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Margaux,

If you are legally resident in Argentina, then I agree: DCF/Direct Consular Filing is the best thing since sliced bread.

My husband and I married overseas, where we were living. We investigated the Consulate's website for our area and found out how to petition directly with them (3 days' wait) and then applied for an Immigrant Visa (CR-1 for newlyweds).

When he came to the US with me, he became a Permanent Resident immediately and his Green Card was mailed to him directly. Our total processing time was 33 days.

Learn about What is DCF? here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2939

this is the info from BA:

http://buenosaires.usembassy.gov/family_ba...immigrants.html

"First Step: Determining Where to File the Immigrant Visa Petition

US citizens legally residing in Argentina and some US citizens marrying resident Argentines may file a petition at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires."

Good looking FAQ too:

http://buenosaires.usembassy.gov/faqs4.html

Now That You Are A Permanent Resident

How Do I Remove The Conditions On Permanent Residence Based On Marriage?

Welcome to the United States: A Guide For New Immigrants

Yes, even this last one.. stuff in there that not even your USC knows.....

Here are more links that I love:

Arriving in America, The POE Drill

Dual Citizenship FAQ

Other Fora I Post To:

alt.visa.us.marriage-based http://britishexpats.com/ and www.***removed***.com

censored link = *family based immigration* website

Inertia. Is that the Greek god of 'can't be bothered'?

Met, married, immigrated, naturalized.

I-130 filed Aug02

USC Jul06

No Deje Piedras Sobre El Pavimento!

 
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