What's best, K-1 or K-3 for Philippines?

[Bob&Hydy 0]

Hi All,

My fiancee Hydy and I got engaged a month ago and now we're trying to decide whether to go the K-1 or K-3 route. We don't have really strong preferences about whether to get married in the U.S. or the Philippines. Basically we want to go with whichever option would get Hydy to the U.S. the fastest and with the best chances for approval of the visa. We have heard that the K-1 is no longer a very good option for the Philippines, that it takes longer and has lower rates of approval than the K-3, but we haven't really seen clear evidence showing that one visa is faster or more likely to be approved than the other. Can anyone out there point us to some info or resources that would help? Thank you.

Bob

[Ken_Maria 0]

Bob, Go to the foreign Embassy forum and look at the Manila Embassy Interview Thread. Both K1 & K3 members for Manila are there and PatientlyWaiting keeps a database of approval times and time lines. The K1 process takes about 7 months from USCIS receipt of the petition to Interview. Not sure on the K3. Ken & Maria

Hi All,

My fiancee Hydy and I got engaged a month ago and now we're trying to decide whether to go the K-1 or K-3 route. We don't have really strong preferences about whether to get married in the U.S. or the Philippines. Basically we want to go with whichever option would get Hydy to the U.S. the fastest and with the best chances for approval of the visa. We have heard that the K-1 is no longer a very good option for the Philippines, that it takes longer and has lower rates of approval than the K-3, but we haven't really seen clear evidence showing that one visa is faster or more likely to be approved than the other. Can anyone out there point us to some info or resources that would help? Thank you.

Bob

[dave_ehssa 0]

Hi All,

My fiancee Hydy and I got engaged a month ago and now we're trying to decide whether to go the K-1 or K-3 route. We don't have really strong preferences about whether to get married in the U.S. or the Philippines. Basically we want to go with whichever option would get Hydy to the U.S. the fastest and with the best chances for approval of the visa. We have heard that the K-1 is no longer a very good option for the Philippines, that it takes longer and has lower rates of approval than the K-3, but we haven't really seen clear evidence showing that one visa is faster or more likely to be approved than the other. Can anyone out there point us to some info or resources that would help? Thank you.

Bob

i think go for K1...my friend is in Manila right now(K3 Visa)..me..next month...and im (K1 visa) my friend and her husband got married her in d philippines last november 2005 and this month she will going to have her interview and mine next month..so K1 will take around 7-8 months coz my fiance filed his petition June 2006. K3 will take one year and 2 months. So u can think of what u want now...They r both ok...but i miss my fiance already..heheheh! i know u miss Hydy too...go for the fastest one...