Help please

[Leci David 0]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this .. im under 21 and I'm set to get married in march. I am a born us citizen & my husband to be & I wants to move to the us by the end of this year. He lives in Trinidad & I live In New York. I'm a bit confused on how to go about filing for him. I get a lot of answers from different people. Some say do the fiancé  visa & marry In the us, others say file the I-130 petition & then file the I-192f, and some say file the petition & when it gets approved let him go through the ads-260 process. I'm REALLY confused. Which is the better thing to do & what's the steps ? 

[A'n'L 735]

Your current two options are K1 (fiancé) and CR1 (spousal) visa. For the latter, you must first be legally married. You can compare the two options here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

****** Moving from Bringing Family to What Visa do I need forum *****

 

What is  more important, the March wedding date or the end of year move date? If you get married in March in Trinidad, it is unlikely that the CR-1 spousal visa will be ready by the end of the year, it currently takes 12-14 months. But, it would mean you could keep your prefered wedding date, and it's cheaper than the K1 and he can work and travel right away once he arrives.

 

If you want to be together asap, file the K1 fiance visa.  It takes about half a year, so he will probably be in the USA by the end of the year.  But it is more expensive, there is more paperwork in the USA, and you absolutely, positively CANNOT get married in March.

[Leci David 0]

Filed my I-130 in October .. I have an Approved petition today !