What is faster a fiance visa or a spouse visa?

[Boiler 45,519]

Depends on the case.

 

A legit case will get through, every Consulate issues visa's.

[Highmystic 234]

17 hours ago, nick050183 said:

I apologize if this has already been asked many times. I seem to be finding conflicting information. Some say the K1 is faster. Some say the K3 is dead and you use a I130 instead.

 

Can someone please help me out.

 

Thank you ahead of time. 

In the world of US visas, you have your choice between a turtle and a snail for speed.  In today's' world of high speed everything, Visas are slow.  For those who are pre-internet,  recall when you wanted to order something, you sat down and filled out the catalog order form, and mailed it in with a paper check, and waited 2 or 3 weeks for delivery.  Visas are far more waiting time, regardless of which road you take.  Not the answer to your question, just sayin',,

[Knicks 21]

My fiancee entered the US 6/2017 and filed for K-1 8/2017. The GC was approved 12/2017. That was a tough 6 months for her. She couldnt work and was bored out of her mind. If we had a do over we would have gone with the CR-1. We spent more money taking the K-1 path. 

[nick050183 9]

14 minutes ago, Knicks said:

My fiancee entered the US 6/2017 and filed for K-1 8/2017. The GC was approved 12/2017. That was a tough 6 months for her. She couldnt work and was bored out of her mind. If we had a do over we would have gone with the CR-1. We spent more money taking the K-1 path. 

When I initially looked at fiance vs spouse times.

It went something like

Fiance 3-12 months

Spouse 12-24 months

 

3 vs 24 months was an absolute no brainer.

 

Now it looks more like

 

Fiance 6-12 months

Spouse 12-? months (not really sure about that one I just know its longer no matter what)

 

If we were talking a difference of 1-2 months maybe there would be an argument for CR-1. But as it stands I don't even see the point of discussing it. I make more than enough $ to support us both. She can go to school during that time. Her English isn't that strong. She needs to learn that first and fore most. What kind of job is she going to have with limited English? McDonalds?

[geowrian 22,337]

Timelines are always difficult to estimate and in flux. Current timelines are retrospective - AKA how long it took for people who applied x months ago, not for somebody applying today. When I filed the I-129F in 2017, the processing time was about 1 month, 1 month at NVC->consulate, 1 month for an interview. So ~3-4 months was not uncommon. A few months later, the norm for the entire K-1 process was around a year while the CR-1 was arundf 12-16 months.

I'm not suggesting times will explode again, but it's impossible to know that the times will or won't become just a couple months apart again. It's an ebb and flow routine.

[bakphx1 789]

3 hours ago, nick050183 said:

What are the obvious ones?

I'm sorry this is first time hearing this.

You mean to tell me they deny them no matter what? that sounds horrifying. 

If the fiancée is female, some countries like the Philippines, Russia and Eastern Block nations can be scrutinized.  They dislike the bride-brokering outfits women.  The other nations mentioned tend to involve fraud where the immigrating spouse is a male with a significantly older female petitioner.

[Cndn 98]

Spouse visa!! AOS is a pain in the ### for the sake of 2 - 3 months longer I could have avoided all this #######. I think people are attracted to the one that is technically a little faster due to wanting to be with loved one but the fact of the matter is it is so worth it to delay for such a short amount of time to avoid AOS. Spouse visa ends up being far less expensive too. No $1225 fee when you get here and spouse can work immediately (took me 6 months to get my EAD and I consider myself pretty lucky). 

[nick050183 9]

5 minutes ago, Cndn said:

Spouse visa!! AOS is a pain in the ### for the sake of 2 - 3 months longer I could have avoided all this #######. I think people are attracted to the one that is technically a little faster due to wanting to be with loved one but the fact of the matter is it is so worth it to delay for such a short amount of time to avoid AOS. Spouse visa ends up being far less expensive too. No $1225 fee when you get here and spouse can work immediately (took me 6 months to get my EAD and I consider myself pretty lucky). 

At this point waiting for AOS is rich people problems to me. I just want us to be together. I would move to be with her if I could. 

 

Extra 3+ months together is worth the extra 3 month wait on something we don't even need right away.

 

Just my opinion. I know all circumstances are different. 

[Loren Y 2,755]

1 hour ago, nick050183 said:

When I initially looked at fiance vs spouse times.

It went something like

Fiance 3-12 months

Spouse 12-24 months

 

3 vs 24 months was an absolute no brainer.

 

Now it looks more like

 

Fiance 6-12 months

Spouse 12-? months (not really sure about that one I just know its longer no matter what)

 

If we were talking a difference of 1-2 months maybe there would be an argument for CR-1. But as it stands I don't even see the point of discussing it. I make more than enough $ to support us both. She can go to school during that time. Her English isn't that strong. She needs to learn that first and fore most. What kind of job is she going to have with limited English? McDonalds?

This is why I did the K1. Money wasn't an issue, and she spent her first 5 months here in language and a specialist school to get her clinic hours in, and it worked out for us, but I researched both K1 and Spousal visa before deciding. She works now, and is still taking English classes at night. Make a plan and stick to it. The best thing is to have a good plan, and follow it. Plan for the long haul, and hope for the best.

[Cndn 98]

21 minutes ago, nick050183 said:

At this point waiting for AOS is rich people problems to me. I just want us to be together. I would move to be with her if I could. 

 

Extra 3+ months together is worth the extra 3 month wait on something we don't even need right away.

 

Just my opinion. I know all circumstances are different. 

Yup everyone’s different. If money is of no concern just know there’s a ton tedious paperwork, waiting and travel (depends on where you live) for biometrics, interview etc. 
 

But if you can’t stand three months to avoid that then by all means K1 is an option available. 

[JFH 12,190]

2 hours ago, nick050183 said:

I make more than enough $ to support us both. She can go to school during that time. 

Is that what she wants? Or what you have decided for her? 

[nick050183 9]

5 minutes ago, JFH said:

Is that what she wants? Or what you have decided for her? 

we decide everything together. 

[Martha R 59]

I am a female and sponsored my now husband through a fiancé visa. We pulled it through. However, we thought we were facing an uphill battle because India is considered to be a high fraud country. 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Martha R

[Russel1995 163]

It also depends on the embassy or consulate for the intervies...

 

Our i129f was approved in 5 months.

 

we had the interview 6 months after (we could have had it 3 months earlier, but i already had booked hotel and plane tickets)

 

Our consualte allows k1 to schedule their own interview when a slot opens.. but spousal visas have to wait for a interview letter.  (aprox 12-16 months after I30 aproval

 

 

Id check your embassy stats on this site..

 

K1 is more expensive.. but it allows a smaller budget to start the process. while that (129f) is being approved, save for the next steps. But every case is different.

 

 

[Russel1995 163]

1 hour ago, Loren Y said:

This is why I did the K1. Money wasn't an issue, and she spent her first 5 months here in language and a specialist school to get her clinic hours in, and it worked out for us, but I researched both K1 and Spousal visa before deciding. She works now, and is still taking English classes at night. Make a plan and stick to it. The best thing is to have a good plan, and follow it. Plan for the long haul, and hope for the best.

This is what my fiance is doing as we wait for aos, attending english classes, then wishes to take a CNA free program a college offers here.