How to get info on starting a K1 Visa process?

[mlondon711 0]

I would like to start the process to bring girl friend from Philippines to USA. I went to official US visa info site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/nonimmigrant-visa-for-a-spouse-k-3/us-embassy-consulate-specific-information.html and it says... Please visit K1 / K3 Supplements by Post to review Embassy/Consulate instructions.  That link takes you to a list of cities that includes Manila. Clicking Manila takes you to a page with a link for more info - but that link is dead. It also has a phone number for more info. That number goes to a retailer's service center.

 

Can anyone provide a list of steps I need to take? Info "how to..." overview? Steps to take? THANKS

 

 

[JFH 12,191]

You’re getting ahead of yourself. The embassy part will come much later. First you need to file the I-129F petition and submit the relevant supporting documents to USCIS in Texas. Once the petition is approved (several months later) you move onto the next stage. 
 

Here’s the I-129F and instructions: 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f

 

 

Have you met in person within the last 2 years? 
 

 

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Edited February 2, 2021 by JFH

[Boiler 46,325]

Have you met in person?

[mlondon711 0]

Yes, we were together in March, 2020.

 

However, on reading through the site, I now see a CR1 visa might be at least as fast (if not faster than K1) AND has ability for my partner to leave the USA without the two year wait of a K1 process. So, given I'd like to travel in those 2 years, am leaning that way. I would just go to Philippines (post-Covid travel ban), get married there, and then apply for CR1.  Any thoughts?

[Boiler 46,325]

6 to 8 months to get AP after filing currently but yes CR1 is a much better way to go.

[HRQX 4,145]

1 hour ago, mlondon711 said:

I would just go to Philippines (post-Covid travel ban), get married there, and then apply for CR1.

Or marry someplace other than the Philippines where marriage process is way less bureaucratic than in the Philippines.

Edited February 2, 2021 by HRQX