USA Citizen marrying foreign National.

[VISAUSERMRG 0]

I am USA citizen and planning to marry Indian citizen who do not have USA Visa. How much time it will take her to get US Visa & come with me to USA?

Also, is it required to change my Spouse name on her passport after our marriage immediately and before applying her I-130 petition?

[Boiler 45,470]

2 years?

 

She does not have to change her name.

[VISAUSERMRG 0]

Thank for your response. 2 years is a very long time. Does it take so long always?

[powerpuff 6,697]

1 minute ago, VISAUSERMRG said:

Does it take so long always?

Yes, that’s standard processing time. For some countries with large backlogs it’s 3 years.

[VISAUSERMRG 0]

Thats crazy, can the Fiancée Visa can be quicker than spouse visa?  

[Boiler 45,470]

18 minutes ago, VISAUSERMRG said:

Thats crazy, can the Fiancée Visa can be quicker than spouse visa?  

Might be slightly but comes with many disadvantages. And of course we are estimating based on current data, 2 years in the future could be different.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,434]

1 hour ago, VISAUSERMRG said:

Thats crazy, can the Fiancée Visa can be quicker than spouse visa?  

 

No.

 

5 years ago the fiance visa was quicker.  After the pandemic, fiance visas take about the same amount of time.

[Machinecorpse62 132]

Uscis process only takes long time. You are lucky Indian embassy is now caught up and only behind 3-6 months so that would be good for you and nvc only take several weeks for documents to get approved. I’m not sure how long uscis will take probably a year or so 

[JeanneAdil 6,494]

For K1 CO will look at how well you know the intending immigrant

How long have u know the intending immigrant?

Are u sending money to fiancee / not a great idea?

and if there are any red flags like language difference,  big age difference,  religious difference?

Does her family approve of the marriage and US marriage without them present?

Is she of child bearing age?

 

All those are also looked at for spouse visa but the marriage makes the petition stronger /can't explain why but it is  stronger evidence itself of  union and real relationship

 

the K1 initial process to interview is about the same as spouse but timeframe to AOS after US marriage is incredibly longer and more expensive

[OldUser 6,636]

20 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

the K1 initial process to interview is about the same as spouse but timeframe to AOS after US marriage is incredibly longer and more expensive

This is the key fact OP needs to take into consideration ^^

This also restricts any ability to travel back to India for 1-2 years. Which is "very long" in OP's words and can seem even longer for a new immigrant.

 

@VISAUSERMRG US immigration process is long, expensive and stressful. Make sure you're ready for it. Read the forum to get the gist.

Edited November 3, 2023 by OldUser

[VISAUSERMRG 0]

Thank you all for your responses! Helpful.