Fiance visa or Spouse visa?

[adamkun 0]

I have another thread right now where everyone is giving me great advice about fiance visas so I feel bad asking this but would you recommend that I take the fiance, or spouse visa route in my case?

How long does it usually take to get a Spouse visa (K-3 I think)?

I am living in the US but I will be moving back to Japan in another month or so. My fiance is in Japan now.

The biggest factor seems to be that the USCS will take something like 6 months or more to get back to us after we submit our I-129F for a fiance visa. I am assuming that because, if I look at the "date received" on the I-129F forms that they are processing now it is from about six months ago. From this it seems that I can assume that they will take about six months, then send us a few more forms that we'll have to fill out, then we can schedule our interview at the consulate in Japan, and hopefully we'll get our visa somewhere around 8 months after I submit the I-129F. Does this sound correct?

If we go the spouse visa route, there are more forms and my fiance would have to have a medical check-up, but after we got married and submitted our forms how long do you think it would take on average before we got our visa? (Assuming, of course, that things go relatively smoothly)

A big plus to going the Spouse visa route is that we would be able to marry earlier. However, we are willing to wait if it means that we can be together in the US sooner. We can't start a lot of our plans until she is able to enter the US on a visa so we are more worried about time than anything else.

That said, as is probably obvious, I am still pretty lost about the whole spouse visa procedure and up until now had pretty much assumed that we were going to go the fiance visa route.

Any input from anyone here would be awesome and is always appreciated!!

Thanks!!

Adam

[William33 110]

adamkun,

Have you considered Direct Consular Filing (DCF)? Read up, or perhaps post in the DCF forum. You may find DCF is the easiest solution.

I have another thread right now where everyone is giving me great advice about fiance visas so I feel bad asking this but would you recommend that I take the fiance, or spouse visa route in my case?

How long does it usually take to get a Spouse visa (K-3 I think)?

I am living in the US but I will be moving back to Japan in another month or so. My fiance is in Japan now.

The biggest factor seems to be that the USCS will take something like 6 months or more to get back to us after we submit our I-129F for a fiance visa. I am assuming that because, if I look at the "date received" on the I-129F forms that they are processing now it is from about six months ago. From this it seems that I can assume that they will take about six months, then send us a few more forms that we'll have to fill out, then we can schedule our interview at the consulate in Japan, and hopefully we'll get our visa somewhere around 8 months after I submit the I-129F. Does this sound correct?

If we go the spouse visa route, there are more forms and my fiance would have to have a medical check-up, but after we got married and submitted our forms how long do you think it would take on average before we got our visa? (Assuming, of course, that things go relatively smoothly)

A big plus to going the Spouse visa route is that we would be able to marry earlier. However, we are willing to wait if it means that we can be together in the US sooner. We can't start a lot of our plans until she is able to enter the US on a visa so we are more worried about time than anything else.

That said, as is probably obvious, I am still pretty lost about the whole spouse visa procedure and up until now had pretty much assumed that we were going to go the fiance visa route.

Any input from anyone here would be awesome and is always appreciated!!

Thanks!!

Adam

[YuAndDan 153]

If you are considering Spouse visa then consider DCF in Japan, it is the quickest, from what I read the residency requirement is very short in Japan.

Look at the compare guides, and DCF guide.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

[adamkun 0]

If you are considering Spouse visa then consider DCF in Japan, it is the quickest, from what I read the residency requirement is very short in Japan.

Look at the compare guides, and DCF guide.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

Wow, I don't know anything about DCF. Me = lame.

So do you know of any good websites about DCF in Japan? After looking briefly at the DCF info page you linked me to it says that I should contact the consulate to find info from them. However, every call to the Japanese consulate costs 15 bucks and when I've called them in the past they've been less than helpful. I, of course, don't mind paying 15 bucks to get some good info but I'm a bit dubious as to whether they'll be helpful.

Thanks again!

[William33 110]

adamkun,

Visa Journey can help you. Post a question here for further guidance:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=82

Wow, I don't know anything about DCF. Me = lame.

So do you know of any good websites about DCF in Japan? After looking briefly at the DCF info page you linked me to it says that I should contact the consulate to find info from them. However, every call to the Japanese consulate costs 15 bucks and when I've called them in the past they've been less than helpful. I, of course, don't mind paying 15 bucks to get some good info but I'm a bit dubious as to whether they'll be helpful.

Thanks again!

[payxibka 10,045]

If you are considering Spouse visa then consider DCF in Japan, it is the quickest, from what I read the residency requirement is very short in Japan.

Look at the compare guides, and DCF guide.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=dcf

Wow, I don't know anything about DCF. Me = lame.

So do you know of any good websites about DCF in Japan? After looking briefly at the DCF info page you linked me to it says that I should contact the consulate to find info from them. However, every call to the Japanese consulate costs 15 bucks and when I've called them in the past they've been less than helpful. I, of course, don't mind paying 15 bucks to get some good info but I'm a bit dubious as to whether they'll be helpful.

Thanks again!

For starters the US Embassy in Tokyo website

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I would agree that DCF is likely the fastest route. It may also be the better option for you if you will be moving back to Japan. It's difficult to say whether K1 or K3 is faster because it really depends on individual circumstances.