My girl friend has visitor visa and visited me here in US once. I asked USCIS if we could marry while she was here in US and got the advice not to do it because visitor visa assumes no immigration intent and if we get married this will not look good for her and her next visa (forgot what type) may be denied. Makes sense.
Then I asked the American embassy in her country what’s the fastest way to get married and have her here in US. They told me it’s through the K1 visa – back then I didn’t even know about this possibility – and they said the process takes roughly 5 months.
Well, I still have few good months before becoming citizen and was counting on 5 more months after that to get the K1, but reading through these threads it looks like K1 takes a lot more than 5, because when people say K1 takes 5 months they mean the time until the I-129 is approved. Could anybody who has recently gone through this shed some light please?
Another thought we have is for her to come here while I wait for the completion of the naturalization process. Could she still stay here while I file I-129 and go back just for the interview, medical exams, etc.?
Thanks,
Crazy57
Then I asked the American embassy in her country what’s the fastest way to get married and have her here in US. They told me it’s through the K1 visa – back then I didn’t even know about this possibility – and they said the process takes roughly 5 months.
Well, I still have few good months before becoming citizen and was counting on 5 more months after that to get the K1, but reading through these threads it looks like K1 takes a lot more than 5, because when people say K1 takes 5 months they mean the time until the I-129 is approved. Could anybody who has recently gone through this shed some light please?
Another thought we have is for her to come here while I wait for the completion of the naturalization process. Could she still stay here while I file I-129 and go back just for the interview, medical exams, etc.?
Thanks,
Crazy57