Hello,
I've seen a lot of information on K-3 visas and peripheral documents. However, I haven't seen anything in detail that explains my questions.
I am US citizen and recently got engaged in India to an Indian citizen. I will be going back in June of this year to get married. 2 options that I have seen so far are Fiancee visa (K-1?) and K-3 visa. For fiancee visa, my fiancee would need to come to US before getting married. This option is not feasible. For K-3 visa, all the documentation that I have seen are what would I need to do if I were to file for her from US.
I keep hearing from friends that my to-be wife and I can simply go to Delhi after getting married and file for her immigration status there..and it would take no longer than 3 months for her to come here.
Questions are:
- What visa is that qualified under? Is that still considered K-3?
- Does anyone have a list of forms/documents that both of us would need to take with us? (On Delhi consulate website: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/wwwhk.html - it explains from the perspective of my fiancee, where it talks about me filing I-129? I thought I was only to take I-130 with me to Delhi!? Is I-129 needed?)
- Is there any pre-requisites? (Do I need to take anything along with me from US, when I go to India?)
- Should my fiancee get a head-start on preparing any document in India?
- While browsing through uscis.gov site, I came across a few forms that I thought I'd need. In I-134, question: "This affidavit is executed in behalf of the following person." - Whose information is required here: mine or my fiancee's?
- In I-130: Question 15 requests Employer information...it is under "your relative" section, but isn't it really asking for my employer info?
In summary - I can't file for K-3 until after I am married, right? And if that's the case, is it better to file from India or after I come back to US and then start the process? Which is quicker? What forms do I need?
Thanks in advance!!!
I've seen a lot of information on K-3 visas and peripheral documents. However, I haven't seen anything in detail that explains my questions.
I am US citizen and recently got engaged in India to an Indian citizen. I will be going back in June of this year to get married. 2 options that I have seen so far are Fiancee visa (K-1?) and K-3 visa. For fiancee visa, my fiancee would need to come to US before getting married. This option is not feasible. For K-3 visa, all the documentation that I have seen are what would I need to do if I were to file for her from US.
I keep hearing from friends that my to-be wife and I can simply go to Delhi after getting married and file for her immigration status there..and it would take no longer than 3 months for her to come here.
Questions are:
- What visa is that qualified under? Is that still considered K-3?
- Does anyone have a list of forms/documents that both of us would need to take with us? (On Delhi consulate website: http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/wwwhk.html - it explains from the perspective of my fiancee, where it talks about me filing I-129? I thought I was only to take I-130 with me to Delhi!? Is I-129 needed?)
- Is there any pre-requisites? (Do I need to take anything along with me from US, when I go to India?)
- Should my fiancee get a head-start on preparing any document in India?
- While browsing through uscis.gov site, I came across a few forms that I thought I'd need. In I-134, question: "This affidavit is executed in behalf of the following person." - Whose information is required here: mine or my fiancee's?
- In I-130: Question 15 requests Employer information...it is under "your relative" section, but isn't it really asking for my employer info?
In summary - I can't file for K-3 until after I am married, right? And if that's the case, is it better to file from India or after I come back to US and then start the process? Which is quicker? What forms do I need?
Thanks in advance!!!