I am considering marrying my fiance in the Philippines, and getting her a K3 visa, rather than simply getting her a K1 visa, and THEN marrying her.
The reason for this is because I feel that a K3 visa would be easier to prove the legitimacy of.
If she's getting a spousal visa, proving that we are married should be as easy as showing the embassy our marriage licenses.
But, if we have to prove that we're genuine fiances, rather than genuine spouses, we need to provide saved emails, saved chat sessions, saved text messages, saved phone bills, saved plane tickets, and a whole lot of other crap. Even if we save all that stuff, it's a lot of clutter, and a lot of stuff for the embassies to sift through, therefore, delaying the granting of her visa.
So, while the K3 visa might be a bit more expensive, I chalk that up to a "convenience fee" of sorts.
Am I correct in my assumptions?
The reason for this is because I feel that a K3 visa would be easier to prove the legitimacy of.
If she's getting a spousal visa, proving that we are married should be as easy as showing the embassy our marriage licenses.
But, if we have to prove that we're genuine fiances, rather than genuine spouses, we need to provide saved emails, saved chat sessions, saved text messages, saved phone bills, saved plane tickets, and a whole lot of other crap. Even if we save all that stuff, it's a lot of clutter, and a lot of stuff for the embassies to sift through, therefore, delaying the granting of her visa.
So, while the K3 visa might be a bit more expensive, I chalk that up to a "convenience fee" of sorts.
Am I correct in my assumptions?