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New for You! Tidbits on Fiance Visas
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Submitted by: Nannette | View Member Profile | View Other Posts
Created: 8/25/2003
You might look into http://www.visalaw.com. The #1 site is Carl Shusterman's site: http://www.shusterman.com. His site will give you lots of free advice. Also go to http://immigration.about.com/mpremail.htm and check with their immigration advisors. They may have some other ideas.
I was going to tell you about the fiance visa--you have 90 days I believe once she enters the USA to get married.
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://immigration.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Ftravel.state.gov%2Fmarriage_visas.html
This site gives the options available in concise paragraphs with links to the appropriate information.
Additionally, should you decide to use an immigration attorney, I would recommend finding a good attorney in your area to do the process for a SET fee. I have friends and relatives who married and did it on their own. The only difference is that it can take slightly longer if you file on your own. Making sure every 't' is crossed and 'i' is dotted is also very important. However, it's a tough call either way. My immigration process took about 2 yrs and cost me US$5,000..
Chris adds...
...Fiance(e) Visa. It takes about
150 to 180 days to process. Once she gets that, she will be able to enter the U.S. and will have 90 days to get married. After we are married, we will then fill out an I-485 Form/Application to adjust her status (which is where most of our paperwork will occur). It's really not as complicated as I thought it would be so far. People can contact the Department of Homeland Security (Immigration Division) and ask for the different packets. The packets are then mailed and they contain pretty good instructions about what you need to do. It's something people can definitely take care of on their own without hiring an expensive lawyer.**(see below change to this comment...) Although some people have recommended a lawyer in order to make sure you don't miss anything (it just depends on how complicated your individual case may be).
I have found the link below to be beneficial. You can find current approximate processing times for fiancee visas (I-129F).
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall/fiancee.htm
***I also have found that it may not be so wise to try and handle this without an attorney (like I had initially thought). While the forms are not so complicated, you need to make sure you do things in the right order and legally. For example, I found out you can't use the I-129F to bring your "fiancee" over once you have married outside of the country. In other words, you can't have a legal ceremony overseas with the intention of getting your actual license in the U.S. right after the honeymoon like I had planned to do originally.
Hope that helps. Please amend any comments posted from me so that I don't aid in leading others astray. Thanks. :)
Chris
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