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I met a beautiful lady that has a regular office job in Cebu, Philippines and we want to get engaged. I am a retired law officer. How do I get her a fiancee visa to come here? Where do we go to get a Visa for her? She's still in Cebu. Thanks.
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If you have met in person, you can petition for her as your fiance. The process will take about 9-12 months.
Answered on Jul 15th, 2013 at 9:23 PM
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To sponsor your girlfriend for a fiancee visa, you will need to submit a petition on form I-129F to USCIS along with evidence of your citizenship, evidence that you have met her in-person within the last 2 years, evidence of good faith intention to get married within 90 days after she arrives in the US and to start a life together, and copies of all your and your fiancee's divorce decrees. The evidence can include, but is not limited to, copies of boarding passes, airline ticket stubs, flight itineraries, photos, entry/exit stamps, receipts, birth certificates, phone records, wire transfers, letters, emails, cards, etc.
Answered on Jul 08th, 2013 at 11:05 AM
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You will file a Form I-129F fiancee petition with USCIS. If approved, she will be given a K-1 visa to enter the US for 90 days. Before the end of the 90 days, you must marry your fiance and file a Form I-485 green card application for her or else, she must return to Cebu if you do not marry There are a number of issues that are involved with the fiance visa process and so.
Answered on Jul 07th, 2013 at 8:20 PM
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You have to petition for fiance visa, it take about 6 months to get it approved here in the US and then the file goes to the US consulate in her country and she will be called for an interview before the visa is given.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Invite her on fiancee visa. You would have 90 days to make up your decision. Within those 90 days, you'd have to marry her and then petition on I-130 with all other forms. If you do not know where to start, you would be much better off consulting immigration attorney. It should not cost you much and as a retired law officer, you probably can afford it.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 5:55 PM
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You must first file an I-129F petition with USCIS. After that is approved, the file goes to the National Visa Center where they will review it and instruct the US Consul in Manila to send your fiance a visa package. The use of an immigration attorney would help the process.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 5:02 PM
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You can file Form I-129F visa petition for her. The forms and the instructions are under "Forms" tab on the uscis.gov Processing of the application will take about a year. After your lady friend comes to the U.S., you will have 90 days to decide whether you two want to get married. She will not be authorized to work during these 90 days, and should not accept employment. If you do get married, you will then file a packet of documents asking the government to give your wife a green card. If everything will be done right, your wife would get a permission to work in about 90 days, and a green card in about 8-12 months. The first green card will be valid for 2 years, and will be conditioned on continued validity of your marriage: if the marriage fails, the lady will lose her status. Otherwise, you will petition the government for removal of conditions. Again, if everything will be done right, your wife will receive a permanent green card 2 years after the first green card was issued (and will be free to leave you without losing her green card). If she remains your wife for 3 years, she can become a U.S. citizen around the 3rd anniversary of the date of issue of her first green card.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 2:59 PM
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Go into the USCIS website and look at form 129F. The instructions will tell you what you need to do to get the fiance petition started.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
If you are a citizen and have met face to face within the last 2 years, you can file I-129 for a K1 visa for her.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 10:10 AM
You must have proof that you met her to the satisfaction of the USCIS. The fiance visa process with both USCIS and State Department processing can take nearly a year. It can also get complicated at times depending upon the facts. Immigration law is civil law, so violations and grounds to bar admission require less than criminal conviction and merely acts that the consular officials reasonably believe disqualify. There is little review once a consular official makes an adverse decision.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
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The first step is filing Form I-129F with supporting documentation. The entire process takes about 9 months from start to finish. I would recommend getting married over there instead. It takes about the same amount of time, but she will enter the US with a green card.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 9:56 AM
She would apply for the visa at the U.S. Consulate in the Philippines. However there are several other steps that you have to do before she can apply such as submitting a petition for her. There are other options available as well. Consult with an Immigration Attorney who can explain the process and the options available based on your situation.
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
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Start by looking into the I-129f
Answered on Jul 05th, 2013 at 9:38 AM