paullypdahutch

Hi,

I am a UK citizen, my fiance is american, we just got engaged whilst she was visiting last week. Could somebody give me a step by step break down the process that we need to go through in order for us to marry & for me to move to the US.

Thanks in advance.
Paul

Noorah101

Hi Paul, Welcome to BE.

You basically have two choices. The K-1 fiance visa, or the CR-1 spouse Immigrant Visa.

I think it will be difficult (or impossible) to get married now in the UK while she's there, because she didn't enter with the correct visa type to marry you. So most likely the K-1 fiance visa will be your preferred method.

Have a look at the Wiki Guide on this site for an article on how the K-1 fiance visa works. Basically the USC files an I-129F form, you end up having an interview in the UK, and then you must marry within 90 days of your entry to the USA. To get your green card involves another step called adjustment of status, after you get married.

You can expect the K-1 visa process to take about 6 - 8 months.

Hope that gets you pointed in the right direction.

Rene

PepsiChic

Ok the main process is this:

*USC files petition I-129F
*USC gets NOA1 saying its recieved, and NOA2 follows saying its been approved.
*UKC gets sent "Packet 3", this is a letter containing two links, you need to fill out and return the DS forms and the checklist, and gather the supporting documents (letter of intent, I-134 etc) to take to your interview with you. You also need to book your medical with Knightsbridge.
*UKC will then get interview appointment letter, with time and date of when to go to the US Embassy.
*Once your interview is complete you will find out whether you have been successful or not.
*If successful you will be told at the embassy to go pay at the courier desk, and in 5-10 days your passport with visa in, should arrive at your door!
*You then have 6 months which to enter the US on this visa, and you can only enter on it once.

*Once you have arrived in the USA, you have 90 days to get married and then you need to file AOS. (SO KEEP HOLD OF A COPY OF ALL PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS/LETTERS!)


Good luck


do a search on this forum for K1, and also read the wiki for k1 london entry.

plenty of really good information!

paullypdahutch

Thanks for all your advice. I feel a lot of paperwork coming my way...

MandyNi

Congratulations - yep, there's quite a lot to take in but make sure you read the WIKI and the embassy web site thoroughly. It's certainly not a particularly difficult process, just one that turns the person of average intelligences' brain to mush lol! The people here are amazing though, really really helpful - so long as you help yourself a bit too