Jim

I just filed the I-129F last month to bring her over on fiance visa.
But we have decided to get a civil wedding in Phil first. Can I just
change the application?
Jim

Noorah101

Hi Jim,

No. After you get married in the Phil and return to the USA, you need to complete a new set of paperwork...the I-130 and supporting docs. Let USCIS know that you have an I-129F in the works for fiance visa which is no longer valid because you are now married.

Best Wishes,
Rene

hcj1440

Why would you want to do that? Makes everything so much more complicated.

David L. Beem

Hi Jim,
    >I just filed the I-129F last month to bring her over on fiance
    > visa. But we have decided to get a civil wedding in Phil first.
    > Can I just change the application?
No. The I-129F was filed for a K-1 visa. Now you need to submit an
I-130, and possibly follow it up with another I-129F (once you get the
receipt for the I-130) if you want a K-3 (and K-4s for any of her minor
children) visa. But the I-130s appear to be processing just as quickly as
I-129Fs.
David
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P.S. I did the same thing...

ian-mstm

As others have mentioned, if you get married in the Phillipines, the I-129F that you filed becomes immediately invalid. Once you're married, you'll need a whole new set of paperwork to apply for her as the spouse of a US citizen. What hasn't yet been mentioned, is that while this paperwork is being processed, she can *not* move to the US to live with you. She can visit *if* she can get a visa and she *must* leave by the expiration date of the visa. If you decide to marry in the PI, be prepared to be apart for a year or more before she gets a spousal visa.

Ian

Jim

    > As others have mentioned, if you get married in the Phillipines, the I-
    > 129F that you filed becomes immediately invalid. Once you're married,
    > you'll need a whole new set of paperwork to apply for her as the spouse
    > of a US citizen. What hasn't yet been mentioned, is that while this
    > paperwork is being processed, she can *not* move to the US to live with
    > you. She can visit *if* she can get a visa and she *must* leave by the
    > expiration date of the visa. If you decide to marry in the PI, be
    > prepared to be apart for a year or more before she gets a spousal visa.
    > Ian

OK thanks everyone.
Are you sure the spousal visa takes that long? I heard it was about the
same as fiance visa. On ths USCIS website it list the same date under
"processing dates" for both spousal and fiance visa.

Jim

Noorah101

The USCIS website only shows the processing time for the petition to get approved. You are right, that is probably about the same for either a spouse or a fiancee. However, after the petition is approved in the USA, there is more paperwork to be done by the alien wishing to immigrate, and then there is a visa interview. This is the portion that can take a long time, and in fact PI is one of the slowest that I know of in this regard. I would say a year or more is true for the PI. They are also one of the most picky, so make sure everything is in extra good order, with no mistakes.

Best Wishes,
Rene

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