Niteman

I am an america citizen and my fiance is not. Assuming I am a citizen
of her country of origin as well (im a dual citizen), is it possible
for me to go back to her country, marry her there, then come back with
her (She coming in as a tourist) and get her a work permit? How long
would it take for her to start working (that is, to get the work
permit) ? Any experience?
Also, what about us marrying in her country of origin and me coming
back alone to file the K-3 petition? is that shorter wait then K-1?

Thanks so much for the information

Shannon

Whether or not you can marry there depends on the law of her home country.

In some countries the US consulate allows non-resident US citizens who marry in that country to file immigrant visa papers there. It's called "direct consular filing". From what I have read it takes only 2 months for the paperwork / visa to be issued and the big plus is that the incoming spouse can work immediately they enter the US (someone else may explain the details, I am no expert on this). You can search for DCF to find out more.

I may be confused, but I think you said she was from Israel? In that case I have read of couples from Israel doing DCF. It is a good route to take if still available and if you post specifically, you should get informed advice as to how long it takes out of that country.

I do not think the USC needs to remain in the country for the whole processing time. Just to file.
I hope somone corrects me if I am wrong!

Shannon

meauxna

K3 and K1 are both longer than I-130 filing directly in Israel. The IV that is a result of DCF allows her to work upon entry to the US.

Israel has recently offered DCF for non-resident USCs. Particularly since you have dual citizenship, I encourage you to find out about marrying, filing your petition I-130 directly at the Consulate and waiting the 1-3 months for your new wife to get an Immigrant Visa. She would enter the US as a Permanent Resident.
You can read about DCF and find links to the Consulate here: http://k1.exit.com/dcf.html

Madelon Mottet

Before anyone can give you advice on how long each option will take, you
will have to supply the following information: The name of the other country
and your state of residence.There is an enormous amount of variation.

In general the quickest options are in order: 1. Direct Filing at the
foreign counsulate, 2. Fiancee visa I-130 then K1, and 3. Spouse visa I-130
and then K3, 4.Immigrant visa for spouse I-130.

Madelon




----- Original Message -----
From: "niteman" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us.marriage-based
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 7:31 PM
Subject: Spouse Visa


    > I am an america citizen and my fiance is not. Assuming I am a citizen
    > of her country of origin as well (im a dual citizen), is it possible
    > for me to go back to her country, marry her there, then come back with
    >> Thanks so much for the information
"> I am an america citizen and my fiance is not. Assuming I am a citizen
    > of her country of origin as well (im a dual citizen), is it possible
    > for me to go back to her country, marry her there, then come back with
    > her (She coming in as a tourist) and get her a work permit? How long
    > would it take for her to start working (that is, to get the work
    > permit) ? Any experience?
    > Also, what about us marrying in her country of origin and me coming
    > back alone to file the K-3 petition? is that shorter wait then K-1?
    > Thanks so much for the information

cindyabs