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shasha07121984 39F
21 posts
4/25/2007 2:56 am

Last Read:
8/22/2007 5:52 am

Fiancee Visa Information

If you have found your true love and wish to bring her to the USA, you have two choices. You can petition her as your fiancee ( fiancee visa ) or you can marry her in the Philippines and petition her as your wife ( spousal visa ). By far, the best of these choices is the fiancee visa. A fiancee visa will take 90 days to process. If you marry in the Philippines, it will take 12 - 18 months for your visa process.



In order to petition your chosen one with a fiancee visa ( I-129F ), you have to have met the lady in person and have some evidences of a relationship. You should have pictures of the two of you together and should exchange plenty of letters. You should also have proofs that you visited the Philippines in the form of airline tickets, hotel bills and the entry stamp in your passport.



When you file INS form I-129F for your fiancee, you should include copies of the proofs mentioned above. Once you file, you should receive notice of acceptance from the INS in about 4 weeks. After approval, your paperwork is sent to the State Dept. and then the embassy in Manila which takes another 6 to 7 weeks. Your fiancee is then informed by mail to complete a checklist which includes obtaining a passport, getting a national police clearance from the Philippines, obtaining a copy of her birth certificate and getting an Affidavit of Support from you. This is an INS form which you can get at any INS office ( I-134 ). It requires you to provide proof that you are financially able to support your fiancee and also requires you to guarantee her support. Anyone who makes over $20,000 per year can usually qualify. Once your fiancee has all the items on the checklist, she sends a form provided to the embassy in Manila and they schedule an interview for about 4 weeks later.



Before the interview, your fiancee will be required to undergo a physical examination, chest x-ray and blood test. She should take all the evidences of a relationship between the two of you to the interview including pictures and letters. I warn you now, during the interview, the interviewer will read your mails. Yes, your most intimate correspondence will be read by a US Government official, so don't say anything you don't want them to read. The most important question your fiancee will be asked is, " Why do you want to marry this man? ". There is only one correct answer and that is " Because I love him". Assuming your fiancee passes the interview, she will return the next week to get her visa. After that, she has to attend a seminar put on by the Philippine government after which she can get on a plane and fly to your waiting arms.



Once in the USA, you must marry your fiancee within 90 days or put her on a plane back to the Philippines. Once married, you go to the INS and file a " Change of Status " form. The INS will then schedule an interview for the both of you.



If you desire to be married in the Philippines, you must first obtain an " Affidavit of Legal Capacity to Marry ", a legal document to satisfy government officials in the Philippines that you can legally marry your intended. To do this, you take your passport, birth certificate and copies of divorce papers to the embassy in Manila or the consulate in Cebu. You must also take your prospective bride, her birth certificate, photo ID and a lot of letters between you to prove that you have established a relationship. You will not receive this unless you have been writing for at least 6 months and have lots of letters to prove it. Anti-immigration sentiment in the USA has caused State Dept officials to be much tougher.


Assuming you pass this hurdle, you apply for a marriage license and can get married 10 days after it is issued. You can apply for the marriage license at the municipal hall of the town where intended lives. Once you get back home, you file INS form I-130 and wait and wait and wait. The procedure is much the same as for the fiancee visa but seems to take a lot longer. I guess the fiancee visa goes faster because it is just a visitors' visa and not an immigrant visa. Your bride will have to make a special trip to Manila to get fingerprinted before they schedule an interview. These fingerprints are sent to the FBI fingerprint center in Washington and adds 6 to 8 weeks to the whole process.


In total, getting married in the Philippines takes about 9 to 15 months longer than petitioning her as your fiancee. Some of these girls want to be married in the Philippines in front of their family and friends. This can be accomplished at some future date after your bride has permanent residence by both of you returning to the Philippines to get married again or just get married in the Philippines and wait.




public_enemy_6 47M

4/25/2007 8:38 am

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dont think that is true for all of europe u really should get your facts straight take it from some 1 that knows and is now married to a pinay pipol that miss inform others because they didnt check out all the facts


public_enemy_6 47M

4/26/2007 7:34 am

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So Dk is now europe and not just a country thanks for this vital information or did you just change europe around with some crayons


public_enemy_6 47M

4/29/2007 4:46 am

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i know wot it is if only u did thats y i said its a COUNTRY but u said earlier it waz europe which is true in a wat but its not the whole of europe each country has its own and different rules which when u finally arrive there u will start to understand before long then u came begin ur journey to become a jedi nice try though but no cigar


public_enemy_6 47M

4/29/2007 4:47 am

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i know wot it is if only u did thats y i said its a COUNTRY but u said earlier it waz europe which is true in a way but its not the whole of europe each country has its own and different rules which when u finally arrive there u will start to understand before long then u came begin ur journey to become a jedi nice try though but no cigar


public_enemy_6 47M

4/29/2007 4:48 am

deym a double post the cheap bastards of fff #-o


public_enemy_6 47M

4/29/2007 2:23 pm

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ohh i ment quote 2nd paragraph only and u still think DK is the whole of europe


public_enemy_6 47M

4/30/2007 3:12 pm

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always cursing bt never beaten welcome to the sandpit