Africa and how long did it take to get them to the United States?
2006-06-16 10:38:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
no it sounds dangourous
2006-06-16 10:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both my close friends did that - and I'm thinking of doing it.
It's not like it used to be where you just marry the girl and she's a citizen. NOW there have to be inspections and lawyers and paperwork. How long it takes to get them here depends on the visa, how long it takes to make it so they can STAY is another thing.
My one friend's wife is from the Republic of Qatar - a middle eastern country - that didn't make it easy. They got married in India - that didn't help either. But they did the paperwork and filed the forms and got the lawyer, and now it's done.
Another friend did his research first, did the paperwork and had the lawyer ready - got married at the registry office first because time was running out, then had the ceremonial wedding a little later.
BE ADVISED: The person coming over here should come on a TOURIST VISA - other countries do not like to lose any skilled labor. My first friend's wife is a doctor - he had to take a separate plane because he held the ceremonial Indian wedding photo book (I don't understand the custom either, but it's a nice one). The other friend's wife from Estonia, (European Union - so it was easier) was also skilled labor - very high up in a government job. The person coming here MUST be prepared to make certain sacrifices - if they return to their own country before they become full US Citizens, they will not be allowed out of the country ever again. If you fly anywhere and the plane makes an emergency landing OUTSIDE the United States - your spouse WILL be returned to their country.
Good luck. (I'm looking into foreign girls on megafriends.com myself. It seems to be working out well for my friends, and they tell me women are like cars. American cars are too big and too expensive and they stop working too soon. Foreign ones are cheaper, they look nice, aren't expensive, and they can go forever!)
2006-06-16 10:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by thedavecorp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiancee and I will be married this Sunday, Father's Day. It is a very long process - 6-8 months if there are no glitches. However, the USCIS just changed some rules or forms, so another delay has been announced.
First, you have to go there to visit, and then have pictures and complete trip evidence to prove it. After you return, you have to apply here in the states, and, if approved, your application goes to an embassy in the other country. She has to provide similar proof to the consul there and be interviewed and approved.
If I knew then what I know now, I would find someone in the states.
2006-06-16 10:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son met a lady from the Philippines on lines within a few months they married she had 2 children by him and after 6 years decided they should go on there own. they are now divorced. His father my ex husband met a woman in the Philippines and went there to meet her and they got married and now he is there and I am glad because his new wife said there is not divorce in the Philippines. So I guess he is there for the rest of his life. He he Ha Ha.
2006-06-16 10:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by dawithr52 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We met online almost four years ago, but we are not married yet. We will be married in Japan next Spring. After that, she can come here on a visitor's visa (using a regular passport) and then we can file for her spousal visa. That takes around three years to get her citizenship. For her to work we will have to file a K-3 Visa. read what the USCIS website says about that:
Can My Spouse Come to the U.S. to Live While the Visa Petition Is Pending?
If you are a U.S. Citizen, once you file Form I-130, your spouse is eligible to apply for a nonimmigrant K-3 Visa. This will entitle him or her to come to the U.S. to live and work while the visa petition is pending. The Form to file for this benefit is Form I-129F. It is not necessary for your spouse to obtain a K-3 visa in order to come to the U.S. to live and work. Your spouse may wait abroad for immigrant visa processing. However, seeking a K-3 visa can be a method for him or her to come to the U.S. more quickly.
If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) and you have filed Form I-130 for your spouse and/or minor children on or before 12/21/00, your spouse and/or children may be eligible for the V visa classification if more than three years have passed since the I-130 was filed. For more information about V visa eligibility, see the 9/07/01 INS News Release, "INS
2006-06-16 10:50:30 · answer #5 · answered by spudric13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I will be marrying a man from America that I met online next year. I am Canadian, and we will be moving to were he lives because of his daughter. I hope it doesn't take too long for me to become a citizen. Good luck.
2006-06-16 10:43:22 · answer #6 · answered by angel_girl2248 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better question is has anyone married a foreigner from this country? lol
2006-06-16 10:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by libertarian.conservative 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hum?? do you even KNOW a foreigner from your country??
2006-06-16 10:42:01 · answer #8 · answered by ma_isa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that YOU?
2006-06-16 10:40:12 · answer #9 · answered by Timeless - watcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i did.............
2006-06-16 10:41:32 · answer #10 · answered by Yahoolian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋