Can someone tell me the fees involved to file a K1 Fiance Visa?

Question

I am in the process of filling out the Fiance Visa Application to get my Princess ehre from the Philippines.

Answer 1

I-129F Petition foe Alien Fiance $170

After she arrives in the US and you marry her within 90 days:

I-130 Petition for Alien Relative $190
I-131 Application for Travel Permit $170
I-485 Application for permanent Residence $325 (+$70 for biometrics)
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization $180

Suggestion: Write a separate check for each application; do NOT write one for all. I did that, got the travel permit app denied because of a trivial error, and ALL had to be returned because of the single check. Time lost: 75 days.

Answer 2

My wife and I got married in April, and she is French. The Fiance Visa (I think it costs around $180) is the best way to go, but you have to start EARLY!! If it will be any less than 7-8 months before she arrives in the United States, it is too late to file the I-129f form to get the fiance visa. If you file the application, and then she's already in the US, you'll have to start over, which means you'll have wasted $180, like we did.

Since 9/11, it takes a LOT longer to process visa applications. If you file the fiance visa, you have to wait several months before it is approved, and when it finally is approved, they have to contact you and have you both do a few things, then they process it, then they send it out to the embassy in your fiance's home country. My wife's plane ticket was at the end of January (5 1/2 months after we had filed), and we received the notice that she needed to go to Paris to pick up her visa in March. So if you are planning on getting married anytime before the end of August or September, ditch the I-129f fiance visa application.

The other way to do it (the way we ended up having to do it since the application took so long) is to have her come here with a Tourist Visa (for France, a Biometric Passport was sufficient, but for the Philipines, I'm not sure; you'll have to call USCIS/INS to find out) or student visa, or work visa, or whatever visa you want. The easiest would probably be the tourist visa.

Once she is in the US, you have 90 days to get married. Once you are married, rather than filing a fiance visa, you file an application for permanent resident status. If you want her to be able to work while she waits for her Permanent Resident Card, then file a Work Authorization Permit Application with it. You, as her "Sponsor", will need to fill out an I-864 Affidavit of Support showing that you earn more than 125% of the annual poverty line income level as defined for a 2-person household (I think it totals around $19000 annual income). If you don't earn this, or if you can't prove with previous years' tax returns that you earn that much, you will need someone else (who can prove that much income) to be a co-sponsor with you.

If you choose to file the work authorization application (I-465 I think), the total will run you around $800. If you don't, it'll be around $550. If, however, you are able to make the fiance visa work, your life will be a lot easier. She will be able to get a temporary work card with her fiance visa for a lot less than the I-465 would cost her. Plus, the paperwork goes smoothly after the wedding.

The best advice I can give is to do the paperwork QUICKLY and to make sure you have every item covered. If you aren't sure if something will work, then it probably won't. You have to fulfill every requirement pretty much to the letter.

Feel free to contact me jameswhammons@ yahoo.com if you have other questions.

Answer 3

Im in the process of this myself, I've already filed mine and it was approved now just waiting on the Embassy on his end. But you should really be sure to talk to someone on the time limits. Different countries have different time limits and paperwork that they will need to see.

But good luck I hope it all works out well! :-) Congratulations!!

Answer 4

You should visit your local Depratment of Homeland Security Office..trust me on this one..go to the website, make an appt. (most offices that is the only way to get in) and ask them directly to supply you with all the forms you will need to process..you will need to be careful as mistakes or sending the wrong forms will set you back by months..so it's better to just ask them..even online it can just get confusing.

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