Other than waiting to get married here in the US. That way, (waiting for her to come to the US) is more complicated from the Brazilian side of the equation.
2007-04-10 11:47:46 · 7 answers · asked by masonw9945 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I married a foreign woman, and the easiest route was marrying in her country, then applying for her permanent residence at the US embassy. The whole process took about one month. The people that I know that have gone the route of the fiance visa have, invariably, faced long waits, frustration, lack of information, etc. Once you start down one track, it is difficult to change, so make up your mind and stick to it.
2007-04-10 12:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the exact answer, but i am going through k-1 visa processing right now. I know there are lots of paper work to be done once my fiance come to US. I think it's little more complicated than K-3 (which you get married in foreign country than apply visa). The only reason I choose K-1 is that it usually take faster (about 1 year), and we will take care of other things together later...
2007-04-10 18:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by 00000000000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband is Canadian and he entered the US on a fiance visa with me as his sponsor. You have to get married in the US within 90 days of the issuance of the visa if you do that... but it worked well for us. After we got married we submitted his papers for "Adjustment in Status" which is the first step towards a green card.
We just did a quickie civil ceremony to make it legal, then we had a huge party later in Toronto (he had to get special "advance parole" papers to travel outside the US while his greencard application was being processed).
Definitely check www.uscis.gov for your different options, but we found the fiance visa to be the best option. It only took 2 months from the time we submmitted the petition for the visa until we had our interview in Montreal and he got the visa issued the same day as the interview. Within a week he moved to the US and we got married within the proper timeframe.
Waiting for a green card is another matter.... it took about 16 months from the time we submitted the papers to the time we had our interview and he got approved. If possible, avoid sending your papers to NYC or Orlando processing centers.... they have 3 year waits! In the meantime she can apply for work authorization.... it didn't take too long for my husband to get his authorization.
Good luck!
2007-04-10 19:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by anon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neither one is simple. you are looking at a long process no matter how you do it. if you marry her in Brazil, you will NOT be able to bring her back with you. you will have to come back, then apply for her to come to the U.S. on a fiancee visa. If she is already IN the U.S. and you get married (as long as she is in the U.S. legally) you can start the paperwork together in the U.S. and she should be able to stay. don't be afraid to ask immigration services; they are not that hard to talk to and they will give you the information that you need. i think the website now is USCIS or something like that. just surf around for homeland security/immmigration official website.
2007-04-10 18:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by KJC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You married a Brazilian, so why dont you stay there? Were there not enough Latinos in the US to chose from that you had to bring in another one?
Stay back in Brazil, its easier.
2007-04-10 19:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
if you marry her in brazil she is not a US citizen.
marry her in the US to get her citizenship. then go to brazil and marry there so you gain brazilian citizenship. marry in USA first
2007-04-10 18:52:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think so.
2007-04-10 19:06:56 · answer #7 · answered by Tania 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋