Usa Fiancee Visa

[orlandoiam]

I'm doing the fiancee visa.

After I first started, I backed off for awhile but now I've just begun all the paperwork. The problem I have is I've been told I need to live in America to file for a fiancee visa. Or I need an American address.

The point is, I don't understand what addresses I should put in the I-129F (fiancee visa) form and the G-325a (biographic info).

The current I-129F has four sections I can write an address. Hello Specifically:

Part A. #2 (USC address)-- (Should this be the USA address?)

Part B. #2 (alien fiancee address) (The address he will live at in the U.S.?)

Part B. #15 (your fiancee's address abroad) (Thailand address!)

Part B. #16 (your fiancee's address abroad in their native alphabet)

The current G-325 has 1 section:

Applicant's residence last five years. List present address first.

Obviously, I'm still living in Thailand... so do I list my present Thai address or.... what do I do in the G325A?

Edited March 20, 2007 by orlandoiam

[thaihome]

If you live in Thailand, why are getting a fiancee visa? Why not get married and apply for spousal visa in Bangkok? No requirement to live in the US, as a matter of fact, you will need to prove you live in Thailand in order to apply.

TH

[Gumballl]

If you live in Thailand, why are getting a fiancee visa? Why not get married and apply for spousal visa in Bangkok? No requirement to live in the US, as a matter of fact, you will need to prove you live in Thailand in order to apply.

TH

I agree with the part of remaining in Thailand (if it is possible). However, to apply for the spousal visa (K3), the OP will have to file the I-130 with the USCIS. Ditto if he elects to remain unmarried and files the I-129F. Applications are no longer being accepted by US Embassies/Consulates. Something to do with post-9/11 paranoia.

[thaihome]

Locations with USCIS are accepting I-130 applications, including Bangkok. The issue is the Adam Walsh act which requires a police check for child abuse before a person can sponsor a relatiive for immigration. This has cut off the Direct Consulare Filings (DCF) in which the Consulate processes the I-130. Since Consulates cannot do police checks, the State Dept stopped the DCF. Locations with USCIS offices, such as Bangkok, still accept and process the I-130. There was a short period where the Bangkok USCIS office stopped accepting forms as they had no way to collect fees, this has been fixed.

TH

[jbsears]

check out visajourney.com, it is all about fiance and marriage visas.

MY REASON FOR A FIANCE AND NOT A SPOUSAL VISA:

I am doing the fiance visa while living here now b/c it gives us time to plan a wedding in Thailand. If we would have got married here and then applied for a spousal visa, we would have to wait 6 months to get married in a proper grand wedding and then wait another 6 months or so to get the visa. With a fiance visa you can start the 6 month wait for the visa right away and plan the grand wedding during the wait. Then you have the wedding and move back to the states right afterward where you can get legally married in the US.

[kojac_phx]

check out visajourney.com, it is all about fiance and marriage visas.

MY REASON FOR A FIANCE AND NOT A SPOUSAL VISA:

I am doing the fiance visa while living here now b/c it gives us time to plan a wedding in Thailand. If we would have got married here and then applied for a spousal visa, we would have to wait 6 months to get married in a proper grand wedding and then wait another 6 months or so to get the visa. With a fiance visa you can start the 6 month wait for the visa right away and plan the grand wedding during the wait. Then you have the wedding and move back to the states right afterward where you can get legally married in the US.

Go to the local amphur and have the marriage registered, file for the spousal immediately. Have the ceremony later. More paperwork and more of a rush to complete it on the US side with the fiance after the initial approval. My two cents...

For the OP, highly recommend visa journey as well. I used an attorney to take care of the paperwork, but if you live in Thailand it's probably not necessary.

[thaihome]

Agree, the ceremony and legal part of mariage is completly seperated. Very common for the registration to be months before or after the ceremony.

I have heard storeies of the spousal visa being given in less than 3 months when applied for at Bangkok USCIS office.

Also, a marriage in Thailand is a legal marriage in the US. No need to do it again.

TH