How can I have my fiancee come to the US while I am in the hospital? 17 Answers as of December 14, 2011

I am a US citizen and in the hospital with an injury leaving me bedridden for several months. After i will be in rehab. for 6 weeks. I would like to have my fiancee from Philippines come over to aid me as we plan to marry and visit our family in the Philippines as soon as I can travel. Please give me some advice of how I can get my wife-to-be here to assist me?

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Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC
Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC | Lynne Feldman
You can file for a fiance visa for her but that will take close to a year. Once this is on file you may be able to get her a visitor visa to come and assist in your rehabilitation if the doctor letter is convincing enough but with the understanding she intends to return to process her fiance case overseas when the time comes.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/14/2011
LAW OFFICES OF ALAN R. DIAMATNE APLC
LAW OFFICES OF ALAN R. DIAMATNE APLC | Alan R. Diamante
You can apply for a fiance visa. It take about 6 months to adjudicate.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/8/2011
Niren & Associates
Niren & Associates | Fadi Minawi
Your fiance can apply for a visa as a pleasure visitor. Include a doctors note and a letter of invitation. Make sure your fiance has strong ties to her home country.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 12/8/2011
Law Offices of Svetlana Boukhny
Law Offices of Svetlana Boukhny | Svetlana Boukhny
Only if your fiance can get a tourist visa to come to the US. There are no special provisions for her to come to visit you or take care of you while you are in the hospital or rehab. Have you already petitioned your fiance for a fiance visa? Is that already pending or approved? Please let me know if you have any additional questions or how I can be of further assistance to you in this matter.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/7/2011
Kanu & Associates, P. C. | Solomon O. Kanu
File the form I-129 for fiance, have her go through the process and she will be in. You have to show that you both have met in person within the last two years.
Answer Applies to: Arizona
Replied: 12/7/2011
Law Office of Bijal Jani | Bijal Jani
You may file a fiance visa petition. Once the processing is completed and the visa petition is granted, your fiance can enter the USA based upon the fiance visa petition. Please take note that fiance visa petition allows for 90 days within which the petitioner and beneficiary have to get legally married. Otherwise, she would not be meeting her fiance visa requirements.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 12/7/2011
Baughman & Wang
Baughman & Wang | Justin X. Wang
If your main purpose is for her to assist you, she should apply for B2 visa. If your main reason is for her to come here to marry you, then you should file K-1 visa for her. File the visa application with the USCIS. It may take several months(3 month average) for the USCIS to adjudicate the application. It may take additional 3-4 months for the US embassy to issue the K-1 visa.
Answer Applies to: California
Replied: 12/7/2011
Oltarsh and Associates, PC
Oltarsh and Associates, PC | Jennifer Oltarsh
You can apply for a fiance visa but it will take many months. Alternatively you can request a parole for your fianc based on humanitarian grounds.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 12/7/2011
Julian & Chin LLP
Julian & Chin LLP | Larry F Chin
If you have seen your fiance in the past two-years, you can petition to bring her here on a K-1 visa. After she arrives, you and she will have to marry within 90 days. After marriage, she can apply for her permanent residency.
Answer Applies to: Washington
Replied: 12/7/2011
Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. | Leon Wildes
There is a provision of law by which you may petition for the admission of your fiance on a "K-1" visa, so that you may marry her in the United States within 3 months of her arrival, provided you can prove that you have met her personally.
Answer Applies to: New York
Replied: 12/7/2011
    The Law Offices of Kristy Qiu
    The Law Offices of Kristy Qiu | Mengjun Qiu
    Fastest way is to get her a K visa then get married within 90 days after she comes.
    Answer Applies to: Florida
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Pacifica Legal Services
    Pacifica Legal Services | Floyd Fernandez
    Apply for an I-129 Fiance Visa (also known as a K-1 Fiance Visa). It will take about 3-4 months for it to be granted, after which she will be able to come to the U.S., though you will have to marry within 90 days of her arrival. If you want a lawyer's help, feel free to call or e-mail me to set up a consultation.
    Answer Applies to: California
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Law Office of Eric Fisher | Eric Fisher
    You can file an 1-129f petition with proof that you met your fiance within the past year. If approved, you then provide proof of sufficient income to support her. She can then apply for the visa at the US embassy in Manila.
    Answer Applies to: Colorado
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Carol Beth Wolfenson | Carol Beth Wolfenson
    As long as you have personally met your fiancee you can apply to bring her to the U.S. as a K-1 fiancee. You will have to marry within 90 days of her arrival.
    Answer Applies to: New York
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Bell, Nunnally & Martin, LLP | Karen-Lee Pollak
    You can apply for a Fiance visa. The first step would be to file an application in the United States with the USCIS (Forms I130 and I129F with supporting documents). The second step would be for your Fiance to go for an interview at the US consulate in Philippines. She will have to provide evidence of a valid relationship, that you have met each other before and that you are able to support her financially. The first stage can take up to 6 months to get approval and then up to an additional 6 months for her to get the visa stamped in her passport. After she arrives in the United States, you will have to get married in 90 days.
    Answer Applies to: Texas
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Law Office of Lonnie Hank Robin
    Law Office of Lonnie Hank Robin | Lonnie Hank Robin
    You must file a petition for alien fianc(e) with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and demonstrate that you have met your fiance in person within the last two years and that you have a good faith intent to marry within 90 days of her admission. After USCIS approves and forwards your petition to the U.S. Embassy at Manila, your fiance may apply for a K-1 visa, enter the U.S. in the designated fiance classification, receive employment authorization, conclude your intended marriage within 90 days of admission, adjust status to lawful permanent residence, and receive a Permanent Resident Card (green card). The process is somewhat complicated and, therefore, I suggest that you employ the services of an experienced immigration attorney.
    Answer Applies to: Texas
    Replied: 12/7/2011
    Fong & Associates
    Fong & Associates | William D. Fong
    If you have physically met in the past 2 years, you can file for a K-1 visa for her.
    Answer Applies to: Texas
    Replied: 12/7/2011
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