How can I bring back my fiancee after I marry her outside the country? 16 Answers as of January 06, 2012

You can sponsor her as your faincee and do all the sponsorship papers. It can take 6 to 12 months.

The process takes anywhere from 8-12 months to bring your future spouse here. You will have to file an application with USCIS and follow instructions received from National Visa Center once the I-130 Application is approved by USCIS.

The wait will be about 9-12 months after you start the petition process after the marriage.

It will be easier to get a K1 visa, then marry in the US rather than getting married abroad and try to do the adjustment of status overseas. For adjustment, you need I-130 related forms.

I assume your fianc does not have a prior negative immigration history in the U.S. and no criminal record. Once you are married, you will file an immigrant visa petition on behalf of your husband. This will require you to show you entered into a bona fide marriage. Once approved, the case will be transferred to the National Visa Center where your husband will complete an application for an immigrant visa and submit additional requested documents. Eventually, he will be interviewed by the local U.S. Embassy/Consulate. If approved, your husband will use the immigrant visa to enter the United States and shortly thereafter will receive his green card. The process takes approximately 8 months to a year depending upon request for additional documents, return of forms for additional information, etc. The process will vary if your husband was previously in the U.S. unlawfully and/or was deported. A criminal record can also impact the case. The process is complex so it is advisable to seek assistance from an attorney.

It is a multistep process which we would be happy to help you with. First you petition for your spouse after marriage. When the Petition is approved it is sent to the national Visa Center to collect forms and fees for the consulate, then case is sent to the consulate for medical exam and interview. I would anticipate 7-10 months if a clean case with no prior deportation and no criminal record.

You will need to begin preparing a visa petition for your soon to be husband. It is possible that your husband may come back with you immediately if your petition is properly filed.

It is done through consular processing. The consular process works this way in most cases: usually after filing a spouse petition, the next step is receiving a RECEIPT notice instead of an approval. Many petitioners get confused about a receipt notice and an approval notice. After the receipt notice is received, Immigration can request additional evidence if needed or just process the application with the evidence initially filed. When the petition is approved by Immigration, Immigration sends the file to the Department of State for consular processing IF YOU ARE A US CITIZEN. After the visa become available When the file is received by the Department of State, the attorney or the parties are informed that the file has been received. A visa fee bill and affidavit of support bill has to be paid before the case can be processed. After this step is done, the parties has to comply with the affidavit of support, consular forms and civil documents request to continue the processing. If the Department of State believes the file seem completed, they will send an appointment notice. Before the appointment, the intended immigrant needs to comply with medical examinations at a clinic designated by the Department of State. In some countries, the parties needs to attend a biometrics appointment. If your spouse has been in the US before and had committed immigration violations, it is important that you contact an attorney before even getting married to analyze the case. In some situations, immigrants are permanently bar from entering due to their past immigration violations. Other violations need waivers at the consular processing stage. It is a very delicate topic that I recommend needs the assistance of an attorney due to the complexity of the waivers. Also, the attorney needs to do screening to determine what issues need to be waived. In some cases, the undocumented party may have issues that will prevent them for re-entering the U.S. for years or permanently. Either way, I will truly recommend you contact an immigration attorney to appropriately screen your case and do damage control before any filing is done.

Once you marry your fiance, it would no longer be a fiance petition, but rather a K-3 or I-130 petition.

You start by filing an I-130 form. It takes about a year to a year 1/2 to get him to the U.S. You can file a K visa but it usually does not save you time but require further costs.