Question:
I am a USC living in Switzerland
with my Swiss fiancee. I have some
questions about the immigration
process.
Question 1:
What are the advantages and disadvantages
to the following approaches?
a) get married
in Switzerland and then apply for
a marriage visa (K-3)
b) get married
in Switzerland and then apply for
a fiance visa (K-3)
c) apply for
a fiance visa and then get married
in the USA (K-1)
Question
2:
I was working
in Switzerland for the past 2 years,
but I recently became unemployed.
If I am unemployed when I submit
the I-134 (Affidavit of Support),
how much money would I need in my
savings account? Is it very important
for me to be employed at the time
I submit the I-134? If yes, how
long would I need to have been employed
at a new job before submitting the
I-134? Can I be employed in a foreign
country when submitting I-134?
Question
3: Would the petition process be
much easier if I moved to the USA
first, without my fiancee? Can you
think of any problems I might encounter
as a result of my living in Switzerland
during the petition/application
process?
Answer:
Why do you want to do a K-3? Curious
minds would like to know. You can
do what is called "DCF" in lay terms
or "direct consular" filing. You
would have to do the I-864 rather
than the I-134. Can you line up
a job in the US which is waiting
for you? Since you have already
been employed in Switzerland, your
US tax returns will show that inocme.
-- Certified Specialist Immigration
& Nat. Law Cal. Bar Board of Legal
Specialization Your case is kinda
complicated and I am not qualified
to give you the best advice. All
I know is that BCIS is very fair
and if you follow the law as written
in the statutes you will be fine,
Here is a helpful link for you to
compare the different options, including
DCF: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?pg=compare
