Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Brand new to this . . . my head is spinning!!	Ahhh . . . thanks Coria and Craig for the heads up on the "OP", or . . . me as it were! Small world, Craig! But no, they did away with "FreakNik" several years ago. Just got WAY too crazy!!! (THANK GOD!!!)	Anita and John	Female	Ireland	2008-11-26 15:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Brand new to this . . . my head is spinning!!	Thanks to everyone who replied! We definitely want to follow the rules on this, we just had no idea it was so convoluted and drawn out, and probably like everyone, just looking for the best way to be together as soon as possible. By the way, pushbrk, who is the "OP"? Tried looking it up on the abbreviations page and couldn't find it. Operating Procedure? Ocean Pacific? Thanks again everyone! Anita	Anita and John	Female	Ireland	2008-11-26 15:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Brand new to this . . . my head is spinning!!	Hi everyone, Well, I just found this amazing site today but I now have a splitting headache! I spent the afternoon bawling my head off after coming to the realization of how long it would actually be before my sweetheart and I can be together. Maybe it was our naivete, but we honestly thought he could move here within a few weeks! So, I've spent the afternoon/evening looking over the site, reading the FAQ's and the Guides, and am still confused about a few things. First of all, it seems like the fastest process would be Direct Consular Filing. Is there any reason why most people would choose a K-1 over DCF? And I thought I read somewhere that once you apply for the K-1 visa, the foreign national can't return to the US until it has been approved. Is this accurate? Also, before we began learning about this process, our original plan was that he would have an employer here sponsor him for an H1-B visa so that he could move here relatively soon and begin working. Then we would get engaged, and go through the K-1 process. Would going the H1-B route get him here faster than the K-1, and if so, would he then need to leave the US in order to complete the fiance visa? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. And thank you in advance to everyone who has gone through this process and is willing to help others get through it without going crazy! Thanks again, Anita and John	Anita and John	Female	Ireland	2008-11-25 23:27:00