My boyfriend plans to marry me here in my country (Philippines) on June this year.  He said he would ask a lawyer to process my visa so he could come back home to South Carolina with me, same month.
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I am a lawyer - but not an immigration lawyer.  I have numerous clients who ask me the same question.  From what friends who practice in that area tell me - it is VERY diffcult to speed the process up.  Unless you have a dire emergency - you will probably have to wait.  Obviously the US is a bit nervous right now about immigrants. \nHope it works out for you!
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I BELIEVE THAT IT IS 6 MONTHS AT A TIME...I HAVE FRIENDS THAT DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND GO TO ARIZONA AND THEN GO BACK AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GO BACK FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AND THEN THEY CAN COME BACK AGAIN. YOU WILL GET THE BEST ANSWERS FROM THE AMERICAN INS ONE WAY TO MAYBE SPEED THINGS UP IS TO COME HERE TO HIM GET MARRIED AND WHILE YOU ARE HERE FOR THE 6 MONTHS HE CAN FILE FOR YOU TO STAY BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD BE HIS WIFE
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If I remember correctly from my days in the Philippines, the Philippine Government, and the churches there, do not recognize divorce, therefore your marrage to him would not be recognized there.   \nOf course, other parts of the world are different.  For example, here in the U. S. it would not matter at all.
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to get married to the boy of my dreams in tropical Thailand
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well i can't speak for everyone, but i can definitely say that if God called me to move over to another country so i could be with someone i loved...and do work for Him i would. or if He called the guy over to me, i hope he would listen too. :) no matter where it is, if God says yes...it's go time. *hug*
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Apologies on behalf of the rest of these jokers who think it is their business to tell you who you can or cant spend your life with. I would suggest getting maried first in the UK. You can find out what is required from your nearest registrar in Edinburgh there is one on Victoria street. It is very easy to get married in Scotland (but im not sure what visa he will need to enter into UK in the first place, a tourist visa should be fine though), and usually you can get married 14 days after you register. Then you will need to get him a spousal visa to stay in the UK, the best way to do this would be to apply through an agency, all non eu citizens are allowed to apply for a spousal visa by being married to a eu citizen. The best way to go about this is to go through an agency such as breytenbachs 8heir website is www.breytenbachs.co.uk or 1st contact www.1stcontact.co.uk. An agency will do it more proffesionally and there is more of a chance that the visa will be approved.
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Talk to a lawyer about this .. immigration is sooo complicated..  My fiance and I had thought for years that he would be able to become a citizen but then we found out that he couldn't =(  I know that as long as they have a Visa.. there are ways to make them at least legal .. lucky.. lol
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Well she could fly to africa for a wedding.\n\nand then they will be legally married.here.\n\nall she has to do is produce the certificate and if he isn't a citizen, then she could apply for his green card, and of a fiance visa if the aren't married yet.\n\nUscis website can give you the logistics
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The previous answer is wrong.\n\nAfter you marry your girlfriend, you can return to the US and file a petition for her.  Since you are an LPR, her immigrant category is F2A, for which the backlog right now is about four and a half years.  Keep an eye on the monthly Visa Bulletin:\nhttp://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3086.html
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You can marry; but that won't make him legal.  In fact it may create problems.  He won't be able to adjust status or get a visa in the US.  He'll have to go back to his home country.   If he has a US marriage license for a period of time when he was not supposed to be in the US -- well, you can see the problem.
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You should introduce him to some of your friends here in the US.  Get him started that way.  Then when he immigrates and becomes legal on his own; there shouldn't be a problem if is is what you says he is.  There are plenty of women that have married after a short time.\n\nKeys to a good start.  \nHe should know English. (if not there is Chinatown)\nHe should be a Gentleman.  There are alot of women that say they want to be treated fairly but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't be treated with HONEST Charm.\nWhatever happened to men being respectful.\nIf he's all you say and more then he should be married quick enough\n\nGOOD LUCK To YOU BOTH\npeace and happiness
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You should really check with Canadian Immigration before you get married.  I don't believe just marrying her ensures that she can come.  It might depend on where she is immigrating from, whether she has a criminal record of any kind, ie, even so much as a DUI infraction.  I know a Canadian woman who married a man from Trinidad and she did eventually get him here but it took approximately 3 years.  Go to the Canadian Immigration website and check what it says there.  Also, might give them a call if you want to talk to someone there for further answers to your specific situation.
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YOU SHOULD HAVE STARTED THE DAY YOU SAID I DO.IT TAKE IN MY CASE I MARRIED A FILIPINA 2YRS NO CRIMINAL RECORDS ON BOTH PARTS GOOD LUCK
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Yes, I am going through a similar situation. Your question has really scared me.  April 05?!? My husband, from Mexico, just applied in September of this year.  Was your wife in the country illegally or is she currently? That would delay things, right?
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Woah, you've asked a lot there.  Since you (a) are an alien in the UK, (b) your bride is not from the UK at all and (c) you want to get married on foreign soil, you've set up a very sophisticated, difficult immigration problem.  Consult a barrister in the U.K. first.
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Yes.\n\nI'm going to retire in the Philippines to live the rest of my life with my husband.  We've begun putting it all together.  We're looking forward to achieving this.\n\nFor the time being, I spend June & July and a couple weeks of December there every year.  It's part of the romance.  It's our reward for our diligence the rest of the year.
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Short answer: Brining a foreign fiancee to the United States is a long and drawn out process that can take around one year.   However you can do the process yourself, without using a lawyer, assuming you are reasonably educated and that your case is fairly routine.  Start the process by following the guidelines by the US gov't at the link I've quoted below.  Also check out the asawa web site and its forums, while not official or always accurate, it contains several interesting discussion forums about bringing a filipinia spouse to the USA, including talk about visa and cultural matters.