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cameraguymn:
What is the best route?

Considering it would be preferable not to separate the gf and her child. K1? I-130?

For those of you who has gone through the process what is the best route to get both child and mother here to US? If I-130 both mother and child can come together or will there be two petitions?

Goombah:
I would recommend the Fiancé K1 visa, a K2 will come along with it for the child (presuming its under 18 years of age).


This presumes you have not already married her and adopted her child.


Back when I did it back in 2005 it took about 8 months to get her and her child here - and there were no shortcuts.  K3 (married) took just as long.


I would highly suggest visiting http://visajourney.com to get an estimate of current processing times.


The process is not quick or easy, nor should it be.  It use to be about 80% around protecting you, although that has shifted a bit since then with IMBRA passage.


Make sure you keep every scrap of physical evidence you have been to visit her - airline ticket stubs, hotel receipts, photos with both of you in them, etc.  We also submitted all 640 e-mail messages we had exchanged.


The K1 process starts with the I-129F form.  Guessing the K3 is the I-130?


Anyhow, the K1 protects you a bit as well.  It grants her a 90 stay in the USA, extended ONLY if she marries you during that time and applies for a temporary residence card afterwards.  Many folks (myself included) shoot for a marriage around 60 days into the process.  Enough time to get to really know each other (presumably living together), and a buffer to handle any last-minute delays.

cameraguymn:
Thank you!

I didn't know you can bring both mother and child for the 90 day visit.

Of course this is a little early on our journey but I just wanted have some plan in place because I understand that the process can take time.

2tallbill:

--- Quote from: cameraguymn on February 15, 2021, 10:44:48 AM ---Thank you!

I didn't know you can bring both mother and child for the 90 day visit.

Of course this is a little early on our journey but I just wanted have some plan in place because I understand that the process can take time.

--- End quote ---

It sounds like this is far too early for a fiance visa.

A K1 visa is a finance visa not a 90 day visit. It's so that you can plan a wedding
they fully expect you to get married at the end of the 90 days.

I would advise getting some nice visa's and stamps in their passports.
With Angel Eyes and Smiley Girl we got Schengen visa's and they went
to Spain, then Angel Eyes got a tourist visa to the USA (Smiley Girl stayed
home) and came to meet in the USA and went home. Getting valuable
US exit stamps in her passport.

Later on both Angel Eyes and Smiley Girl got tourist visa's to the USA.

You can read more of my story in the Trip Report section.

Boethius:
Ukrainians don't require a Schengen visa to go to EU countries.  However, they do need to provide proof of sufficient finances.

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