K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife

K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife.

Eventually you and your fiance will receive a notice from your government. She will also get a packet of information, including a list of all the documents she needs. If you have them ahead of time, she just needs to send notice that she is ready.

Another packet of information will go out to her (and to you) regarding the time and date of the visa interview and the medical exam she will need. This varies from country to country. 

It is helpful if you come with her to the interview, but not necessary. It will save her a very long time standing in a line, and the consular official will see that you are serious about this woman.

At the end of the interview (usually very short and anti-climatic), her passport may be stamped with her new visa, or she may have to leave her passport and receive it by mail in a few days. Please be flexible with travel plans until she has this visa in her possession.

Depending on your situation, there may be another option. This involves marrying your lady overseas in her home country. 

However, if you intend to marry her before bringing her home, I strongly urge you to consider ALL of your options since the K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife is a longer process. Mine took 6 months, but yours could be longer from start to finish. The documentation for this type is exactly the same as the K1, you simply file with two different offices. One office handles every K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife petition, and has become bogged down because of so many requests for immigration.

If you are not a US citizen, you should consider filing the K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife. The process is very similar to the K1 visa described above. It could also be used if you have already married this woman in the FSU, as I did.

Marrying her in her country is not something I would recommend to everyone. I did and it was great for me - and very important to her especially. She had her whole family there at the wedding reception and it was good for them to see that this foreigner was an OK kind of a guy. They had their doubts before they met me. Then they all had their chance to "approve" of the marriage and "bless" our marriage in their traditional manner. It was excellent for us all! Great memories!

Your wife, after completing this K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife, will be almost a legal permanent resident. She will receive her Green Card in the mail within 2-4 weeks after arriving into the USA. On top of this, you will be legally married. So, you really must be sure of this. Believe me it is a lot harder to get un-married (i.e... divorced) than it is to get married, especially if she has a child(ren).

There are also many differences in the specifics of this process. Certain embassies or consulates will allow you to file all of the needed documents directly with them (but only in person). Some do not. Others have certain residency requirements, i.e., you must be living in her country for a certain period of time.

Also, how do you know that this woman will enjoy living with you in your home or apartment in your country? Will it be very different from her situation in her former country?

Some women are able to make this transition very easily, and for others it can be more difficult. Pay close attention to this especially if your woman lives in a big city. Most women whom you will meet on the internet will come from a city in the Former Soviet Union. If you live in a more rural area, try to choose a woman from a small town or rural area instead of a big city.

As mentioned before, this is simply a very brief overview of what is involved in bringing your Russian, Ukrainian or FSU fiance, girlfriend, or wife home to the USA or to your country.

A brief summary of the process to obtain a USA K3 Marriage Visa for Russian Wife:

You will need to fill out forms I-129f and G-325. The G-325 is a biographical form, but it must be completed 4 times for each of you! (Each copy goes to a different destination)

You will also need a passport style photo of each of you, proof of your US citizenship (only US citizens may file for a K1 visa--a copy of your passport or birth certificate will suffice), evidence of a personal meeting within the past 2 years and that an on-going relationship exists, along with the fee.

You will then send these to the service center closest to your location and wait. You will receive notice that your petition has been received. In the meantime, have your fiance gather up all the documents that she will need: birth certificate, passport for foreign travel, police certificate, divorce decree(s) (if needed), photos (3-4 more, passport style), and a consent document if she has any minor children who will be coming to the US with her.