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I'm a US citizen with Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) residing in NJ. If I get married in India in a couple of years, it seems that I have 1 of 2 ways to get my wife into the US:
- Apply for a K3 visa from the US
- Direct Consular Filing (DCF) from the New Delhi consulate
These are my Q's:
1. What are the times associated with the above procedures? I see that K3 would take 8-10 months. For the DCF, it would take 3-4 months, with the condition that I must be residing in India for atleast 6 months - is this true?
2. I do not mind being in India for 6 months (or longer) for the DCF. However, what will I need to show in the I-864 affidavit of support? I do not own any home in the US, nor do I have any immediate relatives here.
3. Being an OCI, will that help in waving off the 6 months DCF requirement, or work to my advantage in any other way?
From my Q's, it should be very apparent that I'm not at all keen on waiting for a year, by applying for a K3 from here in the US.
Suggestions awaited!
I'm a US citizen with Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) residing in NJ. If I get married in India in a couple of years, it seems that I have 1 of 2 ways to get my wife into the US:
- Apply for a K3 visa from the US
- Direct Consular Filing (DCF) from the New Delhi consulate
These are my Q's:
1. What are the times associated with the above procedures? I see that K3 would take 8-10 months. For the DCF, it would take 3-4 months, with the condition that I must be residing in India for atleast 6 months - is this true?
2. I do not mind being in India for 6 months (or longer) for the DCF. However, what will I need to show in the I-864 affidavit of support? I do not own any home in the US, nor do I have any immediate relatives here.
3. Being an OCI, will that help in waving off the 6 months DCF requirement, or work to my advantage in any other way?
From my Q's, it should be very apparent that I'm not at all keen on waiting for a year, by applying for a K3 from here in the US.
Suggestions awaited!
