K1 or K3? which one is best for us?

[Ladyluck]

Hi i am just after a little bit of advice.

I am a 27 year old Australian woman who is in love with a man from the USA.
We met on the internet 4 years ago and i have been over to LA to meet him. we understand how tough it is to be together but we really want to give this a go. I am going back over to LA in 4 months for a month, would it be wise to get married while i am over there and apply for a K3 visa or should i come back to Australia and apply for a K1?

I am also worried as we both dont have "high paying decent jobs" I work in a hotel and he works in a bar, will they look at that as not being good enough?

I am really confused as i love him so much and if we get denied i dont know what i would do.

Thanks for any advice

[Bernie31]

I am going back over to LA in 4 months for a month, would it be wise to get married while i am over there and apply for a K3 visa or should i come back to Australia and apply for a K1?

I am also worried as we both don't have "high paying decent jobs" I work in a hotel and he works in a bar, will they look at that as not being good enough?

Thanks for any advice

In my situation, I married my wife in her home country and applied for I-130 and I-129F concurrently. Both were approved in 2.5 months. She was then interviewed for a K3 (non-immigrant spousal visa) and she is now here in the US with me and we are on the verge of filing for AOS (see my thread here - http://immihelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71022)

As far as $ for the affidavit of support goes, your fiance/husband is the petitioner here. It his income (and if insufficient, he can have a co-sponsor - but it cannot be you) that, singly or jointly with someone, needs to meet 125% of Federal Poverty levels. That is all I know.

Logically you cannot be a co-sponsor as then the intent of an affidavit of support is rendered moot. The US govt does not want you to become a ward of the state (if abandoned) and the only thing preventing it is your own job/means of support. It is a burden to be shouldered by the US Petitioner.

HTH