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17 destinations. Countless stories.

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PHILIPPINES
Our biggest chapter.
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USA
Home, family & American adventures.
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🇯🇵 Japan
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇹🇭 Thailand
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
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🇨🇦 Canada
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇰🇾 Grand Cayman

K-1 Visa Guides

Each year tens of thousands of visas are issued to a spouse or fiance of an American Citizen so that they may move to the US and be with their loved ones. For a non US Citizen Fiancé(e) the most common way of bringing them to the US is a K-1 (fiance) Visa. For a non-US Citizen spouse there are several common ways to bring them to the US, each with their own Pro's and Con's. Listed below are the common ways to bring a non-US Citizen Fiancé(e) or spouse to the US as well as a few Pro's and Con's for each option. 


Immigration options for a non US Citizen Fiancé(e) living overseas:
  Fiance Visa (K-1)


Immigration options for a non US Citizen Spouse living overseas:
     Spousal Visa (K-3)
     Spousal Visa (IR-1 / CR-1)
     Direct Consular Filing


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