How to avoid the K1 visa process

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If you are American and marry your girlfriend in Russia then you don't need a K1 visa to bring her to the USA. Instead, you follow this process:

http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/spouselive.htm

This explains the process and links to other official U.S. government information.

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Here's another site with lots of info about the normal K1 process and the alternative K3 process for bringing a fiancee or wife to the USA.

http://www.geocities.com/fsubrides/page48.html