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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

Have you looked into DCF. (Direct Consular Filing) the CR-1? The process is a lot quicker than regular filing. That might be another option as the London Embassy offers this!

 

Unfortunately we don't qualify as my fiance is in the US. Thanks for the suggestion, though smile.png.


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-11 10:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

No AoS on CR1

 

So, to be clear, I could apply for H-1b at the start of April and have a decision by October for definite, using premium processing if necessary (providing the employer would be willing to pay the fee). I could also apply for CR-1 after we are married. If H-1b is denied, I still have the CR-1 in progress but would just have to wait longer. If H-1b is approved, I can start work in the US and once there, adjust status to CR-1.

 

Is this right, or do you mean (above) that you can't adjust status to CR-1?

 

Also, if H-1b is approved and by that stage we are married, does that change things? Is it ok to say in the visa interview or at point of entry that I intend on adjusting my status - I mean, presumably they'll know/find out that I'm married to an American so it would be ludicrous to pretend I'm not planning on adjusting status.

 

Sorry for all the questions - just want to get this totally straight in my head before beginning the process as there's a lot of time and money involved and the info available elsewhere is so vague. I am really, really grateful for your help.


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-11 10:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

In my understanding, one will not know the outcome of h1B until october of the year you apply.

Is it possible to file concurrently for both H1b and CR1?

Thanks for all your help.


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-10 17:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US
And, if I did have this type of visa, how would I transition to permanent residence as the spouse of a US citizen? Would the work visa negatively impact that?
JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-10 08:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US
Interesting. Does anyone know what the average time frame is for the H-1b is? The job is in the tech industry so that may help. Thanks.
JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-10 08:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

Thanks everyone. I didn't know about the residency-based interviewing location so glad I didn't waste my time. 

 

We're aware of the UK Visitor for Marriage Visa requirements - thank you for checking though. This can only be done max 3 months before the wedding so we'll be able to do that in January.


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-08 10:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

Thanks apple21. I suppose the Irish/British question is really about the waiting time for an interview at the embassy - whether I would get one quicker at the Dublin or London embassy.


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-08 05:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUsing Irish vs British citizenship to immigrate to US

Hi,

 

My fiance (US citizen, living in US) and I (British/Irish, currently living in Northern Ireland) will be getting married in April 2014 in Northern Ireland and plan on starting the CR-1 process after our marriage. However I wanted to ask some questions here as we are finding the whole process a bit confusing and overwhelming. We have been together for 4 years and just want to end the travel(l)ing back and forth!

 

I know our quickest option would be to get married quickly in the US, start the process now and have a wedding celebration later, which we thought about, but decided we wanted to have our legal marriage in Northern Ireland rather than the US. 

 

What I am wondering is: I am from Northern Ireland so have both Irish and British citizenship - which citizenship should I use to apply for my immigrant visa? Does one process more quickly than another? I've heard from a couple of people that Irish should be quicker but wasn't sure if this was just hearsay. I've found it hard to work out from visiting the London and Dublin US embassy websites. 

 

Also - if I have an offer of a job in my fiance's hometown is there any way of speeding up the process so that I could start the job sooner? The company has tried and failed to find someone locally to do the job - it would be running a marketing department for a tech company and the area is quite remote so hard to recruit. The company has ultimately said they will wait for me as the chances of finding another good candidate in the meantime are slim, but obviously would prefer for me to start asap. 

 

Lastly, is there any advantage to applying for K-3 visa at the same time as CR-1? I believe K-3 was designed to allow family to wait in the US for their permanent residency but have read that it's not taking any less time than CR-1. 

 

If anyone can help with any of my questions it would be very much appreciated!

 

Thanks!!


JennyJayFemaleUnited Kingdom2013-12-08 05:23:00