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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIR-1/CR-1 filing process? How to begin

Thank you,

 

I did read through the "where to begin" and looked through the K3 and CR-1 Visas, and the board with general guidelines and clicked through the link and saw the I-129F form, but it only had the option for the K3. Maybe I am just confused at which form I need to fill our for the CR-1? He is still here legally on the tourist visa until june, and speaking with UCIS, we can still file the AOS and he can over stay the tourist visa, but he would not be allowed to leave the country until we got an approved travel document (I-131 ~3 months). He recently became unemployed, and work has been thin for myself as a contractor, and he believes he will be able to find work in Norway over the summer, so financially speaking, we thought maybe we should wait to file the AOS I-485 and instead file the I-130, and apply for the IR-1/CR-1 Visa so he can go back to Norway to work. He is not currently a crew member. He has the CD1 that is still valid until 2017 that he obtained prior to us meeting for a contract on a seismic ship in the US.

 

We are just weighing the options to see what is best for us financially and that we don't have to be seperated more than necessary. He still hasn't left from his tourist visa and is here legally and the AOS can still be filed now, but we risk running out of money until the travel document is approved. So The other consideration was for him to leave to go find work in Norway, and try to file via the CR-1 route, but trying to see if we can visit (depending upon restrictions with the other visas during processing times, financial reasons and my job) for the 7 + months it may take to get everything approved.


krysta.andeFemale02014-05-12 14:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIR-1/CR-1 filing process? How to begin

My husband and I were married a little more than a month ago in the US. He enetered the country legally on a tourist visa, and we originally planned to file the I-130 and the AOS I-485 so he would not have to leave, however it is now looking like he will need ot return to Norway for work. The IR-1/CR-1 may be a better option for us if I understand it correctly. If I file the I-130 and we apply for a IR-1/CR-1 visa, then he will become a permanent resident upon re-entry to the US (correct?). The drawback is that he will not be able to re-enter the US until that is approved, even if he has a B1/B2 tourist visa (and a Cd1 work visa if he happens to find employment here). And the processing time is 7-11 months? If we chose to puruse this route, how would I file for the IR-1/CR-1 Visa? Is there a seperate form? Does the avvidavit package come later or do I need to file that at the same time?

 

Thanks,

 

Krysta


krysta.andeFemale02014-05-12 11:58:00