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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTemporary work permit
QUOTE (Kez/JWolf @ Aug 4 2008, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (hopeful1 @ Aug 4 2008, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Kez/JWolf @ Aug 4 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The time it takes to get approved for EAD is the same if you file for it on its own or if you file for it as a separate application- about 3 months. If you are planning on filing the AOS now rather than waiting until closer to your 2nd wedding anniversary then you would be best to file for AOS and EAD together and save some money as you will have to pay to remove the conditions on the greencard 18 months after it has been approved. If you want to wait to file for AOS so that you get a 10 year Greencard and dont have to file to remove the conditions then you would have to file for the EAD now and pay the fee.

Jon

Thank you for the info. Now another question: My two year marriage anniversary will be on 21 Dec. 2008. In this case, would my wife be elligible for the 10 year Greencard as our (2) years of marriage is nearly here? If this is true, I would file the I-765 and the I-485 together.



As it is only a few months until your anniversary I would wait and file for AOS and EAD together closer to your anniversary date, idealy you want it so that if you get an interview for the AOS it will be after your 2nd anniversary.

Jon

Thanks a million for your advice Jon. Waiting a little longer to insure that the time coinsides with the (2) anniversary makes sense.
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-04 14:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTemporary work permit
QUOTE (Kez/JWolf @ Aug 4 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The time it takes to get approved for EAD is the same if you file for it on its own or if you file for it as a separate application- about 3 months. If you are planning on filing the AOS now rather than waiting until closer to your 2nd wedding anniversary then you would be best to file for AOS and EAD together and save some money as you will have to pay to remove the conditions on the greencard 18 months after it has been approved. If you want to wait to file for AOS so that you get a 10 year Greencard and dont have to file to remove the conditions then you would have to file for the EAD now and pay the fee.

Jon

Thank you for the info. Now another question: My two year marriage anniversary will be on 21 Dec. 2008. In this case, would my wife be elligible for the 10 year Greencard as our (2) years of marriage is nearly here? If this is true, I would file the I-765 and the I-485 together.
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-04 14:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTemporary work permit
My wife arrived in the USA at the end of June, and I am preparing to file for Permanent Resident status. I understand that I can file for the AED free if I send it in with the change of status application, but can anyone tell me if my wife would receive her temporary right to work faster if I sent in the AED application separate? I understand that I would have to pay $340 doing it this way, but am wondering if it would be faster. I welcome any and all ideas on this.
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-04 13:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSample k3 questions
QUOTE (Mikko @ Aug 17 2008, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Need sample questions for K3 visa interview. Plese help! blush.gif

In Paris, the questions they asked my wife were very basic. For example, "How long have you known your husband", and" How many times have you seen your husband"?, and the best one was "What is your husband's name"? Then there were questions to break the ice and to make her feel at her ease while being interviewed. The interview lasted only some minutes and the stress my wife felt was worse that any of the questions. My advice is to be yourself, and try to relax Mostly, they will ask questions that they have the answers to from information that was sent to them on applications like the G-325 form. Good luck good.gif
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-21 08:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs it recommended to Hire a laywer when Applying for the K3?
QUOTE (Nesssie @ Aug 4 2008, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We hired a laywer for the k3, how many others out there did?

Also, when I see other peoples timeline it says NO1 Touched. How do you know it's been touched?
On the UCIS website I just know I'm in there and it tells me when its last been updated. But no updates for 2 months now.

I did it all myself, and with the help and advice from Visa Journey, and had no problems. The thing here is to read, then read again, and when you are done, read everything over again for mistakes and correctness. You do not want to omit anything or make misteakes. DO NOT GET IN A HURRY!!!
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-06 17:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures129F - I130 pending.. can wife come on tourist visa to see me?

Ok THank you all for the responses. I spoke to my wife and she will be going to the Embassy in Romania and asking to apply for a tourist visa to come and visit me here in the US. Our 129F and I-130 are currently pending... will this be a red light to them, does anyone know. Will they automatically deny her tourist visa becasue I, her husband is here and they are afraid she might not go back to Romania? Does anyone know about this as well?

Any help is always appreciated.

Regards,
Bucur

I agree with others, that you should wait. I think that in cases like this, the fear is that the foreign spouse will try to stay in the USA, hence, the denial. I am waiting for a K-3 visa to be approved, but was able to travel to the country of my spouse in France, because it posed no problem to the US (my ideas speaking here).
It could be a shame to spend the money on the travel, only to lose it without the benefit of having seen your loved one.
hopeful1MaleFrance2007-07-01 18:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAffidavit of Support I-864 or I-134

hopeful1,

People who answer phones and e-mails are not always as well informed as one might wish they were, or sometimes there is misunderstanding between questioner and responder.

See 9 FAM 41.81 ([i]Fiance(e)s['i] Notes, N4b.

Yodrak

I filed for a K-3, and had questions as to whether to submit an I-134 or an I-864 for Affidavit of Support. I sent an email to the American Embassy in France, who told me that they require the I-864.



The I-134 is used for the K3 visa and handed over, if asked, at the interview. The I-864 is used for the CR or IR visa and is provided to NVC during the stateside part of the visa process. If your spouse arrives on a K3 visa, you will send an I-864 with your adjustment of status filing after US entry.

The Catch-22 with calling service centers for information is that unless you already know the answer, you may well ask the wrong question. The law does not allow acceptance of an I-864 for a K3. They can ask for an I-134 but other forms of "affidavit of support" may also be accepted, just NOT an I-864. They may not ask for anything at all but I advise a properly executed and notarized I-134 and three years of tax transcripts.


Thank you for this information. What I will do is fill them both out, and have them available if needed while the paperwork is processing. So much for trusting "the experts" huh?!
Thx again!
hopeful1MaleFrance2007-04-03 20:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAffidavit of Support I-864 or I-134

hopeful1,

People who answer phones and e-mails are not always as well informed as one might wish they were, or sometimes there is misunderstanding between questioner and responder.

See 9 FAM 41.81 ([i]Fiance(e)s['i] Notes, N4b.

Yodrak

I filed for a K-3, and had questions as to whether to submit an I-134 or an I-864 for Affidavit of Support. I sent an email to the American Embassy in France, who told me that they require the I-864.


WOW, and this was information that I got from the American Embassy in Paris! Word of caution is be careful what you believe! Thx Yodrak
hopeful1MaleFrance2007-04-03 20:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAffidavit of Support I-864 or I-134
I filed for a K-3, and had questions as to whether to submit an I-134 or an I-864 for Affidavit of Support. I sent an email to the American Embassy in France, who told me that they require the I-864.
hopeful1MaleFrance2007-04-02 22:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresSo I think I've screwed up...
QUOTE (ocelittle @ Aug 27 2008, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So I live in Las Vegas, and my fiance lives in Calgary. We have only been dating for about a year now, but I proposed to her almost two months ago.

Our plan was to get married in Calgary, and then have her move back to Vegas with me afterwards. We were both naive when thinking that was the entire process. After much prodding by my father, we finally called the US Consulate in Calgary and after paying a ridiculous per-minute charge of almost 2 dollars, we gleaned the information that if we get married in Canada, she won't be able to go to the USA for 6-12 months (obviously the time to apply and all that), and if she comes here to get married, she would be sent home to wait for the application times.

Now, that sounded a little sketchy, so I googled some information and found myself here. I was excited that I found an ACTIVE board online with up to date posts and regular visitors. I read a little bit more, about the K-1 Visa, but the whole thing is still confusing me.

We are getting married in 2 weeks (September 12th) and have basically planned everything already. Everything is paid for, everything is in order, except what happens afterward.

So I'm really thinking that we screwed up. For one, a shotgun wedding wasn't ideal, planning everything in 2 months, but we have been long distance for the entire time we've been together and we wanted to finally just be together.

I feel like I'm faced with three options.

1. Get married, apply, and wait patiently.
2. Move back to Canada (where I'm from), leaving a great job and a great place to live, and starting over (for the fourth time in the last 3 years)
3. Cancel the wedding.

Obviously, 3 isn't an option, but I included in anyway.

What should I do? Are those my only options? My fiance keeps calling me crying, and doesn't know what to do, thinks it's the end of the world. I don't know what to tell her anymore. How can this end well?

I visited my then fiancée in Montreal for two years and then she had to move back to France. We married in the USA in 2006, and I didn't get her here until June 2008! The waiting after filing was 13 months for K-3 visa and I don't know of any quick way to make these things happen. There's no substitute for doing it the right way, so file, visit each other, and BE PATIENT wacko.gif
hopeful1MaleFrance2008-08-27 18:33:00