Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Interview Date	hey look, you didn't even need much patience for that!! *g*	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-17 20:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	OMG!!! MY I-130 was just approved!!!`	germanangel, you seem to have a grasp. What are the implications of pursuing the K3? I assume you enter the U.S. faster but do many forms and waits once you get here. What happens to the I-130? Persuing the K3 will get you to the US faster. However, you will not be able to work, get a social security number (which means no bank accounts etc) or win the lottery Once in the US you will have to file for AOS and EAD, the wait times vary from local office to local office. The I-130 can be cancelled at NVC stage or later if you know you will go with K3 and then AOS. If you want to continue the 130 (CR1 process), you simply follow the guides and return to your country for the interview, should you have entered on the K3. PM me if you have more questions, so they don't get lost in all the congratz!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-17 11:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	OMG!!! MY I-130 was just approved!!!`	your K3 is uneffected by 130 approval. Only if they were at the embassy at the same time would the K3 be cancelled. CR1 visas take a lot longer at the NVC and it will be a few months before it reaches the embassy and an interview date will be scheduled. There are 3 options for you now: 1. Cancel K3 and go with the CR1 2. Get K3, go to the US and file for AOS, abandon CR1 3. Get K3, go to US, continue CR1 and go back to Ethiopia for the interview	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-16 13:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Ok need help again..	If there was such a thing as a waiver and we all could wait in the US for our petitions to be approved, I don't think there would be so many of us waiting in our home coutries till it is through. No, there is no such thing..	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-18 08:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I am lost what to do??	inform the NVC that you want to cancel the CR1, don't pay any fees and don't send anything back. The bad thing is that you'll have to pay all the fees again for AOS.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-21 18:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Guidance?	First what you should do is read the guides to get a slight overview of the visa types. K1 is for fiances, K3 is a non-immigrant visa and you will have to adjust status in the US to obtain resident status. CR1 gives you conditional permanent residency for when you are married for less than 2 years. IR1 is an immigrant visa for residency if married for 2 years or more. We have read all the visa types and are still discussing which will work best for us. We are curious though what the difference is between the K3 and the CR1...we are currently trying to decide whether to get married before or after the visa process.... Thanks! like said before, K3 is non-immigrant visa to get families together more quickly. It requires Adjustment of Status once you enter the US. You need to apply for Employment Authorization also. CR1 is immigrant visa which gives you conditional (because married less than 2 years) resident status upon entry to the US	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-22 07:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Guidance?	First what you should do is read the guides to get a slight overview of the visa types. K1 is for fiances, K3 is a non-immigrant visa and you will have to adjust status in the US to obtain resident status. CR1 gives you conditional permanent residency for when you are married for less than 2 years. IR1 is an immigrant visa for residency if married for 2 years or more.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-21 18:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC letter for K3	I got the same letter and you won't get another letter from NVC. All consulate now... good luck on the rest of your journey.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-22 20:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Which way to go?	As you legally entered the US, you are probably eligable for adjusting status in the US. Someone else can probably tell you more. If you can do AOS you don't have to return to Canada but can stay in the US	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-22 20:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Emergency!! Please!!	Glad to hear things have worked out at POE, and that your hubbie is feeling better. Best wishes from Okie to Okie!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-19 15:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Emergency!! Please!!	be honest! It's always better than him finding out later and doubting your intend! Good luck!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-12 08:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Emergency!! Please!!	If you have many things that show you will return to Japan, there are chances you will be let in at POE. Employment letter that they expect you back or college letter, rent obligations, etc. I really hope your husband will be okay, and that you get to be there for him!!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-11 09:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	His Interview is TODAY! Please keep us in prayer!	Good luck to you and your hubbie, I hope everything goes smoothly and he will receive his visa. I will keep my fingers crossed	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-24 08:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of Support: JUST graduating college!	since you don't want me to say you need a co-sponsor, I cannot give you any answer at all. Because there is no way around it unless you have banging assets. Sorry!!!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-27 19:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	exhausted and scared!	Salwa, as hard as it may be, try to stay positive because if you come to the embassy all freaked and scared,they will think something is wrong. If you have proof of a bona fide marriage, you will get through. Even if they put you on AR, which of course I hope they will not, you will make it. Because you are married for love, not for the visa. It will be okay, sweetie! We are all worried before the interview, it is normal and okay to be. But don't let it rule your life. I know you miss your hubbie, but just think that it'll all be over and nothing can part you after all this process is over. I wish you good luck, and I cross my fingers for you. Get some sleep and try to get your mind off of it. You'll be fine, I believe in it! *hugs* Angelika	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-06-01 20:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Questions.....Yodrak, aussie, anyone????	Hi, just wanted to throw in a general advice. You might not want to address specific people. You get more help by leaving it to anyone and sometimes people don't like to be asked for help specifically on a thread. They will answer you if they have an answer for you. Now to your question: if your income exceeds and has exceeded the poverty guidelines, you will most likely not need a co-sponsor. However, it is in the consular's hand to request one if he/she feels this is necessary. Also depending on the consulate, if you need tax returns. I didn't need one, just had to turn in employment letter and bank statement, but other consulates or embassies require the returns. As far as I know you won't need a new G325A if you updated your address with USCIS. They will change it in their system. For K3 you will need I134, for CR1 I864. Good luck	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-06-06 09:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	interview at the airport	they are supposed to keep your stuff. You will have to give it to them or contact Chicago to send it there. I think most people this happened to have gone back to the airport to give them the pkt. But if you live far away, that might not be an option. Contact USCIS and ask what to do, or contact the airport that was your POE	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-06-02 08:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Now What ????	no negative effects. The medical won't have x-rays, that's about all that changes. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-06-09 08:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	change of address for Ian	you can call USCIS as far as I know to change your address. But he should also fill out form AR-11 and send it as he is the alien. Good luck	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-05-31 19:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	how you check the k3 is in nvc	either you call the NVC and talk to an operator or you send a fax or email. Email address is NVCInquiry@state.gov. Phone # is 603-334-0700 Edited by germangel, 08 July 2006 - 08:54 AM.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-07-08 08:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	AOS Bill	Money orders or a check drawn on an American bank, to be safe. I don't know if they accept personal checks.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-07-08 08:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No approved status on website no NOA2 but got letter from NVC?	same happened to me. I called NVC just for fun one day and they told me they sent it to embassy already. 3 days later I got mail from consulate. Boy, would I have been surprised, had I not called NVC! SOmetimes this happens. So calling NVC after processing dates have passed yours a while or others with your same timeline have been approved can be good.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-07-27 13:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Employment Letter? Please Help	all the employment letter is, is a statement from the petitioner's boss on business stationary. It sounds somewhat like this: To whom it may concern, This is to ensure that (sponsor) has been employed by us as (profession) since (date employment started). His income is ($/hr or $/yr). It's quite simple and straightforward, it has to include start date, profession and salary and if it full-time or part-time. Good luck	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-07-28 03:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Going back for the CR-1 after US entry on a K-3	Hey there, I don't know if in the UK you get the visa right after the interview or not. If you do he just needs to go to the interview and that's it. If the visa issuance takes a few days he will have to stay as long as that takes. here in Germany it takes about a week, if you have all documents together. When he goes to the medical for his K3, have him ask for a duplicate so he can use one for K3 and one for CR1. The medical is valid for 6 months so CR1 should be done within that period. It worked for me!	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-08-09 11:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	AOS via CIS vs CR-1 via NVC	If you decide not to go back for CR1 interview, you have to cancel at NVC, your fees, however, are gone forever. You will have to pay them again for the AOS process. Don't send any more forms if you cancel. Good luck	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-08-09 11:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 then CR1	hey, it is possible to do CR1 after K3. You simple complete the process through NVC as you would without K3 and it'll all be okay. If you have questions, you can PM me, I did it that way and it was way faster than AOS. But you wouldn't have to apply for advance parole with K3 anyways, as it is a multiple entry visa which does not require AP to travel to and from the US. Good luck	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-08-13 22:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Does my Wife need to sign the G-325A	you definitely need her signature. There is several differetn ways to do that. Either she can download it herslef and fill it out, sign it and send it in the mail to you, or you can email it to her (already filled out) and have her print and sign it and send it in the mail to you, or you can mail it to her, have her sign and mail it back to you.	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-11 21:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	American Engaged to Canadian, Getting Married in the US, Living in Canada...	does Canada do direct consular filing? If yes, you should definitely look into that.	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-12 18:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Does entering into the US while awaiting for interview a bad idea?	there won't be any problems during the interview. It is not illegal to visit your spouse while waiting for the visa. However, the officer at the POE decides whether to let someone in or not so if he or she suspects an illegal immigrant intend, your wife might not be allowed into the US. So make sure she has proof that she will go back. There's always some gambling involved, but many have been successful in visiting their spouse/fiancé(e).	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-15 20:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Does USCIS work weekends?	plus, sometimes it takes a while for the system to register the changes...	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-17 16:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS says case is still pending, but interview already scheduled!	same here. I was still pending online and they finally sent me an email after I requested them to look into it. Funny enough, I was already in the US	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-21 23:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I need your opinion re touches on my case please!	a touch can be generated from so many different things. It doesn't necessarily mean that someone is doing something with it. It could just be moved to a different pile or something like that. Plus, due to your case, it might be that it is looked at it a little more often and by a few more people. I am sure it doesn't mean anything bad.	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-22 20:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case touched	sometimes it seems that a touch mean they brushed off some dust...a touch is a good thing though, because you know your case it not lost or anything like that...	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-22 20:09:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 approved, I129F/K3 still pending. What now?	Your petiton will not be abandoned unless you call the NVC and tell them that you want to abandon it. If the I-130 makes it to the embassy first, your I-129F will be abandoned by them. K3 goes through NVC really quickly, for me it was only a few days. CR1/IR1 has a long ways to go, once it is at the NVC. Forms have to be filed, fees paid, more paperwork, and then after a while, it will get forwarded. So there is still a fat chance that your I-129F will make it to the embassy first. Also, in Germany, you will get an interview rather quickly after they get your stuff	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-11 21:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I just discovered a mistake on 325 A form	I don't recommend whiting out. They want to see exactly what you corrected so cross it out and correct it that way.	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-30 09:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Are you missing your NOA2?	They never seize to amaze me!! That is too hilarious	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-07-03 10:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Are two NOA2s better than one?	Don't you wish they would send out a first one to all the people waiting for it so patiently? Makes you wanna stroke their head saying "Okay, now, that was a great job, but next time, we want you to send it to people who haven't gotten it yet. But don't worry, you're getting there, we are really proud of you!"	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-07-04 10:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 application/name change	They will not give you any trouble at all. It is not mandatory to take on the spouse's last name after getting married and many that do it don't do it for a while after the wedding so you are fine!!	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-06-17 16:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USPS NOTICE	I think I got the same message. They pick up their mail on certain days all together.	germangel	Female	Germany	2007-08-23 14:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	toched TODAY	the more they look at it, the better the chances, that they actually work on it.	germangel	Female	Germany	2006-04-18 09:32:00