ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 Spouse Visa

You are laboring under multiple misunderstandings. Only the children who were under 18 at the time you married, will qualify for visas. Those visas, whether K4 was possible or not are NOT FREE.

First, you have to discard everything you have in mind with K3 and K4. It's just not going to happen. Even back when K3 and K4 were viable options, the children paid a visa application fee of $350 each, before the visa interview plus a fee for each medical exam. THEN, after they arrive in the USA, you have to file an I-130 for each of them $420 each, if not already, and pay $1,070 each to adjust their status.

Again, discard the K3/4 idea entirely and restart your plan and thinking based on CR1/IR1 for the spouse and most likely IR2 for the children if they won't come right away.

Not counting travel costs, expect the total direct costs of bringing four immigrants to the USA at about $4,500. If they all arrive after the 2 year anniversary of your marriage, that will be the total in direct costs. If any arrive before that anniversary, add about $600 each that will be paid 21 months after the arrival.


I wasn't referencing the K3 visa when I stated that I was told that the application for the kids visas would be free, it was the I-130, which I stated above was the original plan. Homeland Security, where you have to go here in Seattle told me that and gave me forms for all of it. I just haven't been able to find out which way would be easiest or most logical (?), but have decided to stay with my original plan of the I-130. If that isn't true then they need to get their act together as this is one of the most confusing things I have ever encountered! Geez! Thanks!
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-30 22:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 Spouse Visa

From what people have posted on this site, K-3 visas are slowly dying out. In my case, our lawyer filed both K-3 and CR/IR on the same day. Then, months later, both petitions were approved on the same day, (he was thinking one might come back before the other). We went I-130, immigrant visa, mostly all of the paperwork is filed before he gets here and the fees are less. Also he will have a green card as soon as he gets here, SSN shortly following.

Not sure about the kids, I think a lot of people petition children at the same time (for CR/IR, K-1, K-3), but of course it will cost that much more. This process is definitely a financial investment, at the beginning, middle and end.

It would help to know where your husband is, how long you have been married, and if the kids have a (living) mother.


Thanks for the reply. Actually the kids who qualify age-wise, at the time of marriage, don't cost anything visa-wise, it's the airfare and I was wondering if they have to be there for a interview. My husband is in Gambia, has ministered there for 20 years. His wife died. While my husband was in Benin, being consecrated a Bishop, his brother-in-law took the 2 young girls and brought them to Nigeria, their homeland, without my husband's consent/knowledge. The plan was for the uncle to bring the eldest son so he could go to medical school. My husband was in shock to see his daughters in Nigeria when he went to visit. We have been married for over a year now.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-30 09:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 Spouse Visa
I was planning on going down the I-130 path to bring my hubby here, but am wondering if the K-3 is better route to go. Also, he has 3 kids eligible to come but we can't afford to bring them all now and they are actually in Nigeria, thanks to a relative who took them away while my husband was away. Am worried about that being a problem. They want to be back with their dad but no money to get them there. Anyone have any input? I am so thankful I was told about this website, it's awesome.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-29 23:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresaffidavits
Thank you for this topic as I have had questions about them myself. My husband lost his birth cert and found an agency that said they can provide one to him that is legal. His parents are dead and the only sibling that was alive when he was born is in another country and was only 2 1/2 when he was born. Also am wondering how formal the letters regarding our relationship should be, or is there a particular format to follow other than the person's name, address, etc. I am assuming they must all be notarized. Thanks for the input, I too want to be sure of what I am sending, etc. beforehand.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-31 20:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support (I-864)

Everything above is correct except the numbers. You need 5X the difference between the petitioner's income and 125% of the poverty level for the household size. So, an $11,000 income represents a shortfall of $7,387, needing $36,935 minimum in liquid assets from the foreign spouse. Bear in mind also that while failing to meet the minimum requirement guarantees failure, simply meeting it does not guarantee success. The public charge issue is a judgment call, not a goal line. (unless you fall short) No money, no honey.

I just read this and am totally confused about liquid assets from the foreign spouse. What constitutes liquid assets and what if they have little or none? I'm just trying to gather info to start the process and this is overwhelming me, to say the least. So many new terms and forms that one is not aware of before hand and the info offered by USCIS, in my opinion, is very lacking. Thanks for all the help everyone offers. I hope to be able to do the same sometime in the future.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-31 22:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 to bring spouse over

What visa do you hold, and are you in the USA now?

I am in the US and have a Gambian visa.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2012-01-07 18:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 to bring spouse over

No need to register marriage. Why are you posting in the K3 forum. The visa you'll be wanting is the CR1. K3 is virtually no longer available.

I haven't figured out where to post, I thought I was in the right one, that's where I saw the post that made me ask the question. Have you no patience with newbies?

:thumbs:
No need to register your marriage in the USA, they recognise foreign marriages.


Thank you for your kind response.

Married is married. Just have a certified copy ( and translation if necessary )


Thank you for your kind response.
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2012-01-01 15:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 to bring spouse over
I have just read in a post about registering my marriage in the US. Don't know how to do that. I do have a SS card in my new name though and driver's license. Can anyone tell me what to do? I tried looking for this but couldn't find info on it. Thank you!
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2011-12-31 22:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavits proving bona fide marriage

if you look under the guides for affadavit examples you will find it.
Maybe this link will work?

http://www.visajourn...1_Affidavit.doc


Thank you for this info, it will be very helpful to me! :)
LadyDavidFemaleGambia2012-01-07 19:57:00
PhilippinesYAHOOOOO NOA2 56 DAYS
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congrats.. just got my noa2 in the mail, but i already called NVC and they told me that its already been forwarded to the consulate back in PI, so wats next? when will i mail her my affidavit of support? so what happen to my original packet? is it gonna be mailed to me in the future or thats the one that they sent to PI.. am i still gonna mail her the copies of form I-129F? wahhhh.. so many questions.. i guess im just a little too excited about this whole thing..
me_and_my_babyMalePhilippines2009-10-29 17:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresam i wrong or is it just faster than i expected.
hi everyone,

i filed my case on the 10 of jul this year and since then ive been waiting for some form of notice saying that they recieve my case. so i got a little frustrated coz its already been more than 2 months and not a single mail has arrived. ( maybe i blame the ship since i live on a boat.) anyway today i called up uscis and ask them whats up and mayb ask them about my reciept no. if they have it so i can track my case. so i talk to them and they told me that i already got approved on oct 6 and they already sent me my notice. so i was cursing the ship on the back of my head since they are the one who handles my mails and then i realized she said i got APPROVED.. and they told me to contact NVC so i can find out the status and all that. so i called them up and they told me that they already submitted my case to the consulate back in the philippines on oct 13.
now im kinda dumd struck coz i dont know what to do next since i still didnt get any form of mail from the USCIS and i dont know what to wait for. so my questions are, am i waiting for the NOA2? do i have to wait longer for it or do i have to contact them and send me maybe via email so i know what else is there to do. now anyone tell ime if im wrong coz i really want to know. because personaly i think 2 months is way to fast for the NOa2.

thanks everyone..
me_and_my_babyMalePhilippines2009-10-23 19:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureshelp on affidavit of support for k1 visa
helpsmilie.gif hi every one.

my fiancee got her package 3 and now im in the process of filling out my affidavit of support. i just have a few questions about this form. i know theres a bunch of post about this topic but i always find myself confused. anyway, about the I-134, well heres what i got so far regarding to the supporting documents. 2 previous tax return including W2 , pay stubs (maybe 3 including recent), letter from employer (dont have it yet, but im in the process of acquiring it),and im not sure about the letter from the bank because when it comes to savings i dont have that much so i dont know if its gonna matter. i check the poverty guidlines and does it matter if i made it last year but not the year before that? is this good enough or do i need some more? and what else can i use as a supporting document?

my most important questios is, after all this is done, where does it go to? do i send it straight to my fiancee or should it go somewhere else?

thanks in advance.. and congrats to those couples who are finally together.. good.gif rose.gif

me_and_my_babyMalePhilippines2009-11-06 22:43:00