Question about K-1 - I know it's been asked before but not in this context

[supranatural 1]

I have a question and I know it's been answered in a somewhat similar format but not quite the same. I was planning to send in the K-1 application for my fiancee and I tomorrow but something came up to change the situation slightly. I am facing the opportunity to be in her home country for an extended period of stay - 6 months or more if I so desire. But it's not 100% yet and I won't know for 4-6 weeks more. My dilemna is that I don't want to delay starting the K-1 proceedings if this opportunity falls through. So my question is that if I file for a K-1, I've heard it can be cancelled. Should this opportunity come through and I decide to go to Ukraine for 6-9 months, I then would have the option of marrying my fiancee after 6 months of living in country and do a DCF. I would not be trying to bring her in as married under the K-1 - and this is what most of the time I've seen questions on. Rather, I would be changing (probably cancelling in this case) the K-1 and instead going for aDCF with an I130 in country. As far as I can tell this is not illegal nor is it visa fraud, can anyone tell me if they know otherwise?

TIA.

[Dan J 277]

I have a question and I know it's been answered in a somewhat similar format but not quite the same. I was planning to send in the K-1 application for my fiancee and I tomorrow but something came up to change the situation slightly. I am facing the opportunity to be in her home country for an extended period of stay - 6 months or more if I so desire. But it's not 100% yet and I won't know for 4-6 weeks more. My dilemna is that I don't want to delay starting the K-1 proceedings if this opportunity falls through. So my question is that if I file for a K-1, I've heard it can be cancelled. Should this opportunity come through and I decide to go to Ukraine for 6-9 months, I then would have the option of marrying my fiancee after 6 months of living in country and do a DCF. I would not be trying to bring her in as married under the K-1 - and this is what most of the time I've seen questions on. Rather, I would be changing (probably cancelling in this case) the K-1 and instead going for aDCF with an I130 in country. As far as I can tell this is not illegal nor is it visa fraud, can anyone tell me if they know otherwise?

TIA.

You can cancel your K-1 if your situation changes. No refunds though.

If you let the K-1 process go through, it is possible that it may nearly be completed once your assignment is done. Even if it gets done early, the visa expires in 6 months, so you do not have to return right away.

Though DCF does get your fiance a green card right away.

[MissLove 0]

As an individual who delayed applying to make certain all the end requirements would be in place (had just moved back from Europe and wanted to be certain I had a job to meet the salary requirement) ... and is still going through the process (8 months and counting) ... I definitely recommend applying now. I can't tell you what I would pay to have my fiance with me now; except that it's WAY more than a loss on the K-1 fee. File, use a parent or sibling address as your primary address and go from there.

Good luck and god speed.

[pushbrk 12,569]

I have a question and I know it's been answered in a somewhat similar format but not quite the same. I was planning to send in the K-1 application for my fiancee and I tomorrow but something came up to change the situation slightly. I am facing the opportunity to be in her home country for an extended period of stay - 6 months or more if I so desire. But it's not 100% yet and I won't know for 4-6 weeks more. My dilemna is that I don't want to delay starting the K-1 proceedings if this opportunity falls through. So my question is that if I file for a K-1, I've heard it can be cancelled. Should this opportunity come through and I decide to go to Ukraine for 6-9 months, I then would have the option of marrying my fiancee after 6 months of living in country and do a DCF. I would not be trying to bring her in as married under the K-1 - and this is what most of the time I've seen questions on. Rather, I would be changing (probably cancelling in this case) the K-1 and instead going for aDCF with an I130 in country. As far as I can tell this is not illegal nor is it visa fraud, can anyone tell me if they know otherwise?

TIA.

Either will work. The issue to be aware of is qualifying as a sponsor when the time comes.