Immigration

[wikdwelder 0]

Hello everyone! My new wife an I are new members and we are fortunate to have found this site, we have been together for 16 months and have just recently married in may ! I am from North Carolina and she is from Ontario, Canada. She is moving here to the states after all is said an done, we are just starting to gather the material for the K-3 visa. My question is what timelines should we go by? In the end whats the full cost? We are doing all the paperwork ourselves and want to make sure everything is in full an correct so any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks again an have a Great day!

[payxibka 10,045]

You mean she will be moving here about a year from now

[MsZ 6]

Well, maybe they'll get lucky and be one of those couples who get through the system quickly, fwaguy.

Sure wish you had done a K-1 though... Much faster.

I'm not sure you can really estimate how long it will take at this point. You'll be a Vermont/Montreal filer. Just follow what the guides say and the rest is up to the gods and USCIS.

File your I-130 as soon as you can. Get the clock moving.

[Dr. Nick 0]

You mean she will be moving here about a year from now

Hopefully....

Plan on visiting each other as this can take some time and waiting with no end in sight ain't easy. You can still go for DCF maybe? If had to do it again I would not be filing I-130 at the VSC, no matter what. There are alternatives. Then again visiting each other can be fun too. Some petitions do get processed quickly but you never know when or even if...that must be the fun part I suppose as there isn't anything else fun in this process.

[MsZ 6]

Hi Dr. Nick!

Maybe the fun part is paying them to ignore your petition...

Nah. Probably not.

[Thai family 0]

My kids just got their K-3 interview date - 8 months from when they filed. Grant it, VSC and Canada are not the same as the CSC and Bangkok. Just be be very patient and it will come about. Just make sure to follow the instructions on the forms and read the guides and ask any questions here that you may have.

[Kamz 0]

Hi everyone,

Now this thread has got me curious. I currently have a b1/b2 visa. My questions is if we go the k3 route, will my b2 visa be revoked? I would surely still want to visit the US even while my K3 is in process... What are your thoughts???

Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

Hi everyone,

Now this thread has got me curious. I currently have a b1/b2 visa. My questions is if we go the k3 route, will my b2 visa be revoked? I would surely still want to visit the US even while my K3 is in process... What are your thoughts???

Thanks!

No

[MsZ 6]

... but, it is up to the border guards to say who will or will not be allowed admission to the country. So, even w/a valid visa they can decide (based on their own criteria) that what you really intend is to immigrate illegally, and turn you away.

Our experience is with driving between Ottawa and NY. Zero problems at the border. Lots and lots of crossings. He's got proof of ties to Canada with him but they've never asked for it. He did get the full work-up once but that was only because he was the lucky 200th customer, it wasn't because he's married to a USC. He always tells them he's going to visit his wife and they're always fine with it. Sometimes they ask which of us is going to move. He tells them we've applied for a CR1. They wish him luck.

That said, there have been people who have been denied entry to the US from Canada. One person had too much stuff with her and it didn't look like just a visit. Others have been denied for not a whole lot of reason that can be detected. Some guards just don't believe in letting someone in who has a petition in progress.

[payxibka 10,045]

... but, it is up to the border guards to say who will or will not be allowed admission to the country. So, even w/a valid visa they can decide (based on their own criteria) that what you really intend is to immigrate illegally, and turn you away.

Our experience is with driving between Ottawa and NY. Zero problems at the border. Lots and lots of crossings. He's got proof of ties to Canada with him but they've never asked for it. He did get the full work-up once but that was only because he was the lucky 200th customer, it wasn't because he's married to a USC. He always tells them he's going to visit his wife and they're always fine with it. Sometimes they ask which of us is going to move. He tells them we've applied for a CR1. They wish him luck.

That said, there have been people who have been denied entry to the US from Canada. One person had too much stuff with her and it didn't look like just a visit. Others have been denied for not a whole lot of reason that can be detected. Some guards just don't believe in letting someone in who has a petition in progress.

Correct, entry is a whole separate process and is never guaranteed

[MsZ 6]

Oh goody. My estimated dates from VJ have moved to between "June 23, 2008 and July 24, 2008*."

[pushbrk 12,598]

Hello everyone! My new wife an I are new members and we are fortunate to have found this site, we have been together for 16 months and have just recently married in may ! I am from North Carolina and she is from Ontario, Canada. She is moving here to the states after all is said an done, we are just starting to gather the material for the K-3 visa. My question is what timelines should we go by? In the end whats the full cost? We are doing all the paperwork ourselves and want to make sure everything is in full an correct so any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks again an have a Great day!

Since you'll be going through Montreal, I'd seriously consider just filing the I-130 and going the CR1 visa route. Skip the K3. Lots of discussion on that. You'll want to check oot the Canada regional forum too.

[MsZ 6]

It is such a tough call between the K3 and the CR1 now. And it is hard to predict what Vermont's priorities will be at any given moment. There was a time when the difference between a K3 and a CR1 dwindled and the CR1 became the clear winner because of the lower cost and lower longer-term hassle. But now, the wait is something that can't be predicted.

I couldn't even begin to suggest which is better right now.