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[poste6 0]

i read the CR1 and k-3 guides

can any one olease tell me what is the different betwin both options

pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase dont read and leave

i need your help

thank you first

[canadian_wife 1,808]

Both are for spouses

K-3 means you are granted a visa so you can enter the US. You must then adjust status to a permanent resident

Cr-1 means you are granted a visa and enter the US as a permanent resident.

The K-3 is obsolete (one time it did serve a purpose) in my opinion and almost twice as expensive

hope this helps

Good luck.

[Cuchita 1]

Read this:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3328067

[illnevergetthis 5]

The K-3 is a non-immigrant visa and the

Cr-1 is the immigrant visa.

With the Cr-1, your so will have a 2 year green card and can work.

With the K-3, your so will have to wait on the EAD to work...you will also have to adjust status and like canadian_wife said, it is more expensive.

Good luck!

[poste6 0]

thank you evry body

but how much its more expansive

[kaus&Sanu 0]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

[Ready2Kl 1]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

Hi Kaus and Sanu,

Are you guys not approved yet? I have seen a few approvals for people who filed in July and August (CSC for India embassy) . Did you enquire with USCIS?

Regards.

CD

[pushbrk 12,569]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

While it's true that with the CR1 you do not pay the $1010, you do pay $470 in other fees that replace the $131 visa application fee for the K3. As a result, the actual difference is more like $671 in government fees. For many, that's next to nothing compared to the earnings potential lost waiting at least 4 months for work authorization after US entry.

[BRB 6]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

While it's true that with the CR1 you do not pay the $1010, you do pay $470 in other fees that replace the $131 visa application fee for the K3. As a result, the actual difference is more like $671 in government fees. For many, that's next to nothing compared to the earnings potential lost waiting at least 4 months for work authorization after US entry.

My I-130 (CR1) and I-129 (K3) NOA-2 was sent on the same day. Appears the CR1 is best option.

Bill

[poste6 0]

ok

thank you every body

for your adds

[kaus&Sanu 0]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

Hi Kaus and Sanu,

Are you guys not approved yet? I have seen a few approvals for people who filed in July and August (CSC for India embassy) . Did you enquire with USCIS?

Regards.

CD

Hi Ready2kl,

Nope, we are not yet approved. I've enquired a few times with USCIS, and got fed up of their no help. So, I contacted my senator, apparently we are in "background investigation". When asked how long that takes, they stated "soon"... I just hope i dont wind up being a USCIS horror story as a few VJ members have been.

[Lizz&Mohamed 2]

$1010.00 more expensive. I would'nt say it's obsoelete it's dependent upon what embassy your going to be working with and the time to interview for the specific visa.

While it's true that with the CR1 you do not pay the $1010, you do pay $470 in other fees that replace the $131 visa application fee for the K3. As a result, the actual difference is more like $671 in government fees. For many, that's next to nothing compared to the earnings potential lost waiting at least 4 months for work authorization after US entry.

Good point pushbrk!

[Sc0tt28 26]

Both are for spouses

K-3 means you are granted a visa so you can enter the US. You must then adjust status to a permanent resident

Cr-1 means you are granted a visa and enter the US as a permanent resident.

The K-3 is obsolete (one time it did serve a purpose) in my opinion and almost twice as expensive

hope this helps

Good luck.

For those that don't need to obtain a work permit right away because they commute to work in Canada and therefore make the EAD obsolete, I would say that the K-3 is the way to go. Plus you don't have to travel to Montreal, where if you don't happen to speak French you are treated like (insert 4-letter word here). So yeah, I'm pursuing the K-3 so that my wife can move down here quickly and since she has a good paying job in Canada, not far from where I (soon to be we) live, she'll get her EAD when she gets her green card and save the hassle and expense of the round trip plane ticket to Montreal, hotel stay unless you catch a miracle with timing the flight and the interview, meals if you do happen to stay overnight (which is likely), etc. So the CR-1 may be technically less expensive but the cost of travel plus the hassle far exceeds the cost of the AOS.

[pushbrk 12,569]

Both are for spouses

K-3 means you are granted a visa so you can enter the US. You must then adjust status to a permanent resident

Cr-1 means you are granted a visa and enter the US as a permanent resident.

The K-3 is obsolete (one time it did serve a purpose) in my opinion and almost twice as expensive

hope this helps

Good luck.

For those that don't need to obtain a work permit right away because they commute to work in Canada and therefore make the EAD obsolete, I would say that the K-3 is the way to go. Plus you don't have to travel to Montreal, where if you don't happen to speak French you are treated like (insert 4-letter word here). So yeah, I'm pursuing the K-3 so that my wife can move down here quickly and since she has a good paying job in Canada, not far from where I (soon to be we) live, she'll get her EAD when she gets her green card and save the hassle and expense of the round trip plane ticket to Montreal, hotel stay unless you catch a miracle with timing the flight and the interview, meals if you do happen to stay overnight (which is likely), etc. So the CR-1 may be technically less expensive but the cost of travel plus the hassle far exceeds the cost of the AOS.

There's a geographical line, East of which Canadians must interview for the K3 in Montreal anyway. Western Canadian border town dwellers are good candidates for the K3.

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Both are for spouses

K-3 means you are granted a visa so you can enter the US. You must then adjust status to a permanent resident

Cr-1 means you are granted a visa and enter the US as a permanent resident.

The K-3 is obsolete (one time it did serve a purpose) in my opinion and almost twice as expensive

hope this helps

Good luck.

For those that don't need to obtain a work permit right away because they commute to work in Canada and therefore make the EAD obsolete, I would say that the K-3 is the way to go. Plus you don't have to travel to Montreal, where if you don't happen to speak French you are treated like (insert 4-letter word here). So yeah, I'm pursuing the K-3 so that my wife can move down here quickly and since she has a good paying job in Canada, not far from where I (soon to be we) live, she'll get her EAD when she gets her green card and save the hassle and expense of the round trip plane ticket to Montreal, hotel stay unless you catch a miracle with timing the flight and the interview, meals if you do happen to stay overnight (which is likely), etc. So the CR-1 may be technically less expensive but the cost of travel plus the hassle far exceeds the cost of the AOS.

There's a geographical line, East of which Canadians must interview for the K3 in Montreal anyway. Western Canadian border town dwellers are good candidates for the K3.

Exactly my point which is why to reject the K-3 as "obsolete" is rather closed-minded thinking.