possibility of doing K-3 interview in toronto rather than home in NZ?

[damienandelyse 0]

Currently i am a New Zealander working in Canada with temporary permanent resident status, and i travel regularly over to Colorado on visa waiver to see my fiance.

After we marry in July in Colorado we intend to file for k-3 visa, i know the gov.state info says "your approved I-129F will then be forwarded to a consulate of your spouses nationality" i.e NZ.

A customs immigrations officer in MN said to me once that i will be able to get it sent to the US consulate in toronto and do my K-3 interview there, however i have not been able to find anything online about this possiblity. Does anyone know anything about this? Would it likely cause complications or be slower than flying to NZ for a month or so to do it there?

Thanks

[Zee Bee 61]

If you are residing in Canada you can have your interview there. I believe its only Montreal and Vancouver that do the interviews though.

[kim&james 0]

I married in the US and did the K3 through Australia where I was living. I dont think you will have a problem since you are a resident of canada, even temporary. Best suggestion is to see if you can organise a infopass via the USCIS website and speak to a officer regarding your situation at a location close to your fiance's.

Also familiarise yourself with the procedure via the guides on here.

One thing you will find, NZ does not issue police reports, you can request your court records from the DoJ but the consulate will also request your records. this held up my processing for only a day luckily when I had my interview. I did take my DoJ letter with me to the interview.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Only Montreal and Vancouver do K3 in canada

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto above. If you are a legal resident of Canada, you can interview in either MTL or VAN for a K-visa. The whole application process goes through NVC.

[pushbrk 13,087]

Ditto above. If you are a legal resident of Canada, you can interview in either MTL or VAN for a K-visa. The whole application process goes through NVC.

K1 definitely but this is a K3 question. Are you sure? If so, how does one arrange it. The last member who tried that and thought they would succeed, ended up returning to Ireland for their interview.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto above. If you are a legal resident of Canada, you can interview in either MTL or VAN for a K-visa. The whole application process goes through NVC.

K1 definitely but this is a K3 question. Are you sure? If so, how does one arrange it. The last member who tried that and thought they would succeed, ended up returning to Ireland for their interview.

If you are a legal resident of Canada (as I was, and we did DCF for a CR-1), you can interview in Canada. So, I am pretty sure. though the original poster needs to make sure that his Canadian work permit does not expire before his interview is assigned --- otherwise he would need to either extend the CIC permit or go back home and interview there.

[beejay 125]

When my then fiance and I applied for the k1 visa we were living together in a 3rd country. Not his home country or the U.S. When we sent in our application we included a copy of his residence permit from the 3rd country and 'respectfully requested' that the interview be held at the embassy there as we were both residing in that country. It was no problem and we had our interview at the embassy we wanted.

I'm not sure if there are different rules for K3 but I would suggest bringing a copy or original of the document that shows your spouse's residence status in Canada to the infopass appointment.

Hope that helps.

-b

[pushbrk 13,087]

When my then fiance and I applied for the k1 visa we were living together in a 3rd country. Not his home country or the U.S. When we sent in our application we included a copy of his residence permit from the 3rd country and 'respectfully requested' that the interview be held at the embassy there as we were both residing in that country. It was no problem and we had our interview at the embassy we wanted.

I'm not sure if there are different rules for K3 but I would suggest bringing a copy or original of the document that shows your spouse's residence status in Canada to the infopass appointment.

Hope that helps.

-b

The rules for K3 are different.

[Reba 2]

only if they marry in a third country. If they get married in NZ, then that's where the interview will be for a K3. If they marry in Canada, the interview would be in Canada, because the rules for K3 are that the interview must take place in the country where the marriage actually took place.

However, if damien's visa in Canada is going to run out before 12 months are up (current processing time for K3 in Canada) and he has to leave back to NZ, then he'll have to travel back to Canada (at additional expense) for the interview. If damien's legal presence in Canada is indefinite, and they get married in Canada (not US), then there shouldn't be a problem to interview in Canada.

[pushbrk 13,087]

only if they marry in a third country. If they get married in NZ, then that's where the interview will be for a K3. If they marry in Canada, the interview would be in Canada, because the rules for K3 are that the interview must take place in the country where the marriage actually took place.

However, if damien's visa in Canada is going to run out before 12 months are up (current processing time for K3 in Canada) and he has to leave back to NZ, then he'll have to travel back to Canada (at additional expense) for the interview. If damien's legal presence in Canada is indefinite, and they get married in Canada (not US), then there shouldn't be a problem to interview in Canada.

Right, country of residence. Does he qualify as a resident?

Edited April 1, 2008 by pushbrk

[Muñequita 0]

Hi

The interview for a K3 takes place in the country were the marriage with the USC took place. That is the rule .

[pushbrk 13,087]

Hi

The interview for a K3 takes place in the country were the marriage with the USC took place. That is the rule .

Yes, except when the marriage takes place in the US, as the OP plans. There are no K3 visa interviews conducted in the US.

[Reba 2]

Right, country of residence. Does he qualify as a resident?

depends on the terms of the visa they have. Which at this point, the OP has not given us that information so we have no way of knowing other than it is temporary.

[damienandelyse 0]

Right, country of residence. Does he qualify as a resident?

depends on the terms of the visa they have. Which at this point, the OP has not given us that information so we have no way of knowing other than it is temporary.

thanks for the replies and the help everyone. definitely not a clear cut answer. I think its probably safer just to do it back home in NZ, just more straight forward. It'll have been four years by then and well due for a trip back to the homeland, + my visa expires in late march 09 and may not request the employer to go through the procedure of renewing it.

cheers!

damien

Edited April 5, 2008 by damienandelyse