Any experiences out there with filing for an I-130 after having married in the USA?

[rraypo 3]

Hello and thanks for stopping in to read this post.

Does anyone have experience with using an I-130 either instead of or in addition to a K-3 visa?

I have been on-line dating a girl from Brazil, I went to Brazil to meet her and to be with her in March. I do have all of that documentation She is able to come to the USA on a multiple entry tourist visa. After reading the "Guide" section on here, it seems we could marry here, in the USA, then she should return to her country and we should then file an I-130, NOT a K-3 visa. From the looks of things, this would seem to be a very good route, less forms and time; is this true????

Does anyone have first-hand knowledge of this? If we did this, could she return here on her existing tourist visa while we are awaiting the processing of the I-130?

Thanks so much

[DianaP 0]

hello there...

You are lucky to have met a brazilian special girl.... LOL ... just kidding since I am also from Brazil.

Yes I do have more than an extensive experience on what you are trying to do since the first time I moved to the US 15 years ago was exactly under this terms ( through my first marriage..)

You can marry her there in the US and file for the I-130 only, you do need to file for the I-129F... since it will be a cheaper easier route to take and have extra benefits the I-129F will not give you...

Yes as long as she has a valid visa she can keep going there to visit you, and if you marry her while she has entered the country legally she can actually stay there while her I-130 is pending... she can wait for it there by staying the 6 months they allow her as a tourist and asking for an extension 30 days before it expires on the basis of an USCIS petition pending...

E-mail me if you have any questions.... I hope I can be of some help... Best luck to all of us...

[rmncm 0]

A I-130 is a petition, If you choose to go the K3 visa route, you file the I-130 once you would get the noa1 you would file a I-129f and that would put you on track for the K3. If you file just the I-130 then you would be on the CR1/Ir1 route. Right now both are just about the same in speed, that can be from 6 months to over a year. The cr1 is much better and cheaper by a few hundred bucks. I sugest you read the guides more and figure out what is the best route for what you want.