K-3 Spousal Visa

[BlueRain77 0]

My boyfriend and I want to get married in the US and want to eventually reside in the US. Which is easier? Get married in the US as just a visitor then file the Spousal visa stuff (in the mean time going back to the UK until approved). Or do the Fiance Visa route. We want to make sure he can work as long as possible. I (the US citizen) am more flexible in not working.

Hope that makes sense...

1. get married in US (also set up job for future)

2. start US Immigration K-3 spousal paperwork

3. go back to UK and file rest (or whatever he needs to do) and work

4. Move back to US with Spousal Visa

Also: How long would that take to get the spousal visa?

[phirephly 0]

My boyfriend and I want to get married in the US and want to eventually reside in the US. Which is easier? Get married in the US as just a visitor then file the Spousal visa stuff (in the mean time going back to the UK until approved). Or do the Fiance Visa route. We want to make sure he can work as long as possible. I (the US citizen) am more flexible in not working.

Hope that makes sense...

1. get married in US (also set up job for future)

2. start US Immigration K-3 spousal paperwork

3. go back to UK and file rest (or whatever he needs to do) and work

4. Move back to US with Spousal Visa

Also: How long would that take to get the spousal visa?

Howdy... You should definitely check out the processing times to see what you think... You'll want to check the USCIS for their processing times for your service center and your embassy. However, when you say that the reasoning for figuring out timing is so that he can work (in the UK) and it doesn't matter what you do, you have looked far enough ahead to note that whatever route you take, you will need to prove that you can support him here in the US and that his income means absolutely nothing to the people here, right? Maybe someone else will offer some more creative ideas, but at first glance here, it seems like you're putting all your eggs into the wrong basket and it will come back to bite you in the butt sooner than you'll like. ttyl,

mich

[BlueRain77 0]

Now what if he has a job waiting for him, or if we get co-sponsored by my parents.

Hmm...starting to think doing the K-1 Fiance visa route might work better for us. Just worried about the work situation. Even though I make decent money, he is in the position to earn higher and will be the primary bread winner in the house. As long as he is able to work legally in the US then I am pretty at ease.

[phirephly 0]

Now what if he has a job waiting for him, or if we get co-sponsored by my parents.

Hmm...starting to think doing the K-1 Fiance visa route might work better for us. Just worried about the work situation. Even though I make decent money, he is in the position to earn higher and will be the primary bread winner in the house. As long as he is able to work legally in the US then I am pretty at ease.

Co-sponsors will work, but I don't think they care if he has work lined up here. They're looking for current employment and financial resources, not prospective ones. For example, on the I-134 (usually for a fiance visa), you have to provide letters from your employer stating how much you make, how long you've been working there, etc and you also have to provide letters from your bank describing your account, when it was opened, how much you've deposited, etc. The I-864 requires tax information (was three years, word is that they're now just going to the last tax year), proof of employment, and in the form itself you have to show 125% of the poverty income. Nothing I've seen yet in these forms takes into account jobs or income that someone might have in the future, especially the immigrant. It's all the burden of the USC - and co-sponsors.

If you're going to be more or less relying on your co-sponsors, you might have to take the marriage (CR-1/K3) route. I'm just skimming, but I don't see anything in the I-134 that lends itself to co-sponsors. You'll also want to double check what is required for a UK fiance visa - I-134 or I-864. If it's the I-134 and I'm right that you can't co-sponsor on that, then you will have to either get rich fast (and tell the rest of us how to do it ), or just go to marriage since the I-864 has co-sponsor stuff in it. I didn't have to deal with any of this, so I'm just kinda looking at the forms myself this way for the first time... so hopefully if I'm missing something, someone else will chime in Also note that according to the guides here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...om&page=compare

that it can take 90 days before your fiance would be able to work if he came in on a K1... if he can find work that fast. He must be a doctor or something, huh? Hope this helps, for what it's worth. ttyl,

mich

[rushter 0]

Even though I make decent money, he is in the position to earn higher and will be the primary bread winner in the house.

This leads me to believe that you haven't even looked at the income requirements for a k1 or k3 visa.

You should. Getting approval to get in this country (via K1/K3) depends on YOU, not him... and like mich said, definitely not anticipated employment.

Go look at the forms, government requirements and read them before going further.

Good Luck :-)

[Euro 3]

Now what if he has a job waiting for him, or if we get co-sponsored by my parents.

Hmm...starting to think doing the K-1 Fiance visa route might work better for us. Just worried about the work situation. Even though I make decent money, he is in the position to earn higher and will be the primary bread winner in the house. As long as he is able to work legally in the US then I am pretty at ease.

All i can tell you is I-130 (CR1) takes around a year from start to finish, I-129F(K3) takes around 100 days from start to finish but first you have to file I-130 as you will need to send a copy of your first notice from that with the I-129F petition, also to do either you first have to be married!!........CR1 enables you to work within a matter of weeks rather than months, with K1 you have to apply for AP advance parole if you want to leave the US even for a short time, with the K3 it is a multi entry visa, K1 takes around the same time to process & get visa as K3!!

I did CR1 & K3 at London, i came here on a K3 then returned to London for my CR1 interview!!

Good luck on whatever you decide to do

[Reba 2]

regarding the income requirements, you have to remember that with either the K1 or the K3, your fiance/husband is going to be out of work for several months after he arrives to the US. He won't have a work permit upon entry, and these usually take about 3 months to process after arrival. So You, as the USC spouse/fiancee will have to have money to support him during those months.

If you get married first, then you can petition and apply for the K3 and/or the CR1. the CR1 (conditional residency - aka green card) comes with work permit built in, and all he'd have to wait on is his SSN after he arrives. Usually a couple of weeks.

You'll have check recent timelines to determine how long all of these would take, and decide which will be best for you.

And yes, even with K1 or K3 you can have co-sponsors. There's not a specific mention of them on the I-134, but you would just need to have your co-sponsor fill one out as well as you. You, as the USC fiancee/spouse will always be the primary sponsor, and will be required to fill out all the forms, as well as your co-sponsor(s).