has anyone tried this?

[dylanator 0]

so everybody keep telling me stories of people who did this in less than 6 months... they all seem amazed that it takes that long to get a visa... so anyways... reading on the forms on the uscis we found out that if you want to bring yor spouse on a non immigrant visa to the us you can apply for a k3 visa in the country where you got married after you submit the receipt you get when you file an I-130. so this is ehat we think we're going to do. my BF comes to venezuela, we get married he leaves with marriage certificate, files for an i-130 and then we apply for a K# visa in the us embassy in venezuela which is the way we're supposed to do it according to the life act.... you get a nonimmigrant visa that allows you to be in the us while your i130 is being processed... am i being naive here? is this possible? has any of you tried this and succeeded? or failed?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If you look at the top of this page on the blue tabs you will see one is Guides. That has lots of links for you to read to learn about the different visas. You could come to this country, not married on a K1 and get married in the US and stay. Or you could marry in your country and come to the US on a K3. There are links to K1 flowchart and K3 flowchart which are helpful in showing you the steps of the processes.

[e-migra 4]

Hi! Yes, you can do that (I think it's a great idea to avoid AOS, it's such a pain, and really expensive!), BUT there's a BETTER possibility (I'm going to try it!). You can do both I-130 and K3, and when you have the K3 interview date in the Embassy, the Emb. can switch you K3 interview for the CR1 interview, BUT you have to ask if your Embassy is "nice" and agrees with that. I found here some cases of success with this strategy. You can see here (first answer!) one of them.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2123853

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

[dylanator 0]

thanks... i checked it... my only question is that if we can file for the i129 in my embassy since we will get married here? is it faster that way... i'm trying not to take 6 months to do this!

[BenAndNida 0]

so everybody keep telling me stories of people who did this in less than 6 months... they all seem amazed that it takes that long to get a visa... so anyways... reading on the forms on the uscis we found out that if you want to bring yor spouse on a non immigrant visa to the us you can apply for a k3 visa in the country where you got married after you submit the receipt you get when you file an I-130. so this is ehat we think we're going to do. my BF comes to venezuela, we get married he leaves with marriage certificate, files for an i-130 and then we apply for a K# visa in the us embassy in venezuela which is the way we're supposed to do it according to the life act.... you get a nonimmigrant visa that allows you to be in the us while your i130 is being processed... am i being naive here? is this possible? has any of you tried this and succeeded? or failed?

Sounds like you're describing a basic K-3 visa, which is what this forum is all about.

Most of us are in line for that, and right now, the queue takes about 6-8+ months in most cases, I would say.

You can definitely do all the paperwork yourself (without a lawyer), if you carefully follow all of the instructions.

However, be aware that this entire process is neither quick nor easy. In fact, it is quite a difficult and demanding *journey*. (Hence the very appropriate name of this website (VisaJourney.com).)

At the outset, I was *astounded* that the process is so long and difficult to get one's spouse(!) into the U.S. and I still feel that way.

(e.g., My wife has no interest in U.S. citizenship. Yet we still have to go through hell to merely allow her to visit me here.)

(e.g., Foreign workers can get premium (expedited) processing of their H-1B visas within 15 days(!), but my wife(!) needs to wait in line for 6-8+ months for a K-3 visa. #######???)

If you want your spouse to live with you here in the U.S., you will both need to be very strong and patient.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

thanks... i checked it... my only question is that if we can file for the i129 in my embassy since we will get married here? is it faster that way... i'm trying not to take 6 months to do this!

No you can't file for a K in your embassy. that's filed through USCIS. If your BF and you were married and living in your consular district for more than six months, then you would be eligible to file through the Consulate.

and so we can help you better.