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My wife has a K3 visa here in the US which is good for 2 years (she's been here ~3 months). I have to travel to France in October for a week for my job and I want to take her with me. I know she will need a Schengen Visa to let her into France. But it it OK that she travels out of the US and back on her K3 visa? I know it says on VJ that with a K3 you can leave and re-enter the US for 2 years multiple times, but the guide for filing Adjustment of Status here on VJ also has an optional form " I-131, Application for Travel Document". We have filed her AOS but did not file this I-131. Do we need it to travel to France? If she can leave and re=enter the US for 2 years, why is there even an I-131 option with the AOS?

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John

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Ukraine
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My wife has a K3 visa here in the US which is good for 2 years (she's been here ~3 months). I have to travel to France in October for a week for my job and I want to take her with me. I know she will need a Schengen Visa to let her into France. But it it OK that she travels out of the US and back on her K3 visa? I know it says on VJ that with a K3 you can leave and re-enter the US for 2 years multiple times, but the guide for filing Adjustment of Status here on VJ also has an optional form " I-131, Application for Travel Document". We have filed her AOS but did not file this I-131. Do we need it to travel to France? If she can leave and re=enter the US for 2 years, why is there even an I-131 option with the AOS?

thanks,

John

I-131 is mostly for K-1 visa which is a one time visa. K-3 visa is a multiple entry visa so you can safely travel to France and come back.

K-3 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Ukraine

Marriage :

I-130 Sent : 2007-12-04

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-03

I-129F Sent : 2008-02-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-02-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2008-06-24

NVC Received : 2008-07-01

NVC Left : 2008-07-02

Consulate Received : 2008-07-07

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received : 2008-07-07

Interview Date : 2008-08-20

Visa Received : 2008-08-22

US Entry : 2008-08-27

I-130 Approval : 2008-05-24

Comments :

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 134 days from your NOA1 date.

Your I-130 was approved in 111 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 199 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

Port of Entry Review

Event Date

Port of Entry : Chicago

POE Date : 2008-08-27

Got EAD Stamp : No

Biometrics Taken : No

Harassment Level : 0

Comments :

Adjustment of Status

Event Date

CIS Office : Kansas City MO

Date Filed : 2009-05-18

NOA Date : 2009-05-26

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2009-06-16

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date :

Approval / Denial Date :

Approved :

Got I551 Stamp :

Greencard Received:

Comments :

Employment Authorization Document

Event Date

CIS Office : Chicago National Office

Filing Method : Mail

Filing Instance : First

Date Filed : 2009-05-18

NOA Date : 2009-05-26

RFE(s) :

Bio. Appt. : 2009-06-16

Approved Date : 2009-06-24

Date Card Received :

Comments :

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your EAD was approved in 37 days.

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pushbrk   13,117

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My wife has a K3 visa here in the US which is good for 2 years (she's been here ~3 months). I have to travel to France in October for a week for my job and I want to take her with me. I know she will need a Schengen Visa to let her into France. But it it OK that she travels out of the US and back on her K3 visa? I know it says on VJ that with a K3 you can leave and re-enter the US for 2 years multiple times, but the guide for filing Adjustment of Status here on VJ also has an optional form " I-131, Application for Travel Document". We have filed her AOS but did not file this I-131. Do we need it to travel to France? If she can leave and re=enter the US for 2 years, why is there even an I-131 option with the AOS?

thanks,

John

I-131 is mostly for K-1 visa which is a one time visa. K-3 visa is a multiple entry visa so you can safely travel to France and come back.

Right, K3 holders need no I-131. The K3 visa in the passport will get her back into the US.

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My wife has a K3 visa here in the US which is good for 2 years (she's been here ~3 months). I have to travel to France in October for a week for my job and I want to take her with me. I know she will need a Schengen Visa to let her into France. But it it OK that she travels out of the US and back on her K3 visa? I know it says on VJ that with a K3 you can leave and re-enter the US for 2 years multiple times, but the guide for filing Adjustment of Status here on VJ also has an optional form " I-131, Application for Travel Document". We have filed her AOS but did not file this I-131. Do we need it to travel to France? If she can leave and re=enter the US for 2 years, why is there even an I-131 option with the AOS?

thanks,

John

I-131 is mostly for K-1 visa which is a one time visa. K-3 visa is a multiple entry visa so you can safely travel to France and come back.

Thanks...I appreciate the quick answer...that put my mind at ease. Now if I can just get that French Visa in time.

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daboyz   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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This is kind of a cool link. You can plug in citizen and residency info and find out about what is required.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

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