K3 visa where i can aplly?

[Isis_BR 0]

Hello all,i live in Brazil and i marriage here with american citzen,i want know if he can apply K3 visa from here in embassy the Rio de janeiro?

Thks so much all.

[Dakine 26]

Hello all,i live in Brazil and i marriage here with american citzen,i want know if he can apply K3 visa from here in embassy the Rio de janeiro?

Thks so much all.

No he can't. If he's lived there for more than 6 months he can do a DCF [CR-1]

[YuAndDan 153]

Hello all,i live in Brazil and i marriage here with american citzen,i want know if he can apply K3 visa from here in embassy the Rio de janeiro?

Thks so much all.

No he can't. If he's lived there for more than 6 months he can do a DCF [CR-1]

Exactly, the I-129F used for a K-3 can only be filed in the USA to the service center processing the I-130 when the I-130 is filed in the USA.

Forget the K-3 and consider the CR-1, you will be happier for it.

For most consulate takes about same time to get, COMPARE timelines.

CR-1 has the big benefit of GREEN-CARD upon entry, NO ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. K-3 CANNOT get SSN, WORK, or Get driver's license until they have EAD or Green-card, EAD can take 90 days or MORE to get.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

AOS: $1010

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I an stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

Better yet if US citizen is living as resident in foreign country longer than 6 months then it is much faster and better to file I-130 directly to the US consulate, and results in the superior CR-1 visa.

[YuAndDan 153]

I wonder why the big fixation on K-3 even by persons proposing to file a petition at the US consulate (DCF (CR-1)) which tends to be faster than all other spousal visas?

First thing to do is and read the "Which Visa Do We NEED" link: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare