K3 Questions

[CJ Vasani 0]

1. How long does one have to wait to get the Green Card if the spouse comes to the US on the K-3 visa?

2. Is it possible to convert the K-3 interview into CR1 if all the paperwork is finished in time?

Any insight into this will be deeply appreciated.

Thanks,

CJ Vasani

[Frenchwife 1]

1- if you enter the US with K3 you get the green card by requesting Adjustment of status (in that case your I130 will be retained)

2- If both interviews are ready to schedule you can select the IR one. but you can't count on turning a K3 interview into a IR interview. Seen cases of switch happening when the IR path caught up before the K3 interview.

[SankuNiku 0]

I want to avoid K3 interview. However I do not want to withdraw the petition.

Can you request that you only want to pursue the CR1 interview? How would that effect the process?

What pitfalls should I be aware of to avoid having to do a K3 interview?

[CJ Vasani 0]

I want to avoid K3 interview. However I do not want to withdraw the petition.

Can you request that you only want to pursue the CR1 interview? How would that effect the process?

What pitfalls should I be aware of to avoid having to do a K3 interview?

hey Sanket - I've actually done tons of research on this after posting these questions. It turns out that you may continue with whatever paperwork that comes from the Embassy for the K3 and get to give you an interview date for K3. Hopefully, by that time your CR1 case will be completed and you can call / e-mail the embassy to swap the K3 for CR1 and they will happily oblige.

[Karaoke 0]

Counting on that myself...

I want to avoid K3 interview. However I do not want to withdraw the petition.

Can you request that you only want to pursue the CR1 interview? How would that effect the process?

What pitfalls should I be aware of to avoid having to do a K3 interview?

hey Sanket - I've actually done tons of research on this after posting these questions. It turns out that you may continue with whatever paperwork that comes from the Embassy for the K3 and get to give you an interview date for K3. Hopefully, by that time your CR1 case will be completed and you can call / e-mail the embassy to swap the K3 for CR1 and they will happily oblige.

[siyaram 0]

I want to do the same - pursue CR1 instead of K3. I am thinking that we may postpone sending Packet 3 by mail by a week to delay the interview by few days. Hopefully, CR1 process will be done by then and embassy can convert K3 to CR1.

[DesiMan 0]

I want to do the same - pursue CR1 instead of K3. I am thinking that we may postpone sending Packet 3 by mail by a week to delay the interview by few days. Hopefully, CR1 process will be done by then and embassy can convert K3 to CR1.

I, too, want to go to the I-130 route. As I mentioned in another thread, the I-129F is just a sidekick. I'd appreciate any help on that!

[CJ Vasani 0]

certainly doesn't hurt to continue the K3 process to lock in a good early interview date, especially if you have extra copies of the documents they require. this also allows your spouses to get the medical out of the way in advance and there is little left to do for CR1, except pay the stupid courier fee.

Stay tuned...I'll be attempting this very soon. I'll let you know how it works out.

[DesiMan 0]

certainly doesn't hurt to continue the K3 process to lock in a good early interview date, especially if you have extra copies of the documents they require. this also allows your spouses to get the medical out of the way in advance and there is little left to do for CR1, except pay the stupid courier fee.

Stay tuned...I'll be attempting this very soon. I'll let you know how it works out.

Good deal. Keep us informed and if possible, please bookmark this thread so that we don't have to hunt for your post! LOL

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Good Luck and do keep us posted...

[siyaram 0]

Will look very much forward to Vasani's experience on how to continue forward.

[SankuNiku 0]

From my understanding, we would not be required to submit any documents for the K3 process until the weeks prior to the interview date being set. Is that correct? As I would need all the original documents for the DS-230 package and my wife wouldn't be able to provide any of that

What would happen in the event a K3 interview date is set, and the CR1 process is not complete at the NVC by that time? Do we just request the Consulate to hold the interview until NVC process is complete?

certainly doesn't hurt to continue the K3 process to lock in a good early interview date, especially if you have extra copies of the documents they require. this also allows your spouses to get the medical out of the way in advance and there is little left to do for CR1, except pay the stupid courier fee.

Stay tuned...I'll be attempting this very soon. I'll let you know how it works out.

[Mike1976 0]

From my understanding, we would not be required to submit any documents for the K3 process until the weeks prior to the interview date being set. Is that correct? As I would need all the original documents for the DS-230 package and my wife wouldn't be able to provide any of that

What would happen in the event a K3 interview date is set, and the CR1 process is not complete at the NVC by that time? Do we just request the Consulate to hold the interview until NVC process is complete?

NO interview will be set untill you send the all the forms they need when they send you the third pakage. I am holding my third pakage i didn't send anything yet untill the IR1 move on .