Anyone abandoned K1 for K3?

[MyUKLove 0]

(Also posted on k1 boards)Has anyone here abandoned the K1 process for the K3? Or has anyone switched over or gotten married during the K1 and tried something else?

My fiance and I keep running into people here and in the UK (he's back in the UK now) that just got married and they got a green card and could start working immediately. I don't get it. I thought doing the K1 and the K3 is what gets you a green card. I thought the idea of marrying and just staying here in the USA didn't exist anymore...but we've run into UK citizens who have done it that way, marry and then instantly get a green card. I don't understand or know what to do now. Because it seems like we may fail the interview, since I still only have part time work and no co-sponsor. My fiance is getting worried that we won't be able to visit each other in our countries now for a year and he is wondering whether we can either just get married and switch to the K3 or get married and instantly have a green card.

So, does anyone have stories for us to either help us stay the course or give us better direction.

At this point we've done everything except have the interview, because I still don't have a full time job to meet the minimum income requirements. Can there be anything done? We've requested an extension as the NOA2 expires on 2/2/09. But, we've heard nothing back from them to indicate that it will be extended. We sent an email and a fax and we called them. When we called them they didn't seem to positive about us requesting an extension this late in the game and told us we had to have an attorney send in a notarized statement from us guaranteeing that we'd marry within 3 months of him living here. That's all the data. Does anyone have a story we need to hear?

Thanks so much for your help.

Aleisha

Edited January 18, 2009 by MyUKLove

[Corinthians 7]

My advice would be to get a co-sponsor so you can meet the income requirements, have the interview and get the K1 visa. He'll have several months before he needs to come here so you can look for work. Also, when he is here you can file for an EAD which takes about 3 months.

People who get a green card "immediately" usually haven't gone through the K visa process, they just came here, got married and adjusted status (AOS).

[Hannah+Vito 0]

i think k3 visas have to adjust status aswell like k1 and adjustment of status is what gets you the green card. perhaps they are cr1 or ir1 fillers? they maybe different.

but k1 visa is not a green card its a visa to come over there get married and and adjust status (to get green card) if you can get the work autherization stamp at point of entry then once you have ssn number you can work till i-94 expires but its not a garentee you will get it. when you apply for adjustment of staus from k1 after marrage, you can also apply for temp ead card. i hear it is ment to be processed within 90 days.

[notime4haterz 0]

All I can tell you is that NOTHING is "instant" in the immigration process LOL