just want k3 visa for now, process i-130 when i get to usa

[gerlee 0]

hello everybody i want to hear the same story with my case, my husband (us citizen) and i got married and we filed i-130 for the purpose of getting k3 visa for me, since my husband has been studying we wer planning that il get work in the usa and help him for i-684 AOS for i-130. is it possible for us to do this? please help me

[canadian_wife 1,827]

The K3 does not allow you to work right away, if you want to be able to work once you enter the US and not worry about the additional costs of AOS, stick with the CR-1/Ir-1

Good luck.

[rmncm 0]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

[payxibka 10,047]

every visa has a financial support requirement/expectation

[notime4haterz 0]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

Uh, I don't think so...if you come on K3 then you do the adjustment of status when you get here, and do it in the US. I've never heard of flying back home to process the I-130. Perhaps someone else can confirm.

[SteveColo 0]

Your right Narina ... you adjust here, you don't have to fly back to your country ...

Also, the total cost of the CR1 is cheaper ... but ... up front the K3 is cheaper. In my case, if I do a CR1 for my wife & stepdaughter, I need to come up with extra $1000 before the interview. With the K3 it's only $260 due at the interview. For people like me on a tight budget, and wanting your spouse home asap, the K3 is a viable option.

Gerlee ... The beneficiary can usually get a work card in 90 days on a K3.

[payxibka 10,047]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

Uh, I don't think so...if you come on K3 then you do the adjustment of status when you get here, and do it in the US. I've never heard of flying back home to process the I-130. Perhaps someone else can confirm.

It has been done but if money is more precious than time, why would any one do it

[pushbrk 13,060]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

Uh, I don't think so...if you come on K3 then you do the adjustment of status when you get here, and do it in the US. I've never heard of flying back home to process the I-130. Perhaps someone else can confirm.

It has been done but if money is more precious than time, why would any one do it

You can do either, adjust in the US or go home for a CR1 interview. Sounds like the issue is avoiding a joint sponsor filing an I-864. If that's the high priority and you want to qualify using the immigrant's US work income, you would do the K3 and then file EAD alone without AOS. Once the immigrant spouse has a few months of work history, you can then file AOS. This will entail paying the EAD fee instead of getting it for free but if that's what you want, no problem. It's exactly what we did but under the old fee structure. We weren't worried about using my wife's income to qualify but were strapped for cash after all the overseas travel and other visa expenses for two beneficiaries.

In the meantime, the K3 visa is good for two years and multiple entries. If you go this route, I'd time the AOS filing so the approval comes after second wedding anniversary. This will result in a 10 year green card and avoid the hassle and expense of removing conditions.

Edited February 22, 2009 by pushbrk

[Y's_habibitk 2]

yes, we plan on doing what psh outlined above.

apply for ead seperately(additional fee, but worth it to us)

Then file aos close to our anniversary so we dont have to lift conditions. We wont have to wait too long since we've already been married for 13 months and we havent escaped nvc yet. .

anyway, its totally doable.

[gerlee 0]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

Uh, I don't think so...if you come on K3 then you do the adjustment of status when you get here, and do it in the US. I've never heard of flying back home to process the I-130. Perhaps someone else can confirm.

It has been done but if money is more precious than time, why would any one do it

You can do either, adjust in the US or go home for a CR1 interview. Sounds like the issue is avoiding a joint sponsor filing an I-864. If that's the high priority and you want to qualify using the immigrant's US work income, you would do the K3 and then file EAD alone without AOS. Once the immigrant spouse has a few months of work history, you can then file AOS. This will entail paying the EAD fee instead of getting it for free but if that's what you want, no problem. It's exactly what we did but under the old fee structure. We weren't worried about using my wife's income to qualify but were strapped for cash after all the overseas travel and other visa expenses for two beneficiaries.

In the meantime, the K3 visa is good for two years and multiple entries. If you go this route, I'd time the AOS filing so the approval comes after second wedding anniversary. This will result in a 10 year green card and avoid the hassle and expense of removing conditions.

thank u so much for the reply, tell me ur timeline and what had happened. thank u

[pushbrk 13,060]

I do beleive that if you do the K3 path, once you get to the states you would have to fly back home to your coutry of orgin to proccess the I-130 for a cr1. As was stated before you cant work right away with a K3. Why not wait another 1-2 months and do a CR1 instead? It's better in every single regards and cheaper to boot.

Uh, I don't think so...if you come on K3 then you do the adjustment of status when you get here, and do it in the US. I've never heard of flying back home to process the I-130. Perhaps someone else can confirm.

It has been done but if money is more precious than time, why would any one do it

You can do either, adjust in the US or go home for a CR1 interview. Sounds like the issue is avoiding a joint sponsor filing an I-864. If that's the high priority and you want to qualify using the immigrant's US work income, you would do the K3 and then file EAD alone without AOS. Once the immigrant spouse has a few months of work history, you can then file AOS. This will entail paying the EAD fee instead of getting it for free but if that's what you want, no problem. It's exactly what we did but under the old fee structure. We weren't worried about using my wife's income to qualify but were strapped for cash after all the overseas travel and other visa expenses for two beneficiaries.

In the meantime, the K3 visa is good for two years and multiple entries. If you go this route, I'd time the AOS filing so the approval comes after second wedding anniversary. This will result in a 10 year green card and avoid the hassle and expense of removing conditions.

thank u so much for the reply, tell me ur timeline and what had happened. thank u

Look to the left and find the word "timeline" in my post, then click on it to view my timeline.

[notmrshamiltonnow 0]

Your right Narina ... you adjust here, you don't have to fly back to your country ...

Also, the total cost of the CR1 is cheaper ... but ... up front the K3 is cheaper. In my case, if I do a CR1 for my wife & stepdaughter, I need to come up with extra $1000 before the interview. With the K3 it's only $260 due at the interview. For people like me on a tight budget, and wanting your spouse home asap, the K3 is a viable option.

Gerlee ... The beneficiary can usually get a work card in 90 days on a K3.

I was just reading ur post and it cleared some things up for me as well, we just found out that we have to do a CR1 for both of my step -daughters so that will cost alot more in the long run.. we have deceided to go with our K3 to get my hubby here faster... Blessings to all

[♥Stiggy♥ 0]

Your right Narina ... you adjust here, you don't have to fly back to your country ...

Also, the total cost of the CR1 is cheaper ... but ... up front the K3 is cheaper. In my case, if I do a CR1 for my wife & stepdaughter, I need to come up with extra $1000 before the interview. With the K3 it's only $260 due at the interview. For people like me on a tight budget, and wanting your spouse home asap, the K3 is a viable option.

Gerlee ... The beneficiary can usually get a work card in 90 days on a K3.

I thought the CR1 was the cheapest way to go, even up front?

[SteveColo 0]

I thought the CR1 was the cheapest way to go, even up front?

In the long run it is cheaper to go CR1. With the CR1, you basically pay for adjusting status up front ($400 per visa) and they get their green card pretty fast after arrival in the US. With the K3, you pay the interview fee ($131 in Ukraine) and then you have 2 years after they get to the US to adjust beneficiary ($1010). The adjustment from the K3 is more expensive in the end, but getting the visa is cheaper up front.

If only for a spouse the difference may not seem that great and the CR1 would be a better choice. However, when you start adding in children ($400 per), the initial cost up front of the CR1, especially on a limited budget, can be costly and might stretch out the time longer until your spouse/children come to the U.S. if you can't pay for it all right away.

Edited February 22, 2009 by SteveColo

[♥Stiggy♥ 0]

Ok, so for my daughter and me, doing the CR1/CR2 route will cost us just over $1600 USD, plus medicals, right?