Approved K-3 and I-130 What to do?

[jodieb7064 0]

Hi everyone! Our k-3 and I-130 were both approved. Our lawyer told us to file for both and whichever one comes first just go with that one. So we sent the forms in for our k-3 (on the form the consulate send us that our interview wait time is 4-6 months in Montreal). We sent the forms in thinking that the I-130 interview date would hopefully be sooner and we could just go with that. Now our lawyer is telling us that we need to wait to be done with the K-3 and then file AOS for the I-130. Just wondering if anyone knows what we should do. We have been in this process for almost a year and I really don't want to wait another 4-6 months for an interview. What are our options?

Thanks!

[I Miss Her 0]

Hi everyone! Our k-3 and I-130 were both approved. Our lawyer told us to file for both and whichever one comes first just go with that one. So we sent the forms in for our k-3 (on the form the consulate send us that our interview wait time is 4-6 months in Montreal). We sent the forms in thinking that the I-130 interview date would hopefully be sooner and we could just go with that. Now our lawyer is telling us that we need to wait to be done with the K-3 and then file AOS for the I-130. Just wondering if anyone knows what we should do. We have been in this process for almost a year and I really don't want to wait another 4-6 months for an interview. What are our options?

Thanks!

Approval for K-3 and CR1/IR1 VISA is almost same (may be 2-4 weeks different), so I would suggest going for I-130 and complete your NVC journey.

For K-3 visa you need to do “adjustment of status” later in US and paying more money, dealing with USCIS again, spending more time for GC plus paying more money to lawyer. But obvious choice is yours.

[corinne from oz 0]

Hi everyone! Our k-3 and I-130 were both approved. Our lawyer told us to file for both and whichever one comes first just go with that one. So we sent the forms in for our k-3 (on the form the consulate send us that our interview wait time is 4-6 months in Montreal). We sent the forms in thinking that the I-130 interview date would hopefully be sooner and we could just go with that. Now our lawyer is telling us that we need to wait to be done with the K-3 and then file AOS for the I-130. Just wondering if anyone knows what we should do. We have been in this process for almost a year and I really don't want to wait another 4-6 months for an interview. What are our options?

Thanks!

Approval for K-3 and CR1/IR1 VISA is almost same (may be 2-4 weeks different), so I would suggest going for I-130 and complete your NVC journey.

For K-3 visa you need to do “adjustment of status” later in US and paying more money, dealing with USCIS again, spending more time for GC plus paying more money to lawyer. But obvious choice is yours.

I am not a lawyer and I do not claim to be an expert. I can only speak from my experience.

I agree with the comments above from Jodie. The timeframes are close for both. But there are more benefits of getting the CR1/IR1 over the K3 i.e. your spouse can work upon entry into the US. It is cheaper.

Most importantly, if you can read and write english well and have access to a computer, then I would ditch the lawyer. I got a few quotes before going through the process and the fees were exhorbitant. Also I have read others experiences going though lawyer...not encouraging. Alot of people have gotten through the process with the assistance of this website quite successfully.

Goodluck

Cheers,

[jodieb7064 0]

Our lawyer didn't tell us that the k-3 is more money than the cr-1. Is there any way to stop the k-3 (we have already sent in our documents) and just proceed with the cr-1? Will they still process the cr-1 even though the k-3 is being processed or do they wait until the k-3 is completed?

Thanks for all your help!