APPLYING FOR A VISIT VISA TO U.S. WHEN K-3 IS IN PROCESS

[sama 0]

Hi all,

I wish to know, iss there any possiblity of me getting a visit visa for U.S., as my K-3 is already under processing, but dunno how long its gonna take for approval, I miss my wife i really want to visit her, pls give me ur ideas and opinions,

Thanks

Sadakat

[YuAndDan 153]

You posted this in the wrong forum, you are not yet removing conditions from a 2 year conditional green-card.

MOVING.

You can always try to get a visitors visa.

Note this is what the K-3 is for, it allows entry to the USA and waiting for I-130 to be approved, it's intent was to allow a couple to be reunited while the I-130 was being processed. However this is no longer the case.

USCIS has all but eliminated the reason the K-3 exists. K-3 was developed at a time when it was taking a LONG time to approve the I-130 for a spousal visa, K-3 allowed spouse to enter the USA and wait for I-130 approval before they could then move on and interview for a spousal visa or adjust status. Since USCIS has been tieing the I-129F and I-130 together for K-3 and approving them at the same time, this eliminates the whole reason for K-3 (Entry and waiting for I-130 approval). FORGET the K-3, you can get a CR1 spousal visa in just about the same time as K-3.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

Adjustment Of Status: $1010 I-485

($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 am 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 and USCIS has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.