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[jmcrb1027 0]

Hi everyone, my wife just left back to USA after living with me for almost one year, she got a job last week and i was wondering if she can sponsor me right after her first month of working or does she have to wait 3 or more months ? thanks for your help

[imaisha 1]

If she is able to prove that the job is ongoing and permanent there is no reason she couldn't sponsor you right now. She'd need to provide a letter from her employer and copies of any paystubs she's got. Have you filed a petition yet though? If not you've got quite a few months before she'll need to provide any financial information.

[jmcrb1027 0]

If she is able to prove that the job is ongoing and permanent there is no reason she couldn't sponsor you right now. She'd need to provide a letter from her employer and copies of any paystubs she's got. Have you filed a petition yet though? If not you've got quite a few months before she'll need to provide any financial information.

thank you imaisha for your answer, i will ask her to see if she can get aletter from her employer and no , we did not fill any petition yet cuz she just found a job last week thank you again for your help

[imaisha 1]

thank you imaisha for your answer, i will ask her to see if she can get aletter from her employer and no , we did not fill any petition yet cuz she just found a job last week thank you again for your help

If you haven't filed a petition yet then there's no need to ask for the letter now. Current processing times are 5 months, so you should plan to start working on that part of the process just a little bit before then.

[jmcrb1027 0]

thank you imaisha for your answer, i will ask her to see if she can get aletter from her employer and no , we did not fill any petition yet cuz she just found a job last week thank you again for your help

If you haven't filed a petition yet then there's no need to ask for the letter now. Current processing times are 5 months, so you should plan to start working on that part of the process just a little bit before then.

hi imaisha , thanks alot for your help but im still a little confused, im new here and i would love to ask you some question

1- which option you think is better K3 or CR-1 ?

2- you mean that i won't need the sponsoring form till later and she can fill the petition for me now?

3- how long does it take to get a visa ?

thank you so much and good luck for you too

[childress_london 3]

You can look in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) forum for other people from Morrocco who have gone through the process.

You won't need the sponsoring form (affidavit of support) until either the petition is approved (CR1) or your interview at the embassy (K3).

Approvals for the petitions have been averaging about 6 months for K3 and 7 months for CR1, but then it still has more steps to follow before you actually get an interview and have the visa. I'd say on average, plan on it taking 8 months to a year from start to finish.

I hear CR1 is cheaper in the long run and not really that much faster right now. The only reason we went with the K3 is because you interview where the marriage took place and not the country where the beneficiary (that would be you) is from. My husband is from Iran but currently lives in Canada. We didn't want to have to fly to Turkey or Dubai for an interview. Check out the guides. They have a lot of good information.

[Ramialbali 23]

thank you imaisha for your answer, i will ask her to see if she can get aletter from her employer and no , we did not fill any petition yet cuz she just found a job last week thank you again for your help

If you haven't filed a petition yet then there's no need to ask for the letter now. Current processing times are 5 months, so you should plan to start working on that part of the process just a little bit before then.

hi imaisha , thanks alot for your help but im still a little confused, im new here and i would love to ask you some question

1- which option you think is better K3 or CR-1 ?

2- you mean that i won't need the sponsoring form till later and she can fill the petition for me now?

3- how long does it take to get a visa ?

thank you so much and good luck for you too

Apply to CR-1 is much better than K-3 one. They created K-3 to let a spouse of USC to be with his/her family in the US within a short time, and then they have to apply for Adjustment of Status "AOS". But, Nowadays, K-3 takes almost the same amount of time that you need for the CR-1. Apply for CR-1 is good in long term. Basically with CR-1 you are applying for your green card from overseas. Once you enter the USA with CR-1, they will send your green card by mail to your address in the USA. Also, you do not need to apply for work permit, but with K-3 visa, you need to apply for a work permit and AOS as soon as you get there, and it takes time and money. We made a mistake for applying for

k-3.

Time of getting a visa is different from case to case, but prepare yourself for long wait especially for the MENA applicants,and you are. The average time waiting for you petitions I-130 & I-129F in USCIS is 6 months, and then you need a couple of months until they schedule your interview at the US embassy. It depends Maybe more or less. If everything goes fine at your interview, probably they will issue your visa in one week or one month. BUT Most applicants who are from the MENA "Middle East and North Africa" go through AP administrative processing. In this stage No one can give you a specific time to be done with it even the embassy itself. Maybe It will take a week or months or a year or two. It is really hard process and you need to be prepared.

We start this process for my K-3 over a year ago, and I have been on AP over 3 months as you can see on my timeline. I am sorry, but this is the truth about this process.

Edited August 14, 2009 by Rami-Becky

[jmcrb1027 0]

thank you imaisha for your answer, i will ask her to see if she can get aletter from her employer and no , we did not fill any petition yet cuz she just found a job last week thank you again for your help

If you haven't filed a petition yet then there's no need to ask for the letter now. Current processing times are 5 months, so you should plan to start working on that part of the process just a little bit before then.

hi imaisha , thanks alot for your help but im still a little confused, im new here and i would love to ask you some question

1- which option you think is better K3 or CR-1 ?

2- you mean that i won't need the sponsoring form till later and she can fill the petition for me now?

3- how long does it take to get a visa ?

thank you so much and good luck for you too

Apply to CR-1 is much better than K-3 one. They created K-3 to let a spouse of USC to be with his/her family in the US within a short time, and then they have to apply for Adjustment of Status "AOS". But, Nowadays, K-3 takes almost the same amount of time that you need for the CR-1. Apply for CR-1 is good in long term. Basically with CR-1 you are applying for your green card from overseas. Once you enter the USA with CR-1, they will send your green card by mail to your address in the USA. Also, you do not need to apply for work permit, but with K-3 visa, you need to apply for a work permit and AOS as soon as you get there, and it takes time and money. We made a mistake for applying for

k-3.

Time of getting a visa is different from case to case, but prepare yourself for long wait especially for the MENA applicants,and you are. The average time waiting for you petitions I-130 & I-129F in USCIS is 6 months, and then you need a couple of months until they schedule your interview at the US embassy. It depends Maybe more or less. If everything goes fine at your interview, probably they will issue your visa in one week or one month. BUT Most applicants who are from the MENA "Middle East and North Africa" go through AP administrative processing. In this stage No one can give you a specific time to be done with it even the embassy itself. Maybe It will take a week or months or a year or two. It is really hard process and you need to be prepared.

We start this process for my K-3 over a year ago, and I have been on AP over 3 months as you can see on my timeline. I am sorry, but this is the truth about this process.

thank you guys for your help, i think i may go for CR-1 because its the same time as K3 and less money , but still my wife can't sponsor me right now because she just started working , i hope things get better for everyone here, thanks alot and good luck