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J1 visa to K3 visa to Greencard

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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Hi all,

My wife is a J1 visa holder with 2 years Foreign Residency Requirement. She has to stay in her home country for 2 years before applying for immigration visa. We got married in the states in Feb. 2009. She went back to her country in April, 2009.

Our goal is to get her the green card as soon as possible :) It is almost impossible to get her a J1 waiver. We are planning to follow the path for a K-3 Visa which is a non-imigrant visa. Once it is approved, then we will wait for the 2 years to finish. We will then apply for CR-1 and Adjustment of Status at the same time to see which one is faster.

Here are the questions:

1. How long does it take to adjust the status?

2. What should I do with the I-130 since she cannot file for immigration visa before the 2 years expired?

Thanks for the help

I-130 Sent : 2010-07-08

I-130 NOA1 : 2010-07-17

Touched: 7/22, 9/13

I-130 Approved :9/14/2010

NVC Received : 9/27/2010

OPTIN email sent: 9/29/2010

Received I-864 Bill : 10/11/2010

Pay I-864 Bill 10/19/2010

Receive I-864 Package : 10/11/2010 (Electronic Processing)

Return Completed I-864 : 10/27/2010 (Files were corrupted), 11/10/2010

Pay IV Bill : 10/19/2010

Receive Instruction Package : 11/25/2010

Packet 3 Sent : 11/10/2010

Packet 4 Received : 1/12/2011

Case Completed at NVC : 2/17/2011

NVC Left : 2/17/2011

Interview Date : 3/14/2011

Interview Result : canceled by the consulate cause I asked for a reschedule

Second Interview: 5/19/2011

(If Required):

Second Interview Result: Approved

Visa Received :

US Entry :

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