file K3 from outside the states?

[travelinggirl 0]

Can a USC file the stuff for a K3 visa from outside the states? Can you mail the stuff in from overseas or mail it from the US and then leave the country or will that affect you later down the road if they look at your passport stamps?

Can the foreign spouse use an embassy in a different country other than their home country? i.e. The foreign spouse is Canadian but if we are living in the Bahamas when the K3 gets filed will everything be done there?

I've seen some people say you can study on a K3 visa but I haven't read it on any government sites.. has anyone?

Here is my original post with info on my situation: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=227559

Thanks for any help!

[pushbrk 13,043]

Can a USC file the stuff for a K3 visa from outside the states? Can you mail the stuff in from overseas or mail it from the US and then leave the country or will that affect you later down the road if they look at your passport stamps?

Can the foreign spouse use an embassy in a different country other than their home country? i.e. The foreign spouse is Canadian but if we are living in the Bahamas when the K3 gets filed will everything be done there?

I've seen some people say you can study on a K3 visa but I haven't read it on any government sites.. has anyone?

Here is my original post with info on my situation: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=227559

Thanks for any help!

You can file petitions from anywhere. However the K3 visa can only be interviewed for in the country the marriage took place unless that was the USA. K3 is virtually obsolete anyway. The CR1 spouse visa process can be completed in the country of the beneficiary's residence. If that's going to be the Bahamas, simply show that as the beneficiary address and indicate that as the location the relative will interview.

[travelinggirl 0]

You can file petitions from anywhere. However the K3 visa can only be interviewed for in the country the marriage took place unless that was the USA. K3 is virtually obsolete anyway. The CR1 spouse visa process can be completed in the country of the beneficiary's residence. If that's going to be the Bahamas, simply show that as the beneficiary address and indicate that as the location the relative will interview.

We're moving to the Bahamas in January and then moving from there to the states in August.. so his temporary residence during that time will be the Bahamas, but I read you have to have lived in the country for at least 6 months prior to doing DCF.. and since we'll only be there 7 1/2 months total I don't know if it can be done in time. He HAS to be in the states to complete his next semester of med school and start rotations at the end of August.. and I don't want to mess anything up with him being able to come in to do that.. but we're worried about him coming in as a student, getting married, changing status and then getting questioned/hassled about his 'intent' when he came in as a student. I'm wondering if it would be better to get married in the Bahamas ASAP then do K3 visa stuff from there. Nassau's interview wait is something like 14 days but I don't know how long total approval for K3 would take so he could come into the country by August.

[pushbrk 13,043]

You can file petitions from anywhere. However the K3 visa can only be interviewed for in the country the marriage took place unless that was the USA. K3 is virtually obsolete anyway. The CR1 spouse visa process can be completed in the country of the beneficiary's residence. If that's going to be the Bahamas, simply show that as the beneficiary address and indicate that as the location the relative will interview.

We're moving to the Bahamas in January and then moving from there to the states in August.. so his temporary residence during that time will be the Bahamas, but I read you have to have lived in the country for at least 6 months prior to doing DCF.. and since we'll only be there 7 1/2 months total I don't know if it can be done in time. He HAS to be in the states to complete his next semester of med school and start rotations at the end of August.. and I don't want to mess anything up with him being able to come in to do that.. but we're worried about him coming in as a student, getting married, changing status and then getting questioned/hassled about his 'intent' when he came in as a student. I'm wondering if it would be better to get married in the Bahamas ASAP then do K3 visa stuff from there. Nassau's interview wait is something like 14 days but I don't know how long total approval for K3 would take so he could come into the country by August.

No, you can't do DCF. By "completed", I meant that's where the interview can be. You'll be filing the petition by mail to an address in Chicago. It doesn't matter where you mail it from. There is NO guarantee he can complete the process by August though. If he doesn't, he'll still need to interview for the visa either in the Bahamas or Montreal.