Hired a lawyer and feel lost

[Swedishwife 0]

Hi there,

I am Swedish woman who got married to my american husband in September 2009. I was supposed to file all my paperwork in the states and stay there, since I was in the country on my student visa. Unfortunatly I had to rush back to Sweden before any papers were filed due to a family emergency. Now I am in Sweden, and have no idea where to start. Before my and my husband got married we hired a lawyer, she has been horrbile through out this process and once I got back to Sweden she told me I would not be able to return to my husband and America for a year. She never even metioned the K3 visa that I have read so much about. Still, she started us on a process, asking us to send marriage license, passport photos, I-130, G-325, and so forth. When I eventually found ot about the K3 she said that I could file for that, but that would be a new case, meaning I would have to pay her more money. My question now is,what paperwork could she have been filing for me and my husband since it was not the K3? The CR1? Or is that something different?

Can I file for the K3 by myself why she files for whatever it is that she is filing for? I just want to get back to my man as soon as I can, It is horrible to feel so lost and out of control, I know all of you understand.

I truly appriciate an answer!

Best Wishes

[payxibka 10,047]

K-3 may or may not be faster nowadays.... When the K-3 was developed many years ago it was during a time when I-130's were taking years to approve.... that simply is not the situation anymore.

[canadian_wife 1,829]

If you or your lawyer files the I-130 and the G325 etc that will put you on the path for the Cr-1. Honestly, you want to stay on this path. The K-3 is an obsolete visa and does not speed up your case at all.

Of course having your lawyer file the K3 for requires additional fees - they do more work for you so you pay them more money.

Stick with the Cr-1

Good luck

[Lia792 5]

My guess is she filed for a CR-1. Find out.

Read this comparison of the visas:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

Then read the guides.

You need to know where you are at in your process. Find out if you have gotten your NOA2 yet of if your petition is still as USCIS, or if it has already gotten to the consulate.

If she filed a couple months ago, you are probably already at NVC so I don't know if you can even file for a K-3 that late.

Check the timelines to see if a K-3 is even faster for Sweden or not. A CR-1 could be just as fast if not faster. I just checked the timelines and they are pretty hard to understand. There is almost a complete lack of data for Sweden but it doesn't look like a K-3 would be faster.

Good luck!

[Swedishwife 0]

If you or your lawyer files the I-130 and the G325 etc that will put you on the path for the Cr-1. Honestly, you want to stay on this path. The K-3 is an obsolete visa and does not speed up your case at all.

Of course having your lawyer file the K3 for requires additional fees - they do more work for you so you pay them more money.

Stick with the Cr-1

Good luck

Thank you for your response!

I am so confused about the K3 visa though, a lot of people seam to be saying that the CR-1 is better and cheaper, bu then I have heard such great stories about the K3. I have friends who have been reunited after a month, is this a rarity? And how long does the CR-1 usually take? I can´t handle waiting a year.....

Thank you!

[Lia792 5]

Also, make sure your student visa does not have any requirements to come back to your country, etc. because that recently happened to a poster from Sweden.

[payxibka 10,047]

Thank you for your response!

I am so confused about the K3 visa though, a lot of people seam to be saying that the CR-1 is better and cheaper, bu then I have heard such great stories about the K3. I have friends who have been reunited after a month, is this a rarity? And how long does the CR-1 usually take? I can´t handle waiting a year.....

Thank you!

K-3 have never been 1 month... at least in the 4 years I have been on VJ

On the top of any page... click on "processing times"... What USCIS service center has your I-130?

Edited January 26, 2010 by payxibka

[Swedishwife 0]

My guess is she filed for a CR-1. Find out.

Read this comparison of the visas:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

Then read the guides.

You need to know where you are at in your process. Find out if you have gotten your NOA2 yet of if your petition is still as USCIS, or if it has already gotten to the consulate.

If she filed a couple months ago, you are probably already at NVC so I don't know if you can even file for a K-3 that late.

Check the timelines to see if a K-3 is even faster for Sweden or not. A CR-1 could be just as fast if not faster. I just checked the timelines and they are pretty hard to understand. There is almost a complete lack of data for Sweden but it doesn't look like a K-3 would be faster.

Good luck!

Thank you! This is all very helpful! My lawyer still has not filed anything... which is why I am trying to decide what is better. Is it always a 6 month wait for a K3 and a CR-1?

[payxibka 10,047]

Thank you! This is all very helpful! My lawyer still has not filed anything... which is why I am trying to decide what is better. Is it always a 6 month wait for a K3 and a CR-1?

The I-130 (CR1) and I-129F (K-3) petitions are now typically processed together... that is why the K-3 advantage is all but gone

[Swedishwife 0]

Also, make sure your student visa does not have any requirements to come back to your country, etc. because that recently happened to a poster from Sweden.

Thank you!

I will for sure! I appriciate your help!

[daboyz 36]

The I-130 (CR1) and I-129F (K-3) petitions are now typically processed together... that is why the K-3 advantage is all but gone

Go with CR-1. Cheaper and better in the long run. You avoid the $1010 adjustment of status later on.

[thongd4me 69]

No wonder you are lost by hiring the lawyer - you got better advice from the VJ members on this thread.

Just curious - hasn't your husband taken a hand or interest in getting you back?

He should be the one taking care of all the details, paperwork, etc.

When I applied for the K-1 visa for my wife I literally dropped every other hobby, interest or pursuit.

Work also took a back seat.

[cappucino boy 29]

No wonder you are lost by hiring the lawyer - you got better advice from the VJ members on this thread.

Just curious - hasn't your husband taken a hand or interest in getting you back?

He should be the one taking care of all the details, paperwork, etc.

When I applied for the K-1 visa for my wife I literally dropped every other hobby, interest or pursuit.

Work also took a back seat.

Dear Swedishwife,

I agree with thronged4me, when I met my Polish Hunny I dropped everything and applied all my energy to going over this site, which is great by the way, and spent time getting together the paperwork to process a I-129 Visa. I started putthing the paperwork together back in July and sent in for her visa in August. She will be arrive here tonight at LAX her POE at 5 PM today that's only 5 months from submission to her being here.

If this American guy really loves you and wants you he should put forth the effort to do the paperwork with for you. If he's not interested then he's not worth your time and love....pure and simple. That's why we are on this site because of the love we feel from someone from another coutry and this site is a real help.

I hope he wakes up and sees the light, with him being an american citizen he may understand the process better and probably has more resources at his disposal. Good luck and I hope that everything works out.

Bernie

[thongd4me 69]

Dear Swedishwife,

I agree with thronged4me, when I met my Polish Hunny I dropped everything and applied all my energy to going over this site, which is great by the way, and spent time getting together the paperwork to process a I-129 Visa. I started putthing the paperwork together back in July and sent in for her visa in August. She will be arrive here tonight at LAX her POE at 5 PM today that's only 5 months from submission to her being here.

If this American guy really loves you and wants you he should put forth the effort to do the paperwork with for you. If he's not interested then he's not worth your time and love....pure and simple. That's why we are on this site because of the love we feel from someone from another coutry and this site is a real help.

I hope he wakes up and sees the light, with him being an american citizen he may understand the process better and probably has more resources at his disposal. Good luck and I hope that everything works out.

Bernie

Bernie

Congrats mate on her imminent POE.

To Swedish:

When we were doing the paperwork it was a team effort, although the burden

of the task fell on me. If she didn't understand a question that only she could

answer we talked it out and our relationship was stronger for having done that

cooperatively (without killing each other!). My love and admiration for her grew,

as I knew that if it was my first wife I would have had a fight on my hands every

step of the way. There were mis-reads and mis-interpretations on both sides,

but how we resolved them showed that we were a great team in the end.

[Summer75 16]

Totally agree with Thongf4me. He should be envolved here too. U dont need a lawyer, your best guide is right here, and for free!! Lots of people like u waiting... We started this process more than 5 months and we r stuck at the NVC. But Im faithfull and I know soon this wait is going to end.

Read the guides and feel free to ask whatever u want whenever u need.

Good luck!! and be prepared with a looot of patient!!