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spectrrr   14

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Just starting out on the immigration process from the ground up!

The basic no-frills story: I was over in Venezuela about 2.5 years ago on a church related trip. Met a girl, nothing happened! :)

At the time I didn't speak Spanish and she didn't speak English (I've since learned quite a bit of Spanish!!). About a week after I got back to the USA, we started talking on messenger, mostly through the use of a machine translator (ugh).... and well, the rest as they say is history! We almost never missed a day talking after that. I've been back a number of times since, although finances don't currently allow me to travel very often.

She has 3 years left in her University degree, so our timeline is somewhat fixed to that, but we are getting a head start on lining up all the paperwork now! First order of business will be to research and decide on a K-1 or a K-3 (although family there may strongly "encourage" the K-3 route!) Her family has been slow to swallow the idea of losing their little girl (understandable), so we are currently doing all the research quietly before deciding on a course of action.

-=-=-=-=-=- OUR TIMELINE AND JOURNEY: -=-=-=-=-=-

03 / 2008 -- First visit to Venezuela, while visiting friends, I first met my future fiance
2008-2012 - Six more visits to Venezuela and a proposal :)

04 / 2013 -- MARRIED IN VENEZUELA!! biggrin.png

05 / 2013 -- TR-FV visa issued to live in Venezuela for 1 year.

05 / 2014 -- TR-FV visa extension issued to continue living in Venezuela for 1 more year.

02 / 18 / 2015 -- I-130 paperwork handed to FedEx

02 / 25 / 2015 -- Received at Chicago LockBox

02 / 27 / 2015 -- NOA1 received. (California Service Center)

05 / 20 / 2015 -- NOA2 approval. (84 days).

-=-=-=-=-=- THE FUTURE: -=-=-=-=-=-

2017 - Wife goes back to school for 2 more years in the US so she can practice (Dentist)

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Just starting out on the immigration process from the ground up!

The basic no-frills story: I was over in Venezuela about 2.5 years ago on a church related trip. Met a girl, nothing happened! :)

At the time I didn't speak Spanish and she didn't speak English (I've since learned quite a bit of Spanish!!). About a week after I got back to the USA, we started talking on messenger, mostly through the use of a machine translator (ugh).... and well, the rest as they say is history! We almost never missed a day talking after that. I've been back a number of times since, although finances don't currently allow me to travel very often.

She has 3 years left in her University degree, so our timeline is somewhat fixed to that, but we are getting a head start on lining up all the paperwork now! First order of business will be to research and decide on a K-1 or a K-3 (although family there may strongly "encourage" the K-3 route!) Her family has been slow to swallow the idea of losing their little girl (understandable), so we are currently doing all the research quietly before deciding on a course of action.

Hello, and welcome to VJ!

Please read the link about K3 being administratively closed by NVC:

http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/

You can still file for K3 but most likely will end up getting CR-1/IR-1 visa instead.

Comparison between K3 and CR1/IR1:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__p__3060767#entry3060767

Comparison between fiance vs spouse visas:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/compare

Good luck on your journey :)

AOS 05/08/10 - sent05/14/10 - receipt date on NOAs - transferred to National Benefits Center06/14/10 - Biometrics Done - Lawrence, MA (original appt)07/26/10 - Interview - APPROVED!!07/30/10 - Welcome letter rec'd (notice date: 07/26)08/05/10 - Green Card (&EAD) Received! - 2 months and 28 days total!ROC 04/28/12 - ROC package sent05/03/12 - check cashed05/04/12 - NOA1 received - dated 05/01/1206/07/12 - Biometrics done02/07/13 - Approved (status update via text msg)02/14/13 - Ten year Green card receivedNaturalization07/26/13 - eligible (90 day window opened 4/27/13)02/24/14 - N-400 sent to Dallas03/04/14 - Check cashed & case accepted (update via txt & email)03/10/14 - Biometrics appt letter rec'd (scheduled for 03/28/13)03/28/14 - Biometrics done04/01/14 - In line for interview 04/03/14 - Case status change to scheduled for interview04/10/14 - interview letter rec'd 5/13/14 - interview 6/3/14 - in line for oath 6/30/14 - Scheduled for oath
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spectrrr   14

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Hi Patrick, thanks for the links!

I guess we'll be analyzing the K1 vs CR1 question then. K3 looks pretty worthless at this point!

Here is what I had tentatively planned and am trying to research the pros/cons of: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/268968-cr1-but-not-living-together-challenges/

PS: I just moved out of Cambridge, MA :)

-=-=-=-=-=- OUR TIMELINE AND JOURNEY: -=-=-=-=-=-

03 / 2008 -- First visit to Venezuela, while visiting friends, I first met my future fiance
2008-2012 - Six more visits to Venezuela and a proposal :)

04 / 2013 -- MARRIED IN VENEZUELA!! biggrin.png

05 / 2013 -- TR-FV visa issued to live in Venezuela for 1 year.

05 / 2014 -- TR-FV visa extension issued to continue living in Venezuela for 1 more year.

02 / 18 / 2015 -- I-130 paperwork handed to FedEx

02 / 25 / 2015 -- Received at Chicago LockBox

02 / 27 / 2015 -- NOA1 received. (California Service Center)

05 / 20 / 2015 -- NOA2 approval. (84 days).

-=-=-=-=-=- THE FUTURE: -=-=-=-=-=-

2017 - Wife goes back to school for 2 more years in the US so she can practice (Dentist)

 

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