Applying for Visitor Visa while I130 is pending?

[meb5 1]

Its been a month since i filed and already i feel like i am separated for years from my spouse. this separation is causing a strain on our lives for sure.

1 month? Man what made you think you could handle a LDR to begin with!

[Amy and Nick 37]

Raj, what country is she from? this will help to determine the likelihood of being granted a visa. I will assume your wife is not from a country that participates in the Visa Waiver Programme?

Edited February 20, 2011 by Amy and Nick

[Ruchir 0]

Ya Know, I've watched all of your posts, all of your questions here on VisaJourney.com. To the best of my knowledge, I have to classify you as a 'mobile phone user',

as

you, apparently, aren't reading.

Why aren't you reading? Yer using a mobile phone for yer internet access, and mostly, the menus at the top of the page are not so viewable.

Can you, please, switch to a PC? A Personal Computer? Winders or MAC, any browser you want,

and then.... (wait for it...)

Click on the word 'Guides' up at the top.

Ya can't miss it, it's in the blue range, highlighted in White.

Once you get to 'Guides'

then read the entire page.

Find the Guide that applies to yer particular type of casefile.

If any ancillary links, like an NVC FLOWCHART, read those as well.

Don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader Installed on yer pooter?

wow - now is the best time to install it, as the FLOWCHART for NVC

Processing is in Reader format, and you have to download something.

then... as you have a moment to rest... when yer thinking.....

get a big piece of paper (11 x 17 inches is best)

then dig out a blue or green crayon (I like blue, btw)

and make a diagram of

where you are...........

what's next.............

what documents you must produce (emphasis on production here)

and then........

Find LingChe on the wiki... Come on - I dare ya to find it... Really.. Come On...

Once you've found it, dig out yer crayon again, and start making copious notes.

Then, as you've made these copious notes, get a clean sheet of paper,

and make the diagram again.

Then make 2 copies.

Send one to yer spouse, send the 2nd one to yer favourite Uncle.

Keep yer original in your satchel, as you'll review it daily.

Then, when you have a spare moment, O Raj,

Change your user profile to reflect which country yer spouse is really in;

Change yer TimeLine to reflect the country yer spouse is really in;

and then ... (again, wait for it............)

click on the 'portal page'

and you'll see a wealth of information, in the form of clickable links,

that pertain to yer particular Embassy.

Study the Embassy info, Study the Timelines for yer country (of Spouse),

mark yer calendar,

and...

go forth...

----

Should you fail to do any of this stuff...

then..

I have to think...

yer really in the wrong place, as

VisaJourney.com is a DIY Immigration web portal,

with an emphasis on 'Y' (YOU) and 'D' (Do)...

Doing it yerself is mondo fricking important,

and VJ has all the info you need.

It's up to you to find it, assimilate it, and act on it.

Read, Man, Read !!

Please?

Purty Please??

Purty Please with Mutton Curry on it???

Are you in VJ's backoffice or completely jobless, since you seem to have the time to classify people?

[intx13 5]

Are you in VJ's backoffice or completely jobless, since you seem to have the time to classify people?

Zombie thread!

Anyway, since it's back from the grave, this would have been my suggestion to the original poster, whose wife wanted to get a visitor visa a month after submitting her I-130.

Only one month into the visa process? If you have the money and can't handle the wait, why not just cancel your I-130, apply for the visitor visa, get it, and submit a new I-130? Even though it might be near impossible to get a visitor visa with a CR1/IR1 in progress, it is very possible to travel to the US with an existing visitor visa while your CR1/IR1 processes. You may be asked to provide evidence of ties to your home country at the POE and you should be prepared to provide it.

[Done--Really 331]

It really depends on the country--some are extrremely low fraud like Canada, UK, Germany, Australia...the list goes on...and the odds are good that you can get a visa or enter on ESTA/VWP, but MENA countries are virtually impossible, much of Latin America is tough but doable, Asia is also tough, so it's not a one size fits all answer. Personally I wouldn't waste your money presuming your wife is in India...the odds aren't zero, but they certainly aren't high