K1 OR K3 COULD EVERYONE PLEASE ADVICE !

[d.kat 0]

Hey all! 1) I have a tourist multiple visa to the States, if i apply for a K1 after we get married in the states within 3months, do i have to leave to my home country till paper work is sorted?

2) The financial information he has to prove is it same for either k1 or k3?

3) Does he have to prove income for the past 3 years or just current stubs. (If we cat show for 3 years what else could we show to prove.....)

THANKS PLEASE REPLY

[Oksana & Max 94]

Hey all! 1) I have a tourist multiple visa to the States, if i apply for a K1 after we get married in the states within 3months, do i have to leave to my home country till paper work is sorted?

2) The financial information he has to prove is it same for either k1 or k3?

3) Does he have to prove income for the past 3 years or just current stubs. (If we cat show for 3 years what else could we show to prove.....)

THANKS PLEASE REPLY

I think you are confusing yourself. If you get married you are not elligible for K1 Visa anymore. K1 visa is a FIANCEE visa not a wife visa. If you are planning to get married prior to applying for a visa, you are most likely looking at CR-1, as K-3 is rarely used at this point.

The financial information is the same as for K-1, K-3, and CR-1.

On the financial support you would want to show the tax returns for the last 3 years. If you fiance/husband doesn't have sufficient income you can try to find a co-sponsor.

Hope this helps and good luck!

[bigdog 376]

Looks like you got a great answer, good luck.

[payxibka 10,045]

I think you are confusing yourself. If you get married you are not elligible for K1 Visa anymore. K1 visa is a FIANCEE visa not a wife visa. If you are planning to get married prior to applying for a visa, you are most likely looking at CR-1, as K-3 is rarely used at this point.

The financial information is the same as for K-1, K-3, and CR-1.

On the financial support you would want to show the tax returns for the last 3 years. If you fiance/husband doesn't have sufficient income you can try to find a co-sponsor.

Hope this helps and good luck!

While three years is a standard boilerplate answer, the real answer is depends on your consulate. Some consulates (including Kyiv) only require one year and current. The 3 years is reserved for those who are self employed or need history to disprove a bad current year. Some consulates, well maybe just one, do not require financial information at all.

[Faith & Andz 3]

If I understand you correctly, you're planning to come to the U.S. on a tourist visa and then get married? If so, I wouldn't advise it. If they know you're coming to see your fiancé, they probably won't give you a tourist visa anyway. You'd be better off applying for a K1 visa and getting married in the U.S. or you could get married first in your country and then apply for a K3 visa. There may be some people who come over on a tourist visa, fall in love, and get married, but they have to prove that it was a spontaneous decision, not planned before hand. If you already have a fiancé or boyfriend, and if USCIS knows that you came over here with the INTENTION of getting married on the tourist visa, then they would consider it immigration fraud. A K1 visa would be the safer route, and I think you can still visit the U.S. on a tourist visa while you wait for the K1 to be approved. Keep in mind that even if you already have your tourist visa, they can still deny you at the port of entry in the U.S. if they think you have intentions of staying in the U.S. This article has useful information.

http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1252&z=36