Divorced a K1 and I want to remarry with K3, any restrictions?

[Ernesto2012 0]

I am a U.S. Citizen. I recently divorced and my ex-wife entered the country on a K1 visa. We married shortly there after, went through the whole process, we applied for lifting of conditions when the time came and she received her permanent 10 year residency. Everything went fine with the process but we may have been too young and shortly there after the marriage did not work out and we mutually decided to divorce.

I met a wonderful new woman in my travels to Colombia and we are deeply in love. We are already talking about marriage and my question is if I have any restrictions to petition for another K1 visa OR in all likelihood, a K3 because we will most likely get married in Colombia. She has a tourist visa now and can travel freely but I would like for her to live and work here in the U.S. and become a resident. I will need to go through the application process again but I want to make sure I will be able to apply freely once again. I petitioned for the K1 in 2007, and ex-wife entered U.S. in 2008. Is it too soon? Is there a waiting period? Restrictions on number of times bringing in fiancee/spouses from foreign country on K1/K3 visas?

Your thoughts??? Thank you!

[kamhoe 5]

How long is between your ex-wife received her 10 years LPR and the divorce? If this is so short, you might want to hang on there and wait for a while!

If you decided to get married in Columbia, you'll have to file for an immigrant visa - CR1. The K3 visa is kind of eventually dead now!

[Ernesto2012 0]

How long is between your ex-wife received her 10 years LPR and the divorce? If this is so short, you might want to hang on there and wait for a while!

If you decided to get married in Columbia, you'll have to file for an immigrant visa - CR1. The K3 visa is kind of eventually dead now!

She received her 10 years June of 2011, we divorced in September 2011. We have not decided where we will get married, or when but if there will be any time restrictions on doing the K1/K3 or the CR1 because I petitioned my wife relatively not too long ago, although that process has completely finished.

[Ernesto2012 0]

She received her 10 years June of 2011, we divorced in September 2011. We have not decided where we will get married, or when but if there will be any time restrictions on doing the K1/K3 or the CR1 because I petitioned my wife relatively not too long ago, although that process has completely finished.

**petitioned my EX-wife that is..

[canadian_wife 1,826]

What country is your ex wife from?

Good luck

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

No legal restrictions, but divorce and quick re-marriage is a major red flag, especially when both spouses are foreigners, and with you having done a joint ROC and then divorced within a few months, so make sure you have lots of bonafide relationship evoidence.

Forget the K3, it is obsolete and usually closed at NVC stage anyway- you you decide to go the spousal route, choose the CR-1.

[pushbrk 13,036]

Forget the K3, it is obsolete and usually closed at NVC stage anyway- you you decide to go the spousal route, choose the CR-1.

It's actually not a choice. The one viable spouse visa for newlyweds is the CR1, with the IR1 being the one viable option for those married more than two years.

[Boiler 45,884]

Give it a couple of years.

[Ernesto2012 0]

What country is your ex wife from?

Good luck

Brazil

[Julie y Pat 67]

I'm pretty sure the affidavit of support from the first marriage is still in effect

[Chynna/gapamix 11]

I am a U.S. Citizen. I recently divorced and my ex-wife entered the country on a K1 visa. We married shortly there after, went through the whole process, we applied for lifting of conditions when the time came and she received her permanent 10 year residency. Everything went fine with the process but we may have been too young and shortly there after the marriage did not work out and we mutually decided to divorce.

I met a wonderful new woman in my travels to Colombia and we are deeply in love. We are already talking about marriage and my question is if I have any restrictions to petition for another K1 visa OR in all likelihood, a K3 because we will most likely get married in Colombia. She has a tourist visa now and can travel freely but I would like for her to live and work here in the U.S. and become a resident. I will need to go through the application process again but I want to make sure I will be able to apply freely once again. I petitioned for the K1 in 2007, and ex-wife entered U.S. in 2008. Is it too soon? Is there a waiting period? Restrictions on number of times bringing in fiancee/spouses from foreign country on K1/K3 visas?

Your thoughts??? Thank you!

Just curious Ernesto2012, how long did it take for your divorce to be complete and final?

Chynna

Edited January 21, 2012 by Chynna/gapamix

[Ernesto2012 0]

Just curious Ernesto2012, how long did it take for your divorce to be complete and final?

Chynna

about 4 months, no kids.

[skiptex 225]

i wonder if goverment would raise an eye to this situation..

your 1st wife got green card.. but then 3 months later you are divorced

and now you want another.. ??

you may need to wait.. if not.. maybe, they may think you are up to some funny VISA biziness

[GVMack 9]

I'm pretty sure the affidavit of support from the first marriage is still in effect

Since they are divorced now is he still responsible for her financially?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Since they are divorced now is he still responsible for her financially?

Divorce does not terminate the Affidavit of Support obligation. He is still responsible to reimburse the government for any means tested benefit that his LPR ex-wife receives. He would need to count her in his household count when he files for his new fiancee/wife.