Help, WIfe had to leave before filing AOS or AP

[John and Annamy 0]

I brought my wife here from the Philippines on a K-1 visa. She arrived on Nov 24, 2011. We married on Dec 24, 2011. We were preparing the package for her AOS but did not file it. She had to return to the Philippines on Jan 21st due to a family medical emergency. We really didnt have a choice.

What do I do now? I think we are stuck. I will have to petition her again btu this time do an IR-1? Can someone help me out here on what I have to do?

Thanks.

John and Annamy

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yep, CR/IR1, which starts by filing a I-130. Here is the guide. http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1 Good luck.

[John and Annamy 0]

Yep, CR/IR1, which starts by filing a I-130. Here is the guide. http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1 Good luck.

Should I use her married name on the application or her maiden name which is what her passport shows. Or should I have her apply for a new passport with her married name first and then apply.

[Alaska2012 462]

Her married name! And you can file the I 130 while she waits for her new passport. At least that is what we did. Her passport will be done loooog before your I 130 will be processed.

Good luck

[DiZZyLoX 114]

Unfortunately. Good luck!

[Darnell 8,478]

Yup, sorry, time for an I-130.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

She had to return to the Philippines on Jan 21st due to a family medical emergency. We really didnt have a choice.

John,

if your wife is an accomplished medical doctor and was able to save the life of a family member, I'd say it was all worth the extra wait and expense.

Both my parents died while I was in the U.S., unable to travel without jeopardizing my status, but if I had been one of the best cardiac surgeons in Europe, I would have traveled anyway.

Edited January 27, 2012 by Brother Hesekiel