Border agent pushed for K-3, worth it?

[Karabas 0]

Hey all,

So I filed the I-130 for my spouse at the beginning of the month, we had our reception a few days later and after sticking around in Canada for a bit made our way across the border. We had a pretty shaky case for crossing the border: my spouse previously lived with her parents, so has no ties to Canada, and on top of that she brought a lot of luggage to store in the US until her papers come through. The agent at the border obviously gave us a lot of trouble for it, but ended up relenting and letting us through because we filed for her immigration. However, he was adamant that we should file for the K-3 to avoid further problems in having her come down here.

My spouse will be returning back to Canada at the end of August for a short visit, but we were hoping that she'd come down to the US again for a longer stay (several months). Either way we'd obviously like to be able to spend as much time as possible while the immigration process is going on. From what I've read on the forums, K-3 visas just cause a lag in the process and don't do anything useful. The guy at the border stressed that we get it. I tried reading stuff on this website, but it didn't clear it up. Can the K-3 be useful in our situation?

Thanks for any advice guys

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

Border agents have literally no clue about visa processing. I have heard so many people wind up in the craziest and most unfortunate situations because they took a border agent's advice. Those guys really enjoy the power they exercise and they don't hesitate to offer unsolicited and very uninformed immigration advice. Border agents don't adjudicate paperwork and they don't know the process, they simply check visa validity and that's it. You keep doing what you've researched to be best. At this point in the process, it's incredibly unlikely that a K-3 will be useful, if you've already filed I-130. I-129f is not going to be adjudicated that much faster and then you'll just have wasted your time filing another packet that will get closed the moment the I-130 is approved.

Having your wife visit again may not be guaranteed, and I'm sure you're prepared for that, but as long as you do your reading and get all the documents prepared far ahead of time for each stage, it shouldn't be much longer until she gets to enter as an immigrant!

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Border agents don't process visas. The K3 is obsolete and has little to no advantages

If asked again, simply say that the I130 has been submitted and you are on the Cr-1 path

Good luck