6 months stay and applying for K-1?

[jonilui 9]

Hello!

My boyfriend lives in Dallas Fort-Worth, TX. I live in Toronto, Canada. I've never lived with him and that is something that is important to me. There seems to be no way to do that unless one of us gets a job offer (chances are slim for me, better for him but a bad time to do so). I was curious if I just stayed in the US for 6 months... how long after could I apply for the K-1? I'm assuming I'd obviously have to come back to Canada first. Do I have to wait until the next year? Or can I just do that while I'm in the States?

Any help would be appreciated!

Edited June 13, 2013 by jonilui

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Are you a Canadian Citizen? You already have a B2 by virtue of having a Canadian passport. You can apply for K-1 at any time. One has nothing to do with the other.

[jonilui 9]

Are you a Canadian Citizen? You already have a B2 by virtue of having a Canadian passport. You can apply for K-1 at any time. One has nothing to do with the other.

Ooops, I just realized that after I posted! I edited my topic. Thanks for reminding me. I guess that still leaves the question of being in the US for 6 months and what the next steps are. Do I have to go back to Canada and wait until the next year, several months, or can I just do it while I'm in the States?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Each visa is totally separate. Once you get the K-1 you are no longer attached to your "B2." You don't need to wait at all.

Have you studied the K-1 process? It takes 9 months or more to get the visa, so if you apply today and went to the US today it seems like you'd have 3 months back in Canada or so before you'd get the K-1.