Wife and I are separating during my IR-1 VISA application

[bigdog 377]

Seems like their is more to this story?

[JadeyHexed 29]

You are speaking about a K-1 visa as an example but quoting a post regarding a CR1/IR1 visa which IS valid for 6 months from the date of the medical.

Perhaps the fiance visas are based on the issue date of the visa but for the CR1/IR1 it is 6 months from the medical.

To the OP, perhaps being apart for a while as you complete the process in Canada and your wife sets up domicile in the US will be a healthy little break and some time apart that in the end will make you stronger. You've been married longer than many of us when we applied so you have a much stronger history with your wife. A break for a few months could help rekindle things.

Good luck with everything!

I stand corrected, thank you MsHogan! Guess that'll teach me to check and make sure I've got the correct visa before replying to threads! I eat, sleep, and dream about K-1 visas x_x

[Ms Hogan 295]

JaredHexed i beg to differ. I did asked the CO during my recent interview and i have my visa which reflect that. My sister-in-law who applied for CR-1 also had only 4 months to enter from the UK - it was 6 months from the medical.

I can only speak from my own experience and from other VJ members who I know had the same result... My visa and my kids' visas were dated based on my medical date, not the date of our interview. So in Canada, it's going to be a few weeks' difference. Other countries might make the window smaller or bigger. I don't know. But I don't want to push this thread too far from what the OP wrote about.

Edited November 2, 2013 by MsHogan

[Gosia & Tito 199]

My personal life is not up for discussion in this forum. I simply have a question.

People here make recommendations and provide advice based on the entire context. If your first post is that a a divorce is inminent, or at least that a separation is, then that makes an important factor on what people can say.

If you go to your interview while separated, or even with the knowledge that a separation is coming, how would you be able to defend that you have a bona fide marriage?

And that is why I was asking earlier if this is a trial separation or what is the situation. Not because I want to know out of curiosity, but because if the separation is coming, no questions; then you would be falsely representing the main reason to approve your petition, which if found later on, brings a boat load of problems.

If it was a trial separation, I'd wait until that is sorted out before going to an interview; if this is not trial and the marriage is over, then you have no basis for being approved, IMHO.

Your last post (this post alone, without the context of the first one), will lead to completely incorrect and wrong advice. It is only natural that people ask what is going on.

[Tina Marnia 7]

If you and your wife are not divorcing and this is just a general separation there is no need to cancel your process!!!!....For what???...I and my spouse live in two different places right now We married 6 months ago and I had to come back to the US and he wasn't able to come back with me, none of his visa's were ready or approved

SOOOOOOOO..........

Noooooooooooooo.............

NO WAY Do Not cancel your process!!!!

I hope this message reaches you in time

Best wishes to you both

[Jematt 7]

Well, putting the nickname, country and NOA1 date together is not exactly hard. I think there's a fairly good chance of being identified by the immigration authorities on here based on what you disclose and choose to discuss. People even have pictures on here.

Good point.

[knowltz 1]

Thanks for all of the replies. My wife and I have been talking a lot about our current situation with our landlord selling the house and is being forced to leave. And we have a solution. I think we will get a place in the us before my visa interview. Bit only she will be relocating while I stay back until my visa is approved at the consulate. Then I will move in with her after my visa is approved and in hand. That's really our only legitimate option at this moment.

[NikLR 13,232]

Sounds like a good solution. Looking at your timeline you have a few months at most before your interview. Hopefully you'll get it before Xmas

[naswagi 1]

Let hope thing work out marriage is hard work I pray for best for both of you .

[jaycali 415]

Thanks for all of the replies. My wife and I have been talking a lot about our current situation with our landlord selling the house and is being forced to leave. And we have a solution. I think we will get a place in the us before my visa interview. Bit only she will be relocating while I stay back until my visa is approved at the consulate. Then I will move in with her after my visa is approved and in hand. That's really our only legitimate option at this moment.

As I said earlier; there is absolutely no requirement that the marriage is currently a happy marriage. The requirement is that it was entered into in good faith, that you intend to repair it, and that it is legal by US federal law.

As long as those factors are true and shown, everything else really is irrelevant immigration wise.

Edited November 3, 2013 by jaycali

[NikLR 13,232]

I would suspect most couples would be having problems knowing that they were being kicked out of their home in the middle of an immigration process. It causes enough stress on couples who are already apart but having to separate to complete this process would stress a relationship hardcore.