K3 Visa - Place of marriage different from Beneficiary's country

[AnnaF 0]

My husband is from Poland, but we married in Rome, Italy. How will that affect our K3 process?

[Donna A 4]

he will have to go back to italy for his interview thats all.

my husband was living in saudi arabia and we married in syria. he had to go back to syria for his interview. u just interview in the country u r married in thats all.

[AnnaF 0]

he will have to go back to italy for his interview thats all.

my husband was living in saudi arabia and we married in syria. he had to go back to syria for his interview. u just interview in the country u r married in thats all.

Thank you for your reply. What I don't understand is, will he interview in Polish in Italy then? Or will he have to interview in English? What about the medical exams and the packet? Will he receive them in Poland with the summons to appear at the interview in Rome?

[Donna A 4]

to tell u the truth it has been along time so i cant remember where he had his medicals done and his interview was in english.

he never recieved a packet but they said they sent it to his saudi arabia address. where ever u put on the papers he lives is where they will send it. also he emailed them trying to find out where his packet was and they told him his family could go pick it up at the embassy. i believe the packet did finally show up in saudi arabia but it was late.

of course syria nothing is organized. that could be different from european countries.

[lucyrich 20]

he will have to go back to italy for his interview thats all.

my husband was living in saudi arabia and we married in syria. he had to go back to syria for his interview. u just interview in the country u r married in thats all.

Thank you for your reply. What I don't understand is, will he interview in Polish in Italy then? Or will he have to interview in English? What about the medical exams and the packet? Will he receive them in Poland with the summons to appear at the interview in Rome?

Chances are that the consulate in Italy doesn't have Polish speakers on their staff, though the only way to find out is to ask them. They should have staff that speak both English and Italian, so he can probably have the interview in either of those languages. If he doesn't have enough fluency in either of those languages, you'll have to contact the consulate to find out what opportunity there is for bringing an interpreter. As for the medical exam, I haven't got a clue, but again, the consulate may be able to answer your question.

Something to consider: For some reason, congress wrote a section of the law that clearly mandates that a K-3 visa can only be issued in the consulate serving the country where the marriage took place. The USCIS and Department of State don't have any flexibility on this issue. But there is no such stipulation about a CR-1 (or IR-1) visa. So if the issues of language, travel, and such seem to be too complicated, you could always skip the K-3 and just fill out an I-130 petition directly for the CR-1, requesting on the I-130 that the visa interview happen in Poland. The timeline difference may be small, and the CR-1 visa gives immediate Green Card status on the day of entry into the US, with no further adjustment of status. It may be a simpler route overall for you.

[AnnaF 0]

he will have to go back to italy for his interview thats all.

my husband was living in saudi arabia and we married in syria. he had to go back to syria for his interview. u just interview in the country u r married in thats all.

Thank you for your reply. What I don't understand is, will he interview in Polish in Italy then? Or will he have to interview in English? What about the medical exams and the packet? Will he receive them in Poland with the summons to appear at the interview in Rome?

Chances are that the consulate in Italy doesn't have Polish speakers on their staff, though the only way to find out is to ask them. They should have staff that speak both English and Italian, so he can probably have the interview in either of those languages. If he doesn't have enough fluency in either of those languages, you'll have to contact the consulate to find out what opportunity there is for bringing an interpreter. As for the medical exam, I haven't got a clue, but again, the consulate may be able to answer your question.

Something to consider: For some reason, congress wrote a section of the law that clearly mandates that a K-3 visa can only be issued in the consulate serving the country where the marriage took place. The USCIS and Department of State don't have any flexibility on this issue. But there is no such stipulation about a CR-1 (or IR-1) visa. So if the issues of language, travel, and such seem to be too complicated, you could always skip the K-3 and just fill out an I-130 petition directly for the CR-1, requesting on the I-130 that the visa interview happen in Poland. The timeline difference may be small, and the CR-1 visa gives immediate Green Card status on the day of entry into the US, with no further adjustment of status. It may be a simpler route overall for you.

Thank you for your response. You're absolutely right, - the most reasonable thing to do in our case would be simply to wait for the I-130 to be approved, and to have him come to the US on a CR-1 visa. However, the problem is that we've been apart for SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONG...it becomes unbearable with every passing day. So given these circumstances, we'll take whatever's fastest, even if more painful in the long run!!