K1 and K2 steps and how to postpone immigration process deliberately

[Girl777 2]

Hello, my question is uncommon, while everyone rushes, I need to extend my immigration process.I live in Canada and have a small son, my fiance lives in US. We applied for K 1 and K2 visa, were not even given ref number yet. However, I applied to court for mobility issue for my child as he can't leave the country without court's permission. This can take 1-2 year battle, I don't know, maybe less. We need to regulate immigration process and kind of extend it in order for us not to come to a point that is is expired and we can't enter us because court issue with mobility is not resolved yet. Can someone explain in details steps in this process with k 1 and k2 visa or give good reference online, as I was told we can extend it by postponing some interview to which we will be invited, etc? I need to know more details on all of that. In general we were told we can easily extend it to  couple of years until court issue comes to resolution, but I would like to know exact stages and steps where we could delay the process deliberately?

 

also my son's father opposes and wants to surrender his passport while I am trying to explain that child can' even be granted k2 visa without court's or father's permission, therefore can't really immigrate until court grants permission. where would i find details on that for k 2 visa, that it can't be really granted without permission for child to move?

Edited April 25, 2017 by Girl777

[Coco8 1,042]

 

The K-1 visa will be valid for 6 months. So if the K-1 takes 8 months to process (approximate) + 6 months from the moment you get the K-1 to the moment it expires, you'd 1 year and 2 months. Maybe others know if the interview can be pushed back once everything is ready. I don't know.

 

Another option is to pull the K-1, get married, and then do a CR-1. The CR-1 takes longer to process and once you get to the U.S. you have your green card and are allowed to work/travel. You can also travel to Canada because you'd have the green card. With the K-1 if you have to go to Canada before getting married and or changing status (which can take months), you'd loose everything and have to start over! With a K-2, your child wouldn't be able to visit Canada in months and that might not work with the father. I don't know the CR-1 process with a child, maybe others can give input.

 

Children usually cannot leave the country without consent of the parent. I've seen cases on the news in which one parent moves to another country with the child without the other parent's permission and that can be considered kidnapping. 

 

 

[David&Femke 91]

16 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

 

The K-1 visa will be valid for 6 months. So if the K-1 takes 8 months to process (approximate) + 6 months from the moment you get the K-1 to the moment it expires, you'd 1 year and 2 months. Maybe others know if the interview can be pushed back once everything is ready. I don't know.

 

Another option is to pull the K-1, get married, and then do a CR-1. The CR-1 takes longer to process and once you get to the U.S. you have your green card and are allowed to work/travel. You can also travel to Canada because you'd have the green card. With the K-1 if you have to go to Canada before getting married and or changing status (which can take months), you'd loose everything and have to start over! With a K-2, your child wouldn't be able to visit Canada in months and that might not work with the father. I don't know the CR-1 process with a child, maybe others can give input.

 

Children usually cannot leave the country without consent of the parent. I've seen cases on the news in which one parent moves to another country with the child without the other parent's permission and that can be considered kidnapping. 

 

 

agree better do the CR-1 when you want more time, it also wont cost you  alot extra to change even if you already payed the filling fee. becasue the CR-1 cost less.

Edited April 25, 2017 by David&Femke