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[jdaveh 58]

2 hours ago, JennandJames said:

No I was planning on doing that next week.  I just feel that it would be better to file the K1 next week rather than waiting until January when he comes here to get married and then filing. I feel like I will be further in the process by January.  I can't go another couple of years without being with him.  I have already spent 3 years without him.

Just to be clear, after you file the K1, you cannot get married until that visa is approved.  I assume you mean if you file CR1 visa in january and not that you are going to file K1 and then get married before approaval ?

[JennandJames 19]

Just now, jdaveh said:

Just to be clear, after you file the K1, you cannot get married until that visa is approved.  I assume you mean if you file CR1 visa in january and not that you are going to file K1 and then get married before approaval ?

Yes,  I understand that. Wev are planning to get married the week after it is approved and he has his visa in hand. 

[NikLR 13,227]

Does he understand he will be unable to work and even likely drive for about 6 months after you two file for the AOS?

[jdaveh 58]

53 minutes ago, NikLR said:

even likely drive for about 6 months

most places honor canadian drivers license, and once you establish proof of residency you can exchange canadian for us dl

[NikLR 13,227]

54 minutes ago, jdaveh said:

most places honor canadian drivers license, and once you establish proof of residency you can exchange canadian for us dl

Until you have residency.  Then you have to change it.  In Colorado for instance that's 90 days.  And depending on state you may have to start from scratch (California for example.)

[JennandJames 19]

Ok so I talked to my fiancée and we are both going to do research this weekend and make a decision on Monday between the two visas. If we decide on the CR1 then he will come here in Nov and we will get married and then start the process. We have a tentative date for a church wedding as August 3 2019, I feel now with the CR1 that we can still do that. He can come here and we can do the church wedding in August and then he can go back home. The church wedding is just for friends and family to see me in that white dress, I will already be married.

[JennandJames 19]

Thank you everyone! My fiance just called me and told me he did his research tonight,  he knew I was doing mine lol. We both think the CR1 VISA is for us.  We decided that he will come here in Nov or Dec, as I am going to there in October ( my mom will kill me if she can't see me get married). We will get married and start the CR1 by the end of this year! It may take longer,  but I think it will be worth it in the end! I am going to bed with a smile on my face,  feeling like a weight has been lifted.  

[mushroomspore 3,044]

16 minutes ago, JennandJames said:

Thank you everyone! My fiance just called me and told me he did his research tonight,  he knew I was doing mine lol. We both think the CR1 VISA is for us.  We decided that he will come here in Nov or Dec, as I am going to there in October ( my mom will kill me if she can't see me get married). We will get married and start the CR1 by the end of this year! It may take longer,  but I think it will be worth it in the end! I am going to bed with a smile on my face,  feeling like a weight has been lifted.  

Aww yay!!!!!! Congratulations! Honestly K1 is technically WAY longer due to AoS. With CR1, yes it means he has to wait a bit more to enter the US but what is 3-4ish months when compared to the prospect of spending the rest of your lives together??? 

[JennandJames 19]

2 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Aww yay!!!!!! Congratulations! Honestly K1 is technically WAY longer due to AoS. With CR1, yes it means he has to wait a bit more to enter the US but what is 3-4ish months when compared to the prospect of spending the rest of your lives together??? 

It will make our August 3. 2019 church wedding less stressful too. He will just come for a couple of weeks and we will do the church wedding with my friends and family and then he will go back until we are approved!

[Diane and Chris 651]

2 hours ago, jdaveh said:

most places honor canadian drivers license, and once you establish proof of residency you can exchange canadian for us dl

It depends on the state you live in. In Georgia, you are required to obtain a driver’s license within 30 days of becoming a resident of the state. That is, if you plan to live in the state on a permanent basis and have a physical address here, you must obtain a new Georgia license as an immigrant. And you can’t just exchange one for the other. You have to take a written test and a road test to get the license. 

[TBoneTX 45,288]

A hijack post + reply have been split into a new thread in this forum:  "Wait or Submit Service Request?  [split topic]."

[TBoneTX 45,288]

A hijack post + reply have been split into a new topic in this forum:  "Never Used K-1 to Enter; How to Cancel?  [split topic]."

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OP indicates desire to pursue the CR-1, so the current thread is now closed to further comment.