Travel to US while CR1 is filed and I’m from India

[PoojaCh 56]

45 minutes ago, missileman said:

The CR-1 is an immigrant visa.  Work visa related denials are irrelevant......

Thank you! I will still try to apply for the tourist visa and leave everything on God. 

[Sonu Kumar 6]

5 minutes ago, PoojaCh said:

Thank you! I will still try to apply for the tourist visa and leave everything on God. 

Yes if it will not impact on CR1 visa u should to take one chance for tourist visa 

[PoojaCh 56]

1 hour ago, Sonu Kumar said:

Yes if it will not impact on CR1 visa u should to take one chance for tourist visa 

I will do that! Thank you all for your response

[carmel34 3,633]

The distance and time apart sucks, we are all going through this and it is not easy, but we knew before getting married that it would be a long road, given all the government bureaucracy of living in different countries.  It took us six months just to get all the paperwork approved for our wedding in Brazil.  If you try for a B2 and get denied, your spouse can continue to visit you for 10 days as often as possible, as you said in your original post, and if you schedule time off work at the same time, you will have lots of quality time together.  I would prefer 10 days with my husband when we can see each other all day and night, without the distraction of one of us working, over 2-3 weeks here in the US with me at work most of the time.  Yes, being together for a short time is better than being apart, but look at it this way if you are denied--spend as much time together as often as you can either in India or any other country you want to visit outside the US.  My husband doesn't even bother to apply for a B2 because we have a pending CR1 and we have decided not to spend the money when it will likely be denied.  So rather than feeling frustrated with this crazy process, we choose to be proactive and positive and plan trips together to the beautiful beaches of Brazil (I have been to Brazil to see him six times so far, leaving for my seventh trip on the 23rd for 10 days), and to Canada in February, and London/Paris in April.  The trips really help to make the long wait bearable if you can afford them.  The process stinks and takes far too long, but there's nothing you can do about that, so make the best of any opportunity to be together, and make it fun, memorable, special.  I can't wait to finally live with my husband, hopefully next year, but in a way I will miss this time apart because of all the amazing trips, multiple daily texts and emails, nightly video call to say good night, I love you, I miss you!  Make lemons into lemonade, and life will be sweeter.  

[Cathi 5,748]

Your chances are zero to none. You can still apply, you have nothing to lose except the application fee but don't hold your breath. Keep us updated. 

[PoojaCh 56]

11 hours ago, carmel34 said:

The distance and time apart sucks, we are all going through this and it is not easy, but we knew before getting married that it would be a long road, given all the government bureaucracy of living in different countries.  It took us six months just to get all the paperwork approved for our wedding in Brazil.  If you try for a B2 and get denied, your spouse can continue to visit you for 10 days as often as possible, as you said in your original post, and if you schedule time off work at the same time, you will have lots of quality time together.  I would prefer 10 days with my husband when we can see each other all day and night, without the distraction of one of us working, over 2-3 weeks here in the US with me at work most of the time.  Yes, being together for a short time is better than being apart, but look at it this way if you are denied--spend as much time together as often as you can either in India or any other country you want to visit outside the US.  My husband doesn't even bother to apply for a B2 because we have a pending CR1 and we have decided not to spend the money when it will likely be denied.  So rather than feeling frustrated with this crazy process, we choose to be proactive and positive and plan trips together to the beautiful beaches of Brazil (I have been to Brazil to see him six times so far, leaving for my seventh trip on the 23rd for 10 days), and to Canada in February, and London/Paris in April.  The trips really help to make the long wait bearable if you can afford them.  The process stinks and takes far too long, but there's nothing you can do about that, so make the best of any opportunity to be together, and make it fun, memorable, special.  I can't wait to finally live with my husband, hopefully next year, but in a way I will miss this time apart because of all the amazing trips, multiple daily texts and emails, nightly video call to say good night, I love you, I miss you!  Make lemons into lemonade, and life will be sweeter.  

This is such a sweet response. And I absolutely agree with you. We are going to miss this phase later. I really hope you get to be your husband as soon as you can.

[PoojaCh 56]

15 minutes ago, Cathi said:

Your chances are zero to none. You can still apply, you have nothing to lose except the application fee but don't hold your breath. Keep us updated. 

I will definitely be posting my updates of every phase for tourist and CR1 both. And if I have nothing to lose then I’m going to apply for the tourist visa and see how it goes. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to Tourist Visas forum.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

On 12/20/2018 at 12:09 AM, PoojaCh said:

I will definitely be posting my updates of every phase for tourist and CR1 both. And if I have nothing to lose then I’m going to apply for the tourist visa and see how it goes. 

You are certainly welcome to apply for a tourist visa, but odds are slim as others noted. Think of it from a CO's perspective.. your CR-1 consular interview would be in Mumbai, whereas a b2 interview may be in Delhi, and the higher potential for AOS on a B2, thus circumventing the hassle of traveling to Mumbai. Sadly, many Indian nationals (not within vicinity to Mumbai) with an existing b2 visa try to go the AOS route. 

 

That being said, you'd only be risking $160 with a b2 attempt. 

[PoojaCh 56]

On 12/22/2018 at 11:02 PM, WeGuyGal said:

You are certainly welcome to apply for a tourist visa, but odds are slim as others noted. Think of it from a CO's perspective.. your CR-1 consular interview would be in Mumbai, whereas a b2 interview may be in Delhi, and the higher potential for AOS on a B2, thus circumventing the hassle of traveling to Mumbai. Sadly, many Indian nationals (not within vicinity to Mumbai) with an existing b2 visa try to go the AOS route. 

 

That being said, you'd only be risking $160 with a b2 attempt. 

I wish I could provide something which can prove that I won’t go the AOS route. This is really sad.